Management of healthcare organizations - HCM 310

The purpose of this course is to prepare students for managing health care organizations within an environment of cost containment and quality management of health care services. The course will focus on the role of healthcare managers with an emphasis on quality improvement since many health care facilities are turning to total quality management concepts and processes as they strive for efficiency in operations and improvement of medical care delivered. Cost containment and performance management programs will be discussed as well as supply chain management and IT driven processes.