COURSE INFORMATION
Health Policy and Management

EH285 Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle Assessment
Fall
Department of Environmental Health and the Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. G. Norris, Dr. J. Spengler
5.0 credits
Course offered 2008-2009. Offered alternate years.
Lectures, seminars, case studies. One 3-hour session each week. Additional special web Base software sessions.

Policy-makers, communities, civil society, academics and business leaders around the world are increasingly concerned about the environmental and social impacts of production and consumption.
Part of the response is the increasing use by industry and governments of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), a growing and diversifying set of methods for systems analysis of environmental, economic, and social impacts of products systems. This course will enable participants to develop a hands-on, in-depth understanding of the frameworks, principles, tools, and applications of life cycle assessment.

The course is designed to enable participants to become capable and self-reflective practitioners of LCA. Thus, we will delve into the methods of life cycle assessment, working practical problems of real-world significance using state-of-the-art software and data. Once we have developed a practical and in-depth understanding of these methods, we will go further, to consider the strengths, weaknesses, barriers and opportunities associated with current application of the methods in industry and policymaking. Finally, we will look at emerging US and global trends in life cycle methods and application, as this field is increasingly called upon, since the Johannesburg 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, to address the full spectrum of social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability. (8.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM701 Organizational Behavior
Summer 1
Dr. D. Javitch
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Fifteen sessions, field project. Summer 1.

This course focuses on the challenges of managing complex health care systems. We will explore the leadership and motivational skills relevant to performing as an effective leader, and discuss the different roles associated with managing the individual, the unit, the organization, and the larger system.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (rev. 10.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM702 Marketing
Special
Ms. L MacCracken (P), Dr. N. Kane (S)
2.5 Credits
Lectures, case studies. Academic Year 1.

This course is designed to introduce students to marketing applications for healthcare organizations. Using selected readings and case studies of healthcare and non healthcare marketing topics, students will learn to assess customer acquisition and retention strategies and tactics. The course develops a basic knowledge of marketing frameworks, including market intelligence, value propositions, product, price, location and promotion elements. Healthcare marketing topics include applications to customer channels, branding, and technology introduction. The class work includes cases, course discussion and a group project.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM703 Perspectives in Public Health
Summer 1
Dr. M. Roberts
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Fifteen sessions. Summer 1.

This course will use case studies focusing on important public health issues - such as smoking, gun violence and HIV prevention and treatment, to give students a sense of the complex environmental, social, and behavioral causes affecting the health of populations. It also explores a variety of analytical perspectives; political, legal, economic and epidemiological. Students will submit a short discussion memo and a longer paper analyzing a public health issue of their choice from various points of view.

Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only.

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.

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HCM704 Managing Information in Health Care
Summer 2
Dr. D. Michaels (P), Dr. N. Kane (S)
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Fifteen sessions. Summer 2.

This course will expose students to the concepts and knowledge involved in making strategic use of information technology (IT) in health care organizations. It will clarify how to establish IT linkages to business, planning, and governance. In addition it will introduce students to technology management through the analysis of the lifecycle of IT, IT architecture, systems integration, and standards. The course focuses on key health care implications and the impact of IT upon quality, cost, and operations.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (rev. 10.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM706 Physician Leadership Seminar
Special
Mr. J. Conway
2.5 Credits
Lectures, case studies. Academic Year 2.

This course focuses on the leadership and managerial skills that are most practical and relevant to physician leaders. Cases, articles, discussions, and guest speakers provide participants with insight into the roles, challenges, and success requirements of executives and clinical leaders. A framework for leadership is introduced and successive sessions take selected elements of the framework for further study. Sessions include; leadership theory and current challenges professionally and personally; business and operational planning grounded in ethical practical; governance and health care leadership in light of contemporary challenges and opportunities; communication, teamwork and integrative leadership; project and process management oriented to impact and results; the dramatically changing work force and realizing the potential of diversity; and human resources, developing others, and personal development.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM707 Health Care Management Practicum
Special
Dr. D. Soodalter-Toman
5.0 credits
Seminars. Off-site field practicum. Academic Year 2

The Practicum provides students with an opportunity to directly apply the knowledge and skills gained throughout the MHCM program and this course, along with their experience and expertise, by completing a field project in a healthcare organization. The project will involve the development and implementation of a major change initiative or new service line.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM709 Communication Skills for Managers
Special
Mr. M. Campbell
1.25 credits
Seminars. Academic year 1

Health care executives are increasingly called upon to communicate with a wide range of internal and external groups. This course will focus on the competencies necessary to deliver successfully presentations in a variety of situations that involve subordinates, superiors, with the board, peers, and external constituencies like the media. Students will learn to analyze challenging communication situations, prepare for contingencies, think on their feet, answer difficult questions and develop poise and confidence under pressure. The principles and techniques of this course will be applied to mini-projects that the students will deliver off-site. Students will be responsible for reporting an analysis of these projects for review by the course instructor.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM719 Financial Transactions and Analysis
Special
Dr. H. Rivenson
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Academic Year 1.

This intensive course introduces concepts of financial accounting to the non-accountant user of financial information. Basic accounting transactions, statement preparation and concepts of accrual versus cash accounting are presented in the first half of the course. The remainder of the course focuses on financial analysis of a variety of health care organizations.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Similar to HPM219 - adapted for the non-residential program. Completion of Anthony's Essentials of Accounting before class begins required. Working ability with spreadsheets also required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)



Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM720 Cost Accounting and Control Systems
Special
Mr. R. Siegrist
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Academic Year 1.

This course is designed to introduce students to cost accounting and management control concepts and uses for health service organizations. The first part of the course develops a basic knowledge of cost accounting, including full and differential costing techniques. The remainder of the course focuses on management control structure and process and addresses topics such as responsibility accounting, budgeting, reporting and variance analysis.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Similar to HPM 220 - adapted for the non-residential program. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM722 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
Summer 2
Dr. H. Rivenson, Ms. D. Puhy
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

Topics include financial management of working capital and investment decision models, long term capital structure and mergers and acquisitions of health care organizations. Materials will primarily involve cases about a range of health care organizations (hospitals, insurers/ managed care plans, neighborhood health centers, physician groups, home health agencies, etc.).
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management required; ordinal grading option only. Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM731 Competitive Strategy Determination
Special
Dr. N. Kane
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Academic Year 2.

This course focuses on the conceptual framework needed to plan for the long-term viability of health care organizations. Using selected readings and case studies of both health care and non-health care organizations, students will learn to appreciate the concepts of competitive strategy and competitive advantage primarily through practice in analysis. The objective is to provide students with the conceptual tools and the practical skills to enable them to formulate, execute, and evaluate organizational strategy.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM732 Operations Management in Service Delivery Organizations
Summer 1
Dr. J. Pliskin
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Fifteen sessions, field project. Summer 1.

