Course Description
A detailed look at the organization and financing of the United States health care system. Topics include policy and management issues affecting patients, providers, and payers; the role of government in addressing cost, quality, and access; and the relationship between policy and management in their historical, economic, and political contexts.
Athena Title
Fundamentals of HPAM
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7010
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Describe the policy-making process. 2. Describe the United States Health Care System and compare the U.S. system with other global systems. 3. Examine key components of leadership and management. 4. Summarize the basic components of healthcare finance. 5. Summarize the impact of social determinants of health on healthcare. 6. Analyze health policies.
Topical Outline
• Basics of Health Policy and Law • U.S. Health System and Health System Reform • Health Insurance and Government Health Insurance Programs • Individual Rights in Healthcare and Social Determinants of Health • Health Economics and Healthcare Quality Policy and Law • Public Health Institutions and Preparedness Policy • Structuring and Writing a Health Policy Analysis • Overview of State and Federal Health Policies and Comparison with Other Countries • Introduction to Healthcare Management • Planning • Organizing • Human Resource Management • Leading, Leadership, Motivation, and Culture • Controlling, Decision Making, Managing Change, and Communicating • Healthcare Finance
Syllabus