Courses and schedules

PUBHHMP 3610
United States and International Health Care

Introduction to the history, organization and politics of the global health care system, critical review of selected issues using different analytic frameworks. GEN theme health and well-being course.

Prequisite(s): None.

PUBHHMP 6610
Introduction to Health Care Organization

Analysis of arrangements for the organization, financing, and
delivery of health care services.

PUBHHMP 6611
Health and Health Care Services in the U.S.

This course provides an overview of the U.S. health care system. Topics covered include health and health care disparities, social determinants of health, health care access and utilization, financing of care through public and private health insurance, provider reimbursement, assessment of quality, quality improvement, and new forms of health care delivery and payment.

Prequisite(s): Enrollment in PUBHHMP major

PUBHHMP 6615
Public Health Leadership and Organizational Behavior

This course introduces students to major theories and concepts of organizational behavior and leadership and applies these to challenges facing public health organizations.

Prequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 6620
Critical Appraisal of Population Health Evidence

This course will provide practical experience in examining multiple sources of evidence on population health management and public health interventions and will introduce students to the tools used to perform systematic reviews.

Prequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 6625
Leveraging Healthcare Data for Practice and Policy Change

This course will prepare students to develop questions for and utilize results from health care database research. Strengths and limitations of health care databases commonly used for research will be considered and special attention will be devoted to nationally representative databases and local electronic medical record data.

Prequisite(s): PUBHLTH 6001 or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 6630
Project Management for Health Care and Public Health

This course introduces students to the role of project management in executing successful projects. The course focuses on concepts and tools of basic project management, with a special emphasis on managing projects in health care and public health settings. Students will learn fundamental techniques for project planning, scheduling and monitoring through case studies, class exercises and assignments.

Prequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 6635
The U.S. Mental Health Delivery and Financing System

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the significant issues and trends in behavioral health delivery systems in America. It covers the organization, financing and delivery of behavioral health (including mental health and substance abuse) services in the United States and offers a detailed overview of the U.S. mental health delivery system. Students will explore various organizations, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, community mental health centers, residential treatment facilities and crisis intervention services, focusing on their functions, services, business models and populations served.

Prequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7193
Individual Studies in Health Services Management and Policy

Study of individually designed topics not otherwise available in the curriculum.

Prequisite(s): None.

PUBHHMP 7194
Group Studies in Health Services Management and Policy

Group studies of special topics within health services management and policy.

Prequisite(s): None.

PUBHHMP 7601
Economic Analysis of Health Services

This course will cover applications of microeconomic analysis to the health services industry with emphasis on the market structure and managerial decisions.

Prequisite(s): Prereq or concur 6611, or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7602
Health Insurance and Payment Policy

This course examines the health insurance mechanisms used to pay for health care in the United States, system origins, incentives and policy.

Prequisite(s): Graduate student standing in PUBHHMP or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 802.

PUBHHMP 7603
Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

Intended to give students an overview of the theory and applications of cost‐benefit analysis, cost‐effectiveness analysis, cost‐utility analysis and related forms of economic evaluation of interventions in the health care sector.

Prequisite(s): Grad standing or permission of instructor

PUBHHMP 7605
Introduction to Health Policy

Introduction to public policy concepts and processes as they apply to the organization, financing and delivery of health services.

Prequisite(s): 6611 or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7606
Applied Health Policy

Introduction to public policy concepts and processes as they apply to the organization, financing and delivery of health services.

Prequisite(s): 6609 or permission of instructor.