Operations management is concerned with evaluating the performance of operating units, understanding why they perform as they do, designing new or improved operating procedures and systems for competitive advantage, making short-run and long-run decisions that affect operations, and managing the work force. To understand the role of operations in any organization, a manager must understand process analysis, capacity analysis, types of processes, productivity analysis, development and use of quality standards, and the role of operating strategy in corporate strategy. The course will also present the focused management approach which can help an organization achieve much more with existing resources.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Similar to HPM 232 - adapted for the non-residential program. Ordinal grading option only. (10.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM755 Provider Payment Systems and Policy
Special
Dr. K. Quigley (P), Dr. N. Kane (S)
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Academic year 2.

The admonition "Follow the money" is good advice to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of any health care system. Money is a major tool for shaping the delivery of health care, for both good and ill. This course will follow the money as it flows through provider payment systems, and examine the options for managing those flows to encourage more cost-effective use of resources. Topic will include payment methods for hospital care, physicians, pharmaceuticals, and new technologies. The second half of the course will address the issue of health policy and regulation - the legal framework in the US, how policy is developed and applied to health care issues, and how individuals and groups can influence the policy process.

Materials will involve cases about a range of health care organizations (hospitals, insurers/managed care plans, physician groups) supplemented by background readings. Guest speakers will provide a first-hand perspective and particular expertise on selected topics.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Ordinal grading option only. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HCM757 Quality Improvement & Quantitative Methods in Quality Management
Summer 2
Dr. M. Bloomberg , Dr. M. Pagano
5.0 Credits
Lectures, case studies; Summer Session 2 & Academic Year 2;

This course in quality improvement and quantitative tools is designed for the physician executive or manager whose responsibilities include either oversight or direct involvement in quality management and improvement in a health delivery or health financing organization. Using selected readings case studies, lecture presentations and extensive classroom discussions, students will learn both the conceptual and practical aspects of improving health care quality.

Course Note: Enrollment in part-time non-residential Masters in HCM required; ordinal grading option only.

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HCM758 Field Project in Quality Improvement
Special
Dr. J. Silobrcic, Dr. N. Kane
2.5 Credits
Lectures, facilitated work/discussion sessions. Academic Year 2.

This course will provide physician executives with practically-oriented insights into quality improvement in healthcare organizations, based on the study of lessons from students' own quality-related "field projects" performed during the 2nd academic year of the MHCM program. At the end of this course, students will understand their own roles in quality improvement and management, and be able to lead their organizations' efforts in those areas, using a methodical approach and process: from conception, design and initial planning, to implementation, measurement, analysis and redesign. The course objective is not to make students expert in each of these components of the QI process, but to enable them to provide effective leadership to organizations, teams and colleagues carrying out these activities.

Course Note: Enrollment in part-time non-residential Masters in HCM required; ordinal grading option only.

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HCM778 Skills & Methods of Hlth Care Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Fall
Dr. L. Marcus, Dr. B. Dorn
1.25 credits
Lectures, case studies.

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of negotiation and conflict resolution. Particular emphasis is placed on integrating analytic skills, negotiation techniques and conflict resolution methods into the practice of health care management. Much of the class is devoted to simulation exercise in which general concepts and methods are demonstrated and practiced. These exercises model disputes typical of health care settings and health care management problems. The debriefings that follow each exercise offer individual feedback, as well as the opportunity to examine applied issues of organizational communication, system design and conflict. By the end of the course, students will have knowledge of the overt and covert causes of conflict, concepts for analyzing disputes and a variety of methods useful for preventing, resolving and when necessary, initiating a conflict.
Course Note: Enrollment in the part-time, non-residential Masters in Health Care Management program required. Similar to HPM 278 - but more extensive than traditional course. Ordinal grading option only. (7.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM205 Economic Analysis for Public Health
Fall
Dr. M. Roberts
5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Provides an introduction to the basic principles of economics and economic analysis, particularly as they apply in the public health field. A systematic introduction to microeconomic theory including the determinants of supply and demand, the theory of markets, and the concept of economic efficiency. Specific topics in health care economics include the demand for health care, insurance, and the market for physician services.
Course Note: May not be taken for credit by students who previously have taken HPM206. (6.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM206 Economic Analysis
Fall
Dr. D. Hemenway
5 credits
Lectures. Three 2-hour sessions each week.

Designed to bring students to an intermediate-level understanding of microeconomic theory. Emphasizes the uses and limitations of the economic approach, with applications to public health. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM208 Health Care Regulation and Planning
Spring
Dr. K. Swartz
5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Examines issues under discussion for U.S. health care reform: health insurance, financing, methods for controlling health care costs, incentives for hospitals and physicians, medicare long-term care and the pharmaceutical industry. Competitive versus regulatory approaches are explored, as part of analyzing the role of government and the private sector. The distributional consequences of various programs and methods receive special focus. Five homework memos of 2 pages will be required in addition to a midterm and final exam.
Course Note: HPM205, HPM206 or signature of instructor required. (5.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM209 Economics for Health Policy
Summer 2
Dr. M. Rosenthal
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

Students will learn how to analyze important health policy issues through the application of basic economic principles. No previous economics training is required. The course will begin with an introduction to the U.S. health care "system" because we will be using examples drawn almost exclusively from the American context. The concepts we will be learning, however, are widely generalizable and students whose interests and experiences extend beyond the U.S. are welcomed. Among the topics we will discuss are health insurance coverage, benefit design, physician payment incentives, public reporting of quality information, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.

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HPM211 Capstone Course in Law and Public Health
Spring
Dr. D. Studdert, Ms. A. Noble, Dr. M. Mello
2.5 credits
Course not offered 2006-2007
Seminars. One 2-hour sessions each week.

This seminar has three dimensions:
1. To discuss new developments and emerging case law in the areas of public health and health care.
2. To explore the nature of public health lawyering and how public health training can enrich the contributions that a lawyer may make in professional practice.
3. To explore the nexus between research, policy, and the law, with an emphasis on the application of empirical research methods to problems in law and policy.
Interactive class sections will consist of a combination of student presentations, faculty-led discussions, and conversations with guest speakers who are leaders in health law practice. Course Note: Enrollment is limited to and mandatory for LPH concentrators in the MPH program, ordinal grading option only. (5.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM212 Program Evaluation in Health Policy
Fall
Instructor to be announced
5 credits
Course not offered 2007-2008
Lectures, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Course provides a one-semester overview of evaluation for those likely to participate in the design or implementation of evaluations in private organizations or government agencies. Topics include establishing the scope for an evaluation, evaluation design, data and measurement issues, issues in inference (appropriate controls, changing program design and unique local circumstances), and problems of assuring the accuracy, relevance and credibility of findings. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are addressed. (5.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM213 Public Health Law
Spring 2
M. Mello
2.5 credits
Seminars. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course examines the many ways in which the law impacts the public health. Among the questions explored are: What authority does the government have to regulate in the interest of public health? How are individual rights balanced against this authority? What are the promises and pitfalls of using laws and litigation to achieve public health goals? The course investigates these issues as they operate a range of specific contexts in public health and medical care, including the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases, tobacco regulation, rights to have and refuse medical care, reproductive health, and lawsuits against tobacco and gun companies. The course emphasizes constitutional law, but also touches on criminal law, tort law and intellectual property law. Instruction is through interactive lectures with a significant amount of class discussion. Most classes will revolve around two to three legal cases. The previous year's syllabus is available on the course website.
Course Note: No previous background in law is needed.


