HCL440 Health Care Systems

Health Care Systems provides an introduction to the fundamentals of systems management and organizational theory as it applies to the analysis of health care organizations. Systems models, organizational boundaries, varieties of systems, environmental factors, force field analysis, and the management of change will be introduced. Health policy issues are introduced. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours