Health Administration, Management, and Policy Track
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD – Subject Matter Expert
Reinetta Waldrop, FACHE, MSHS – Subject Matter Expert
Goal & Course Offerings
The goal of the Health Administration, Management, and Policy track is to prepare graduates for positions that span the spectrum of health administration, leadership and management, and policy analysis. To develop and maintain successful public health and health care environments, emphasis is placed on organizational leadership, management principles and practices, policy development and analysis, service delivery, and cost containment. These elements, combined with strategies that focus on prevention, community-oriented healthcare, population-based health services and evidence-based management, support the delivery of public health services in the most efficient manner possible. The HAP track is dedicated to providing a learning and training environment for students grounded in knowledge and skills that emphasize the interconnectivity of these issues.
Required Track Courses
MPH 511. Financial Management for Health Administrators (3 credit hours)
This course in health-care financial management is divided into two general areas: Health-care Economics and Prevention Effectiveness and Financial Management and Budgeting. The overall goal of this course is to introduce students to the principles and practices of health-care finance as they relate to each of the modules presented in this course.
MPH 512. Health-care Delivery in the United States (3 credit hours)
This course provides an overview of the financial, organizational and professional complexity of the U.S. health-care delivery system. This course addresses the structure of health services, in the U.S. and analyzes historical and contemporary methods of delivering and financing medical care, and the impact of traditional delivery models on service delivery today. Topics include development of the US public health infrastructure, public and private service delivery models, public and private financing mechanisms, integrated delivery systems, clinical and financial aspects of quality care and comparative effectiveness research models.
MPH 513. Health Policy and the Legislative Process (3 credit hours)
This course introduces students to the process by which laws and regulations are formulated with particular emphasis on the development of health-care legislation. Students follow a particular public health law through the legislative process and learn criteria for analyzing health-care legislation to examine its potential effects on general and underserved populations.
MPH 610. Public Health Law (3 credit hours)
This course is designed to introduce non-lawyers to the role of the law in determining public health. The course examines legal principles and concepts required to analyze fundamental relationships between the provider, consumer and the government. Students analyze judicial opinions, statutes, and regulations. Topics include the balance between individual rights and public health initiatives, privacy, medical malpractice, informed consent, and legal rights of access to health care.