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM217 Advanced Topics in Health Law and Policy
Spring
Cross-listed at HLS as Lecture: Health Care Institution, 38300-31
Dr. T. Brennan
2.5 credits
Couse not offered 2006-2007
Lecture. Two 1.5-hour sessions each week.

This course introduces the law of health care institutions, including hospitals, insurers, government buyers, and health maintenance organizations. We will review new payment methods and insurance forms, antitrust litigation, challenges to not-for-profit status, the influence of ERISA on medical care, rationing mechanisms, and the role of integrated delivery systems in the future of medical care. The course emphasizes the structural aspects of medical care, drawing upon diverse materials from health economics and policy literature, as well as case law and commentary. In-class examination. No paper option. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM218 Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Health Law & Policy
WinterSession
M. Cohen
1.25 credits
Lectures, discussions, case studies. Five 3-hour sessions.

This course introduces students to health law and policy surrounding the integration of "complementary and alternative medical" (CAM) therapies (i.e., therapies historically outside biomedicine, such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and herbal medicine) into mainstream health care. Topices may include: definition and prevalence of CAM therapies; theory and practice of major CAM therapies; research methodologies and state of the science; licensing and regulation of CAM providers; professional discipline of physicians offering CAM therapies; credentialing and liability management strategies by health care institutions integrating these therapies; malpractice liability and informed consent issues; federal regulation of (and institutional policy involving) dietary supplements; emerging federal policy and state legislative developments; and related ethical questions. Readings are drawn from medical, public health, and health policy literature as well as from statutes and cases.
Course Activities: Students are expected to write an 8 to 10 page final paper and present a synopsis in class. No previous background in law is required although HPM213 and HPM 215 are recommended. Course dates TBA during WinterSesion.

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM219 Financial Transactions and Analysis
Fall 1
Dr. H. Rivenson
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Three 2-hour sessions each week.

This intensive course introduces concepts of financial accounting for the non-accountant user of financial information. Basic accounting transactions, statement preparation, concepts of accrual vs. cash accounting, and nonprofit healthcare accounting are presented in the first half of the course. The second half focuses on statement analysis in a variety of health care organizations.
Course Note: Course restricted to students enrolled in MPH/CMP and MS2/HPM programs. Other students allowed with signature of course instructor if space permits; Completion of Robert Anthony's Essentials of Accounting before class begins required. Working ability with spreadsheets is also required; no auditors. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM220 Financial Management and Control
Fall 2
Mr. R. Siegrist
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Three 2-hour sessions each week.

The course is designed to introduce students to cost accounting and management control concepts and uses for health service organizations. The first part of the course develops a basic knowledge of cost accounting, including full and differential costing techniques. The remainder of the course focuses on management control structure and process and addresses topics such as responsibility accounting, budgeting, reporting and variance analysis.
Course Note: HPM 219 is recommended but not required. (5.06)


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM222 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
Spring 2
Dr. H. Rivenson, Ms. D. Puhy
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Topics include financial management of working capital and investment decision models, long term capital structure and mergers and acquisitions of health care organizations. Materials will primarily involve cases about health care organizations.
Course Note: This course will be taught at an introductory/intermediate-level and is designed to be complementary to HPM 219 and HPM 220. HPM 219 and HPM 220 required. No auditors.


Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM223 Public Speaking for Managers
Fall 2
Mr. M. Campbell
1.25 credits
Seminars. One 2-hour session each week.

This course gives the student the opportunity to develop skills in oral communication. Emphasis is placed on the techniques most useful to managers. Students will give and critique their own presentations in a supportive classroom environment.
Course Note: Pass/Fail option only; enrollment limited to15 students. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM223 Public Speaking for Managers
Spring 2
Mr. M. Campbell
1.25 credits
Seminars. One 2-hour session each week.

This course gives the student the opportunity to develop skills in oral communication. Emphasis is placed on the techniques most useful to managers. Students will give and critique their own presentations in a supportive classroom environment.
Course Note: Pass/Fail option only; enrollment limited to15 students. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM227 The Economics of Health Policy
Spring
Cross-listed at KSG as HCP-272
Dr. J. Newhouse
5 credits
Seminars. Two 1.5 hour sessions each week.

Policy issues related to the following topics are considered in the course: demand for medical care services, especially as a function of insurance; demand for insurance and issues of selection; reimbursement policies of Medicare toward both hospitals and physicians; effects of health maintenance organizations and their reimbursement by Medicare; quality of care and malpractice. The perspective will generally be that of American federal policy, although state and local perspectives will receive some attention. International students are welcome.
Course Note: HPM205, HPM206 or equivalent or signature of instructor required; ordinal grading option only; cross-listed course, HSPH students must register for HSPH course. (5.06)

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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HPM228 Intro to the New American Health Care System: Law,Policy,Mngmnt
Fall 2
Mr. G. Moseley
2.5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the full scope of the current health care system in the U.S. Because the system is rapidly evolving, the course is new every year. It is ideal for students who are early in their health care careers or who want a refresher on the changes that have occurred recently. International students and mid-career physicians have found great value in the course.

After tracing the Historical Development of health care in the U.S., we look at the Societal Beliefs and Values that underlie the system. There is a good review of the Key Players and Stakeholders in the system, and how they interact with each other. Individual classes are devoted to Hospitals and the Health Professions. The Managed Care Industry and its practices are also put under a microscope.

For the most expensive health care system in the world, it is important to learn How It is Financed and what is being done to Control Its Soaring Costs. We also will examine the Quality of Care provided by the system and who has Access to it. There is a strong emphasis on the Health Policies that govern the system and the Processes by which those policies are made.

Throughout the course, we will notice the many Legal Issues that are shaping the system, particularly in the areas of Antitrust, Fraud and Abuse, and Taxation. We will spend one session comparing the U.S. system to the way health care is financed and delivered in Other Industrialized Countries. Three classes will address special challenges facing the health care system - last year they were Consumer-Driven Health Care, Medical Technology, and Elder/Long-Term Care.

The learning style in this course involves a lot of dialogue among students and instructor, case studies, guest speakers, and classroom exercises. There are two very short written assignments and a structured final paper requirement.

Course Note: Auditors are not permitted.


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HPM230 Managing People in Health Care Organizations
Spring 2
Mr. G. Moseley
2.5 credits
Seminars. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Health care is a labor-intensive industry; human resource costs account for over 70% of the U.S. health care budget. At some point in their careers, most HSPH graduates will be responsible for directing the work activities of other people. In this course, they will learn basic strategies and tactics for achieving maximum productivity and contentment from employees in health care settings.

The course will examine all the critical managerial challenges along the employment continuum, from Recruitment and Hiring through Performance Appraisal to Layoff or Firing. We will learn about the human desires that Motivate Behavior and how to take advantage of them in the workplace. The skills and traits associated with Effective Leadership will be studied. These include the important talents of Delegating to Subordinates and Handling Employee Problems.

In the most exciting part of this course, students will become familiar with state-of-the-art managerial concepts like Organizational Culture, Managing Change, and Learning Organizations. We will spend time learning how teams form and function in a health care setting, especially when composed of multiple disciplines. Including other topics receiving special attention are: Facilitating Communication, Resolving Conflict, Working with Labor Unions, and Using Power in the Workplace.

