IEGR 408 - Health Care Management Systems and Services

3 Credits
Three lecture hours.

Overview of the evolution, structure and current issues in the health care system, unique features of health care as a product, and the changing relationships between patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, employers, communities, and government, efficiency and engineering aspects of health care system in the United States, optimization methods in health care models, efficient design of health care facilities, the impact of cost containment and competition on hospitals and integrated delivery systems, long term care and disease management, and the important role of epidemiology in assessing population health needs and risks, developments in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical devices, genomics and IT industries.

Prerequisite(s) Senior standing and permission of instructor.
Offered (OFFERED AS NEEDED)