CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Department of Health Care Administration HCA 503 Healthcare Economics Spring 2012 Instructor: Richard L. Tradewell, MBA, Ph.D. Call Number: 9327 E-Mail: Class Location: ET-105 HCA Dept. Administrative Coordinator: Deby McGill, Office Location: E Tec 101 Tel: 562/985-5694 Catalog Description Pre-requisites: ECON 101 or 300 Application of microeconomics principles to the health care, the flow of funds through the health care system including physicians, hospitals, managed care, nursing homes and pharmaceutical firms. The third party payment, asymmetric information and health care systems. Course Description This course studies basic health economic concepts such as opportunity cost, production of good health, the demand for medical care, production and cost theory, cost-benefit analysis, and health care systems and institutions. Other topics of interest include analysis of the behavior of health care providers, profit maximization, perfect and imperfect competition, and The role of government in health matters nonprofit firms’ objectives. and medical care markets as well as a review of limited health care policies are studied and discussed along with basic and applied research. Learning Objectives, Domain and Competency Table The Health Care Administration Department has adopted a competency-based curriculum, based on the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) Competency Assessment Tool and Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) Competency Directory. This course is designed to develop competencies in the Knowledge of Healthcare Environment (KHE) and Business Skills and Knowledge (BSK). This course and presentation skills that address the domain, also enhances students’ writing Communication and Relationship Management (CRM). Learning Objective Domain Competency Activity (A1), Assignment (A2) or Assessment (A3) demonstrate an understanding of the KHE A. Healthcare systems A1-Lecture/Class laws and principles of economics, and organizations participation; and the impact of these laws and D. The community and and principles on healthcare the environment article review; A3- organizations Quiz and final exam
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Department of Health Care Administration HCA 503 Healthcare Economics Spring 2012 Instructor: Richard L. Tradewell, MBA, Ph.D. Call Number: 9327 E-Mail: Class Location: ET-105 HCA Dept. Administrative Coordinator: Deby McGill, Office Location: E Tec 101 Tel: 562/985-5694 Catalog Description Pre-requisites: ECON 101 or 300 Application of microeconomics principles to the health care, the flow of funds through the health care system including physicians, hospitals, managed care, nursing homes and pharmaceutical firms. The third party payment, asymmetric information and health care systems. Course Description This course studies basic health economic concepts such as opportunity cost, production of good health, the demand for medical care, production and cost theory, cost-benefit analysis, and health care systems and institutions. Other topics of interest include analysis of the behavior of health care providers, profit maximization, perfect and imperfect competition, and nonprofit firms’ objectives. The role of government in health matters and medical care markets as well as a review of limited health care policies are studied and discussed along with basic and applied research. Learning Objectives, Domain and Competency Table The Health Care Administration Department has adopted a competency-based curriculum, based on the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) Competency Assessment Tool and Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) Competency Directory. This course is designed to develop competencies in the Knowledge of Healthcare Environment (KHE) and Business Skills and Knowledge (BSK). This course also enhances students’ writing and presentation skills that address the domain, Communication and Relationship Management (CRM). Learning Objective Domain Competency Activity (A1), Assignment (A2) or Assessment (A3) demonstrate an understanding of the laws and principles of economics, and the impact of these laws and principles on healthcare organizations KHE A. Healthcare systems and organizations D. The community and the environment A1-Lecture/Class participation; and article review; A3- Quiz and final exam