One class will be devoted to the role of Compensation in managing people, particularly the current hot topic of Pay-for-Performance. During another session, we will explore the twin issues of Managing Physicians and Physicians as Managers. The aspects of Sexual Harassment and Substance Abuse unique to health care organizations are the focus of another class. Throughout the course, reference is made to the Legal Implications of employment decisions by managers.

The learning style in this course involves a lot of dialogue among students and instructor, case studies, and role plays. During the course, students keep a journal of their developing thoughts on people management and conduct a field interview with a practicing people manager.

Course note: No Auditors

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HPM231 Competitive Strategy
Spring 1
Dr. N. Kane
2.5 credits
Case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Focuses on the conceptual framework needed to plan for the long-term viability of health care (and other) organizations. Using selected readings and case studies of health care organizations, students will learn to appreciate key strategic concepts such as environmental analyses, strategic planning, and balanced scorecards, primarily through practice in analysis. The objective is to provide students with the conceptual tools and the practical skills to enable them to formulate, evaluate, and implement organizational strategy.
Course Note: No auditors. (5.03)

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HPM232 Operations Management in Service Delivery Organizations
Spring 1
Dr. E. Litvak
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Operations management is concerned with evaluating the performance of operating units, understanding why they perform as they do, designing new or improved operating procedures and systems for competitive advantage, making short-run and long-run decisions that affect operations, and managing the work force. To understand the role of operations in any organization, a manager must understand: process analysis, capacity analysis, types of processes, productivity analysis, and the role of operating strategy in corporate strategy. Case studies will be used to introduce students to a wide range of practical operational issues in healthcare delivery. Students will also be introduced to a new
variability based methodology and to the quantitative techniques to reduce cost while maintaining or even improving quality of care. Problem oriented software will be used for some of these scenarios. (5.06)


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HPM233 Strategic Marketing Management in Health Systems
Spring 2
Dr. J. Porter
2.5 credits
Seminars, case studies, lectures. One 2-hour session each week.

Examines marketing within a strategic framework across the public and private sectors, domestic and international health systems, and social marketing contexts. Marketing management, research, and strategy techniques are discussed and applied to program design, business planning, and implementation issues. Course emphasizes analytic skills development in marketing.

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HPM235 Managed Care Policy Issues
Fall 2
Dr. J. Levin-Scherz
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

The rising cost of health care has drawn increasing public attention in recent years. Many commentators have tied health care inflation with an increase in the rate of the uninsured, and rising health care costs are a major concern for state and local governments and many private employers. This course will use lectures and case studies to examine the major factors that determine the cost of health care in the United States, and the impact of these forces on system stakeholders. We will review the fundamentals of managed care, with a focus on some of the practical challenges and major public policy issues that arose with the growth and decline of managed care. We will review the advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of different approaches to moderating rising costs, including benefit design, medical management, utilization review, provider profiling and reporting, and regulatory action. Students will be encouraged to develop their own critical assessment of the prospects of using these techniques to control health care spending and to improve access and quality of care. A number of guest speakers will provide a first-hand perspective on some topics. (6.06)


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HPM243 Health Economics: Economic Analysis of the Health Care System
Spring 1
Dr. W. Hsiao
2.5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Introduces health economics, using economic analysis to examine major health systems of advanced nations and comparing them. Topics include: structure of national health systems, market competition, market and government failures, control of health cost inflation and managed competition.
Course Note: HPM 205 or HPM 206 or signature of instructor required. (5.06)

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HPM245 Public Health Leadership Skills
WinterSession
Dr. L. Marcus, Dr. B. Dorn
2.5 credits
Lectures, laboratories. Five 7-hour sessions.

It is not uncommon for HSPH graduates to find themselves in significant public health leadership positions. For students who foresee such responsibility on their career path, this course provides a focus and framework to integrate the overall HSPH experience into a leadership trajectory. Though the course is primarily practice oriented, it will cover key aspects of leadership theory and concepts. With a focus on the pragmatic problems and challenges of assuming a prominent role in the public health system, the course also incorporates the theme of assuming a prominent role in the public health system, as in "what I wish I knew before I became a state public health commissioner." The class includes a combination of lecture, discussion, role play exercises and on-the-spot presentations and critiques by instructors and students.
Course notes: Enrollment limited to 30 students. Instructor's signature required. No auditors. (5.06)

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HPM246 Seminar in Health Policy
Fall/Spring
Cross-listed at KSG as HCP-597 and HCP-598 and at FAS as HP-2000
Dr. J. Newhouse, Dr. R. Frank
10 credits, given at end of last semester
Seminars. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course is restricted to doctoral students. Topics covered will include the financing and organization of health care, medical manpower, medical malpractice, technology assessment, prevention, mental health, long-term care, and quality of care.
Course Note: Requirement for doctoral students in the HPM department; signature of instructor required for those who are not doctoral candidates in the HPM department; the course meets at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. (5.06)

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HPM247 Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy
Spring
Cross-listed at KSG as HCP-175
Dr. R. Blendon
5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Two 1.5-hour sessions each week.

This course offers political and analytical insights into understanding U.S. health policymaking and into developing strategies that influence health policy outcomes. The course provides both the theoretical basis and strategic skills for influencing the health policy process within U.S. political institutions. In addition, this course addresses the politics of agenda-setting and health care; the press, politics, and health policy; pollsters and political institutions; White House politics; health politics and the states; and health politics abroad.
Course note: Cross-listed course: HSPH students must register for HSPH course.

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HPM253 Improving Quality in Health Care
Summer 2
M. Bisognano
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars. Fifteen 2-hour sessions.

This course is designed for practicing physicians and those with an interest in health care management. It will explore both the theory and practical methods being employed to make improvement in health systems. Clinical cases, organizational lessons and interactive learning modules will guide the learners to an understanding of the necessary elements for improvement and how to identify and eliminate barriers to change.

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HPM255 Payment Systems in Healthcare
Spring 2
Ms. D. Devaux
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars and case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

The admonition "Follow the money" is good advice to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of any health care system. Money is a major tool for shaping the delivery of health care, for both good and ill. This course will follow the money as it flows through provider payment systems, and examine the effects of these flows on those who give, receive and pay for health care. Topics will include payment methods for hospital care, physician, pharmaceuticals, dental services, and new technologies. Cross-national examples will be used occasionally to gain greater understanding of some of the challenges that face all health care systems in designing successful provider payment systems. Guest speakers will provide a first-hand perspective on selected topics.

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HPM275 Health Policy Issues: Access to Dental Services
Fall 2
Dr. C. Douglass
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course uses examples and issues such as access to dental care as a strategy for understanding health policy and public health program development and management at the local, state, and national levels. The objectives are: to understand the market for health services and the process of health policy development; to apply the health policy process and community health program planning methods to dental services program development; and to identify possible linkages between the public health system and the (dental) health services delivery system. (5.06)

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HPM276 Methods and Application in Health Services Research
Summer 1
Dr. A. Epstein, Dr. J. Weissman
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Five 1.75-hour sessions each week.

Methods and Applications in Health Services Research introduces student to the interdisciplinary field of health services research. The course covers theory, methodology, and applications using a highly interactive teaching approach. Individual sessions will be devoted to research design, analyses of large databases, cost-effectiveness analyses, survey methodology, assessment of health status, assessment of quality, measurement of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities, appropriateness of care, risk adjustment, and statistical techniques pertinent to health services research. There will be one or more sessions reviewing managerial applications such as case management, use of hospital information systems, and targeting for high-risk patients.

The course will also include class sessions and exercises devoted to critique of journal articles. These will supplement didactic presentations and will target development of skills in performing research and writing papers. In the final part of the course, students will work in small groups to critique a "grant proposal" designed to study an important problem in health services or health policy research. Each group of students will write up their critique in a format typical for a federal study section. This effort is designed to educate students on important aspects of grant writing.

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HPM277 Current Issues in Health Policy
Summer 1
Dr. A. Epstein, Dr. T. Komaroff
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Five 1.75-hour sessions each week.

Current Issues in Health Policy introduces students to the major health policy issues facing the United States today. The course focuses on the roles of hospitals, doctors, private and government insurance, and different systems for organizing and financing care (such as traditional fee-for-services, HMOs, and other forms of "managed care"). Individual sessions in the course will be devoted to topics such as malpractice, policy issues related to pharmacologic therapy, physician payment, academic health centers, workforce, physician profiling, managed care, the uninsured, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Taken together, the course sessions are designed to provide both a general background of the health care system and knowledge of many of the cutting-edge issues that are on the forefront of the nation's health policy agenda. The course will provide insight into how and why particular health policies are developed. It will focus on what the major policy questions are, and present examples of health services research methodology. However, the course concentrates much more on policy questions than methodological techniques.

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HPM278 Skills & Methods of Hlth Care Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Spring 2
Dr. L. Marcus, Dr. B. Dorn
1.25 credits
Lectures, seminars. One 2-hour session each week.

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of negotiation and conflict resolution. Particular emphasis is placed on integrating analytic skills, negotiation techniques and conflict resolution methods into the practice of public health. Much of the class is devoted to simulation exercise in which general concepts and methods are demonstrated and practiced. These exercises model disputes typical of health care settings and public health problems. The debriefing which follows each exercise offers individual feedback, as well as the opportunity to examine applied issues of organizational communication, system design, and conflict. By the end of the course, students will have knowledge of the overt and covert causes of conflict, concepts for analyzing disputes and a variety of methods useful for preventing, resolving and when necessary, initiating a conflict.
Course Note: Minimum enrollment of 12 students required. (5.06)

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HPM283 Advanced Skills and Methods of Health Care Negotiation
Spring 2
Dr. L. Marcus, Dr. B. Dorn
1.25 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies
One 2-hour session each week

This course builds upon the basic Skills and Methods course, providing students the opportunity to more deeply explore the concepts and techniques of negotiation and conflict resolution. (Students enrolled in this course must be enrolled simultaneously in the basic course, which meets on the same day and in the two hour time slot just prior to this course session.) For example, on topics of negotiation, students in the advanced class will examine methods to create common ground and agreement on highly polarized issues upon which parties are contentiously divided. This advanced class will also more thoroughly develop practice skills, including strategies and techniques of mediation. This additional material will be covered by a combination of lecture, in class discussion, and advanced simulation and role play exercises. Enrollment limited to 25. (5.06)

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HPM290 Applied Research and Practice in Health Policy and Management
Fall/Spring
Ms. N. Turnbull
5 credits, given at end of each semester.
Field work and 1-2 two-hour session each month. Fieldwork takes place for 8-10 hours each week.

Allows students to apply their coursework to concrete problems. Students carry out a research project, perform a policy analysis or conduct a management study on behalf of an individual or institutional sponsor. Students work with sponsors to develop individual projects. Students meet 1 or 2 times per monthl to discuss progress and hear guest speakers to strengthen practical career skills. At the conclusion of the course, students prepare oral and written reports summarizing their project results.

Course Note: Open only to students in the second year of the two-year Master of Science in Health Policy and Management; ordinal grading option only.

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HPM292 Research Ethics
Spring 2
S. Putney
1.25 credits
Course canceled for 2006-07
Lectures. One 1-hour session each week.

This course is required for all students engaged in studies supported by the National Institutes of Health, and is open to everyone. The course reviews a series of ethical issues that arise in the conduct of research. Topics will include informed consent, disclosure of conflicts of interest, multiple authorship issues, issues in mentoring, including gender and race-based discrimination, and the federal oversight process.
Course Activities: Multiple lecturers will conduct interactive sessions. (5.06)

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HPM296 Doctoral Seminar in Health Economics
Spring
Cross-listed as KSG as HCP-581 and at FAS as EC 2460
Dr. J. Newhouse
2.5 credits
Seminars. One 2-hour session each week.

Explores frontier work in the field of health economics. Focuses on learning advanced theories and economic models useful for policy analysis, and on helping students develop dissertation and/or research topics. Students enrolled for credit are expected to present original research at the end of the semester.
Course Note: For doctoral candidates or very advanced master's degree students; a graduate-level microeconomics course is required; signature of instructor required indicating suitable background. Course meets for 4 weeks at Boston University, five weeks at HSPH, and 4 weeks at the Kennedy School of Government.


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HPM297 Public Opinion, Polling and Public Policy
Spring
Cross-listed at KSG as API-214
Dr. R. Blendon
5 credits
Lectures, seminars. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Public opinion polling has become an essential tool in public policy decision making and media reporting. This course focuses on helping students interested in these areas learn the basic skills required to design, use, and critically interpret surveys measuring public opinion. The lectures in this course will be given by Harvard faculty and guest speakers who are involved currently in national polling activities. Guest speakers will include experts in newspaper and television polling, political campaign strategy, and election exit polling. In addition, class participants will get "hands on experience" analyzing and critically evaluating existing opinion surveys, designing polling questions and interpreting results.
Course Note: No auditors; cross-listed: HSPH students must register for HSPH course. (5.06)

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HPM299 Research with Large Databases
Summer 2
Dr. J. Ayanian, Dr. E. McCarthy
2.5 Credits
Lectures. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

Research with Large Databases addresses potential uses of existing large administrative, clinical, and survey databases to study important questions regarding clinical risk factors, treatment, outcomes and health policy. Strengths and limitations of large databases that are commonly used for research will be considered, and special attention will be devoted to large federal databases that are readily available to new investigators. Practical issues in obtaining, linking and analyzing large databases will be emphasized in the course and key statistical issues will be addressed, including risk-adjustment and sampling weights. Students will evaluate published studies based on large databases and develop a proposal for analyzing a specific research question with a large database.
Course Notes: EPI208 or EPI200 and BIO206 or BIO202 required; no auditors. (rev. 10.06)


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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Fall 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of the regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Fall
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Fall 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Spring 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Spring
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
Spring 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM300 Independent Study/ Tutorial
WinterSession
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

An opportunity for independent study is offered for interested and qualified students or small groups of students. Arrangements must be made with individual faculty members and are limited by the amount of faculty time available. These programs are open to all students who wish to go beyond the content of regular courses.
Course Note: Completed independent study contract is required at the time of registration; maximum of 5 credits per independent study topic; pass/ fail only; signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Fall 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/Fail only; maximum of 20 credits; signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Fall
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Fall 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Spring 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Spring
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
Spring 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM350 Research
WinterSession
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Fall 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/Fail only; maximum of 20 credits; signature of instructor required. (5.06)

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Fall
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Fall 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Spring 1
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Spring
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
Spring 2
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM400 Non-Resident Research
WinterSession
Department Members
Time and credit to be arranged.

For doctoral candidates who have passed their school-wide Oral Qualifying Examination and who are undertaking advanced work along the lines of fundamental or applied research in the department.
Course Note: Pass/fail only; maximum of 20 credits, signature of instructor required.

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HPM510 Introduction to Management of Health Care Organizations
Summer 1
Dr. M. Roberts
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

This course provides an introduction to two of the major tasks confronting managers of health care organizations. Building on an introduction to organizational theory, the course focuses on the main problems of organizational strategy and the management of human resources. This course makes extensive use of case based classroom discussions, as well as selected conceptual readings. (rev. 10.06)


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HPM512 Medical Informatics
Summer 2
Dr. D. Bates, Dr. B. Middleton, Dr. J. Einbinder
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

Medical Informatics and health information technology are increasingly critical for delivery of safe, effective health care, and also for research, and management. Health information technology will likely transform health care in the coming years, and electronic health records represent a treasure trove of data for anyone interested in clinical effectiveness research, and a vehicle for improving healthcare delivery. In this course we describe the core issues in the field of medical informatics, survey the methods used to perform clinical effectiveness research using clinical systems, give examples of healthcare improvement using health information technology, and describe how to evaluate clinical systems interventions. Major topics include: the impact of clinical systems with a focus on clinical decision support, evaluation methods, obtaining information from clinical systems, and the role of informatics standards. Issues such as confidentiality and privacy, organizational factors, interoperability, and return on investment will also be covered. The relevance of informatics in disease management, genomics, patient computing, biosurveillance, and health care policy will also be highlighted. You do not need to be a programmer or to have medical informatics as a primary interest to take this course.
Course Activities: Students will write a paper about a proposed analysis using data from a clinical information system.
Course Note: Ordinal grading only. (rev. 10.06)


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HPM516 Health Care: Quality Improvement
Spring 2
Dr. L. Leape, Dr. E. Schneider
2.5 credits
Seminar. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course explores the theories and methods of quality improvement with a focus on strategies for changing the practices of physicians and organizations. Topics include rapid cycle change, overuse, underuse and misuse of health care services, traditional quality improvement techniques such as regulation, credentialing, education, and new techniques including continuous quality improvement, organizational learning, systems design, managed care, practice guidelines, information systems, performance reports, and payment incentives.
Course Note: The instructors will emphasize and expect active participation in class discussions. No auditors.


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HPM518 American Violence: The Intersection Between Home and Street
Spring 2
Dr. D. Prothrow-Stith
2.5 credits
Lectures. One 3-hour session each week

This course will use an interdisciplinary approach to explore risk factors and remedies for the high occurrence of violence in the United States. Special emphasis will be given to the public health approach to violence prevention, and to successes of public health work in addressing youth and community violence over the past two decades. Course sessions will trace the links between exposure to violence in childhood and involvement in interpersonal and street-based violence later in life. Early warning signs and dynamics of violence in dating, common-law, marriage and terminated relationships will be reviewed, as will juvenile offenses and responses by the criminal justice and health care sectors. Students interested in doing clinical work, policy and program design, or research are encouraged to use this course as a foundation. Supplemented by insights from practioners, this course will provide a rich context for understanding policy and programmatic challenges in addressing the high incidence of violence in this country. (8.06)

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HPM519 Health Information Technology and its Impact on Healthcare
Spring 1
Dr. A. Jha
2.5 Credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course will provide an introduction to the critical issues facing the use of Health Information Technologies (HIT) in healthcare, with a primary focus on the U.S. but with substantial class time dedicated to understanding the use of HIT in other developed as well as developing countries. Topics will include defining HIT in its various forms, identifying the current levels of adoption and use of these technologies, and understanding the clinical and policy context that is driving HIT adoption. The course will also explore why HIT adoption has been difficult, both from a national policy perspective as well as from the perspective of clinicians who have tried to use these systems. Substantial class time will focus on understanding the relationship between HIT and quality of care by exploring the major challenges facing healthcare in the U.S. and understand how HIT might impact those issues. Finally, the course will explore how other nations have adopted HIT and the lesson that might hold for the U.S. as well as other nations contemplating use of HIT to improve care.

Course Note: No Auditors


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HPM520 Organizing Consumer and Community Interests in the Health System
Fall 2
Ms. S. Sherry
2.5 credits
Seminar. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Using the framework of community organizing, the course examines the elements of building and sustaining constituency involvement in health care. This course focuses on organizing consumer and community interests in the health system with particular emphasis on effective interventions by and for the traditionally disenfranchised. Analysis of health policy and politics is used to identify strategic opportunities and challenges for consumer intervention. The course emphasizes the practical applications of organizing and policy analysis to influence health policy particularly at the institutional, local and state levels. Extensive use of recent case examples ground the class in the current issues faced by community groups and other health interests in a rapidly changing health system.
Course note: Enrollment limited to 25 students.
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HPM525 Disparities in Health
Spring 2
Dr. D. Prothrow-Stith, Dr. B. Gibbs
2.5 credits
Lecture, case studies, seminars. One 2.5-hour session each week

This course explores strategies to reduce/eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities (REHD), which have been a part of the health system in the United States since its origins. Several national reports document the existence of REHD and impart a call to action with specific strategy and policy recommendations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human services' publication, Healthy People 2010, sets measurable goals for reducing REHD. Over the years, since its publication there has been considerable national and local attention to the problem. Despite better and more consistent measurement of disparities, the public health system is far from on track to meet the 2010 goals. Current initiatives, too often, rely upon episodic interventions, isolated research activities or brief encounters with health providers. Problems with racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care persist and often are exacerbated by other social determinants of health. Strategies to reduce disparities include provider education, structural changes in health care systems, community organizing, culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), community-based participatory research (CBPR), public policy, environmental changes and more recently litigation.

The initial lectures in this course will explore the concepts of race and ethnicity, focus on historical and structural factors affecting health disparities, highlight contemporary data, and provide a general description of the current status of racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States. The majority of the class time will focus on strategies and interventions. Students will investigate existing strategies for addressing the leading causes of morbidity and mortality that differentially impact minority and disadvantaged communities. Students will review and critique current and past REHD reduction strategies. Social justice movements in the United States (civil rights movement, environmental justice movement, etc.) will serve as models for the type of wide-spread, multi-level change that is necessary to address REHD.

This course will feature community-based strategies and solutions, promising public health and health care systems approaches and interventions, and public policy efforts Students who successfully complete this course can expect to gain: 1) skills to assess REHD elimination strategies, 2) awareness of the limitations inherent in REHD strategies that focus on the clinical context, 3) practice-based knowledge of strategies designed to eliminate REHD, and 4) skills to recognize and manage personal and institutional bias affecting REHD.

Course Activities: Lectures, discussions, case studies, presentations, and experiential formats.


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HPM529 Principles of Suicide Prevention
Spring 2
Dr. M. Miller
2.5 credits
Seminars. One 3-hour session each week

On an average day in the United States 85 people die by suicide; over half use guns. In 2005, the latest year for which data are available, 32,637 Americans took their own lives and more than half a million received emergency treatment after attempting suicide. For Americans 40 years of age and younger, suicide is the second leading cause of death.

The search for the causes of suicide has historically focused on identifying mental illnesses that are disproportionately common among suicide decedents. In the three decades since diagnostic psychiatry displaced dynamic psychiatry, hundreds of epidemiologic studies have found strong and consistent evidence that discrete diagnoses of mental illness (e.g., major depression) are associated with an increased risk of suicide. These studies have not, however, explained why some populations have higher suicide rates than others, why male suicide rates are so much higher than female suicide rates in the United States and most other developed countries but not in China, Cuba or Sri Lanka, or why rates of suicide are twice as high for white Americans compared to African Americans, children in the United States compared to children in other Western countries, and members of the baby-boomer cohort compared to members of the cohort born during the Great Depression. These questions, about the distribution and frequency of suicide within and between populations are the kind of questions that a public health approach believes are vital to understanding and preventing suicide -and tries to answer. These are the type of questions that this course will begin to address.

The class will make use of close readings of the empirical literature, interactive class discussion, and examination of a large data set of suicides to illustrate the magnitude and scope of suicide as a public health problem, the evidentiary basis (or lack thereof) for existing prevention strategies, and the social and cultural impediments to more effective interventions.

Instruction is through interactive lectures with a significant amount of class discussion.

Course Note: No previous background in medicine, psychiatry or evaluative sciences is necessary; enrollment limited. Audit only permitted with signature of instructor.



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HPM530 Measuring and Analyzing the Outcomes of Health Care
Summer 1
Dr. M. Testa, Dr. D. Simonson
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Five 1.75-hour sessions each week.

This course emphasizes introductory concepts, methods, and practical procedures for measuring and analyzing patients' health status, quality of life, satisfaction and cost-effectiveness for health outcomes research. The course reviews the fundamentals of health outcomes research methods necessary for 1) demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes, 2) controlling costs and allocating resources, 3) implementing disease management programs and 4) making effective public health, health technology and clinical decisions. Statistical methods needed to evaluate and use scales and indices are also presented and discussed. The course would be useful to public health and clinical researchers who must critically review and utilize outcomes data for public health, health care and clinical decision-making. The course should enable students to 1) conceptually define the meaning and purpose of outcomes research, 2) understand the role of epidemiology, health economics and database and information technology in conducting outcomes research, 3) evaluate the usefulness and utility of outcomes measures, 4) recognize the different types of measures used in outcomes research, including clinical, health status, quality-of-life, work/role performance, health care utilization, and patient satisfaction, 5) adopt new methods for modeling patient responses, interpret the meaning of measurement concepts and obtain a basic appreciation of the statistical analyses appropriate for outcomes research, 6) locate available research-quality instruments for measuring health care outcomes in order to make informed choices among existing instruments and 7) interpret the results of health outcomes research. Course note: No auditors.


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HPM531 Information Technology and Chronic Disease Management
Spring 2
Dr. J.. Nobel
2.50 credits
Course not offered 2007-2008.
Lectures, seminars, case studies. One 4-hour session each week.


This very practical course will examine breakdowns in current preventive and chronic care delivery models. Using a combination of Case Study and Field Experience models, it examines diabetes as a particular example of an important chronic disease in which we fail to achieve acceptable preventive or therapeutic goals. The course evaluates the diabetes challenge from the perspective of all the major stakeholders involved including consumer/patients, providers, payers, and purchasers, as well as the opportunities for more effective programs to be designed, implemented and evaluated. New models of care delivery, based on the availability of emerging information management technologies such as interactive patient-directed websites, remote physiologic monitoring in the home and the use of new telecommunication platforms like hand-held devices, will be reviewed and explored in the context of organizational, sociologic and economic constraints.

The goal of the course will be to prepare students to address not only the diabetes challenge, but the better management of other chronic diseases. This will be achieved through a combination of classroom work and field experiences, drawing on the expertise of both local and national diabetes and technology experts to provide "state of the art" domain expertise and perspective.
Course note: No auditors. (5.06)


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HPM536 Leading Change
Spring 2
Dr. J. Conway
1.25 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Leading change is an organizational growth and enrichment requirement at all levels and types of organizations. Yet, most change is resisted and most change efforts fail. It is said that the currency of leadership is change yet few leaders either study change or consider themselves adept at it. Effective management of change differentiates those who are successful from those who are not. No matter what the work, to be successful requires coming to work every day to not only make the "product" but also to make it better.

The course will cover change theory, tools, models and approaches and focuses heavily on their application to contemporary issues and opportunities confronted in health. While historically the focus of change efforts have been on leading change from the top, the orientation of this course will be on leading change from the middle and front lines of organizations. Change and learning will be considered at all levels: environment, organizational system level, micro-organization, and in the experience of care and wellness.
Course note: ordinal grading option only. (11.06)

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HPM537 Law and Public Health
Spring
Dr. M. Mello
5.0 Credits.
Not Offered 2008-2009
Lectures. Two 1.5-hour sessions each week.

This course is an expanded version of HPM213: Public Health Law. It explores the same general questions: What is the scope of the government's authority to regulate in the interest of public health? How are individual rights balanced against this authority? What are the strengths and weaknesses of legislation, administrative regulation, and litigation as means to achieve public health goals? In what ways does the law obstruct the achievement of public health goals? How has public health law been influenced by the broader political environment? The core legal concepts are explored in greater depth in this semester-long course, and a larger number of specific applications in public health (e.g., human subjects research, pharmaceutical regulation, firearm laws and injury prevention) are covered. The class is taught at Harvard Law School. Some previous exposure to Constitutional law is helpful but not required.

Course Note: HSPH students must register for HSPH Course. Students may not take this course if you have previously taken HPM213.
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HPM538 Health Information Technology and its Impact on Healthcare
Spring 1

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ID240 Principles of Injury Control
Spring 1
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. D. Hemenway
2.5 credits
Seminar. One 3-hour session each week.

This course provides an introduction to a serious public health problem - intentional and unintentional injury - and provides a framework for examining control options. Specific categories of injuries, such as motor vehicle crashes and violence, and specific risk factors for serious injury such as alcohol and firearms, are examined in detail.

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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ID242 Politics and Strategies for Change in Health Policy
Spring 1
Department of Health Policy and Management and the Department of Society, Human Development and Health
Dr. R. Blendon
2.5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This is a course for public health professionals who want their work to have a real impact on health policy decision-making. You will learn how to develop political strategies for influencing health care policy, and how political analysis can improve health policy research and its implementation at the national, state and local levels. Topics include political strategy; lobbying and special interest groups; the media and public opinion; campaigns, elections, and health policy; building coalitions; and grass roots advocacy. (5.06)

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ID250 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health
Fall 2
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. M. Roberts
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

Provides students with a broad overview of some of the main philosophical and moral ideas that are used as a basis for resolving debates of public health policy. Helps students develop their own capacities to analyze, criticize, evaluate, and construct policy-oriented arguments.

Course Note: Instructor's signature required if student has not complete the prerequisite.

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ID251 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Hlth: Hlth Care Delivery
Summer 1
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. M. Mello, Dr. D. Studdert
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

This course is intended to provide physicians and public health professionals with an understanding of how politics, economic concerns, law, and ethics interact in health care policy decisions in the United States. It also explores these issues internationally through a human rights framework. Through discussion of legal cases and articles from the medical and ethics literature, we will explore topics such as informed consent, rights to health, rationing, personal responsibility for health, and fetal abuse.

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ID251 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Hlth:Hlth Care Dellivery
Summer 1
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. M. Mello, Dr. D. Studdert
2.5 credits
Lectures, case studies. Five 2-hour sessions each week.

This course is intended to provide physicians and public health professionals with an understanding of how politics, economic concerns, law, and ethics interact in health care policy decisions in the United States. It also explores these issues internationally through a human rights framework. Through discussion of legal cases and articles from the medical and ethics literature, we will explore topics such as informed consent, rights to health, rationing, personal responsibility for health, and fetal abuse.

Course evaluations are an important method for feedback on the quality of course offerings. The submission of a course evaluation is a requirement for this course. Your grade for the course will be made available only after you have submitted responses to at least the first three questions of the on-line evaluation for this course.
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ID261 Practice of Health Care Management and Policy
Spring
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. J. Kasten
5 credits
Seminars, field studies. One 2-hour session each week and four hours of field work each week.

One section explores the managerial skills required of public health professionals in any setting - leadership negotiations, interdisciplinary teams, and communication. The alternative section focuses on the policy process from a political perspective, identifying key shareholders, political processes, government structure, and the role of conflict resolution in the formation of health policy. Fieldwork provides practical experience in health care management or health policy development.
Course Note: Acceptance into the MPH concentration in Health Care Management or signature of instructor required. (5.06)

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ID261 Practice of Health Care Management and Policy
Spring
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. J. McDonough
5 credits
Seminars, field studies. One 2-hour session each week and four hours of field work each week.

This is the Field Practicum course for MPH students concentrating in Health Care Management (HCM) or Law and Public Health (LPH). Fieldwork provides practical experience in health care management or health policy development. The classroom component of Section 1 of the course explores the managerial skills required of public health professional in any setting - leadership negotiations, interdisciplinary teams, and communication. The classroom component of section 2 of the course focuses on the policy process from a political perspective, identifying key shareholders, political processes, government structure, and the role of conflict resolution in the formation of health policy. LPH concentrators should register for section 2. HCM concentrators may register for section 1 or section 2.

Course Note: Acceptance into the MPH concentrations in Health Care Management or Law and Public health or signature of instructor required.

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ID272 Financing Health Care in Developing Countries
Spring 1
Departments of Population and International Health and Health Policy and Management.
Dr. Y. Liu, Dr. W. Hsiao
2.5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week.

This course provides a comprehensive survey on the major health care financing options for developing countries. It begins with introduction of system diagnostic criteria such as equity and efficiency, as well as assessment tools such as the National Health Account technique. Drawing on economic theory and international experiences, the course analyzes strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to financing, including tax-based financing, social insurance, user fee financing, and community financing. The aim is to prepare students for applied work in economics and policy analysis related to health financing. This course makes extensive use of case studies. (5.06)


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ID274 Oral Health Policy Research Seminar
Fall/Spring
Cross-listed at HDS as OHPE-222
Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. C. Douglass, Dr. T. Zavras
2.5 credits, given at end of last semester
Lectures, seminars. One 1-hour session each week.

The fall term concentrates on the research methods and current major studies of the epidemiology of oral and dental diseases, and the need, supply, demand, and cost of dental care. Policy documents of the NCHS, NIH, ADA, IOM, and ADEA are studied. Research designs and data collection methods of health policy and epidemiology studies are reviewed. The spring term emphasizes the research work of faculty and students on relevant oral epidemiology and dental care policy subjects. Grade is based upon participation and the defense of a current epidemiology or policy analysis proposal or research project. (6.06)


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ID284 Media and Health Communication: Practical Skills
Spring 2
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Center for Health Communication, and Office of Communications
Dr. Jay Winsten (P), Lisa Berkman (S), Robin Herman
2.5 credits
Lectures, seminars, case studies. One three-hour session per week

This course provides students with an overview of the media environment and teaches
practical skills for handling interviews and press conferences; writing press releases and opinion articles; and developing and implementing mass media campaigns to effect positive behavior change. It includes analyses of how news decisions are made by the media, how to deliver an effective message during a public health emergency or institutional crisis, and how health news can be generated. Guest lecturers will include public officials, individuals from major media outlets, and communication professionals. Course Activities: The course will be a combination of lectures, case studies, practical exercises, and discussion.
Course Note: Enrollment limited to 25 students; instructor's signature required; preference given to graduating SHDHstudents.


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ID285 Environmental Health Risk: Concepts and Cases
WinterSession
Department of Health Policy and Management and the Department of Environmental Health
Dr. K. Thompson
2.5 credits
Seminars. Fourteen 2.5-hour sessions during January.

This course engages the students in a series of lectures on concepts and interactive case studies to introduce the use of a risk analysis framework as an approach to managing environmental health and safety, and other hazards. The course deals with the complexity of contemporary issues in risk perception, assessment, management, and communication using a case-method approach, and it meets the environmental health requirement for professional master's degree programs with a policy-oriented perspective. The course emphasizes communication and applied decision making.

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ID292 Justice and Resource Allocation
Spring 2
Department of Population and International Health and the Department of Health Policy and Management
Dr. N. Daniels
2.5 credits
Lectures. Two 2-hour sessions each week

This course explores the ethical issues, especially issues of distributive justice, raised by health and health care resource allocation methodologies and decisions. We begin with examination of distributive issues raised by measures of summary population health and their extensions into cost effectiveness analysis, paying special attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the underlying welfare economic and utilitarian assumptions. Philosophical and empirical efforts to clarify our beliefs about these distributive issues and our commitments to them will also be discussed. We then turn to recent efforts to make health inequalities and inequities a focus of priority in resource allocation, examining both conceptual and moral issues raised by different approaches to such inequalities and by the fact that the distribution of health is so significantly affected by non-health sector factors. We take up two problems of cross-cutting interest, the different concern shown for identified versus statistical victims, and emerging issues about intergenerational equity concerning the elderly and young. Finally, we turn to fair decision process as a way of resolving disputes about allocation. The goal of the course is to equip students with the ethical basis for addressing resource allocation issues in practical public health contexts, and throughout the course there is a focus real cases where controversy surrounds such decisions.


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