COURSES 

HPA 400 - Principles of Management in Public Health (3 sh)

A detailed discussion of the conceptual and theoretical foundations to the principles of management with an emphasis on public health and health care settings. Prerequisite: Enrollment restricted to public health students; other graduate and professional students admitted by consent as space permits. To obtain consent, see the SPH registrar.

HPA 401 - Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (2 sh)

Provides grounding in the behavioral sciences with applications to public health. Examines individual, institutional, and societal responses to the psychosocial factors influencing health and illness. Prerequisite: Enrollment restricted to public health students; other graduate and professional students admitted by the consent of the SPH registrar as space permits.

HPA 402 - Social Ethics and Public Health (3 sh)

Applications of ideas from philosophy, law, political science, and economics to analyze the ethical basis of public health policies and programs.

HPA 403 - U.S. Health Care System (3 sh)

Overview of the U.S. health care system, including its evolution, utilization patterns, providers - human, institutional and organizational, financing, regulating, evaluating, and reforming.

HPA 405 - Leadership in Public Health Practice (3 sh)

Same as CHSC 405. Utilizing public health core functions, this course explores leadership style and practice through case studies and techniques which enhance leadership development. Prerequisites: CHSC 400 and consent of the instructor.

HPA 417 - Quality Management in Health Services (2 sh)

Surveys development of quality management in health services and theoretical basics and diverse perspectives of quality management and regulation. Presents relevant research and management methodologies. Prerequisites: HPA 400 and CHSC 400.

HPA 429 - Introduction to Health Services Research (2 sh)

Introduction to health services research using classic studies and current trends which examine access, cost, quality, and organization of health care. Prerequisite: HPA 400.

HPA 430 - Introduction to Public Health Policy Analysis (3 sh)

Identifies and discusses health status as a function of public policy, policymaking to improve the public's health, and current health policy topics and methodology.

HPA 431 - Law and Public Health (3 sh)

Surveys basic concepts and content in major areas of health law; explains the sources of legal authority; and develops familiarity with legal language and thinking.

HPA 432 - Public Health Advocacy (3 sh)

Examination of the courts, government agencies, legislatures, and public opinion, and an analysis of their decision making; planning an advocacy campaign using strategic analysis.

HPA 437 - Health Care Data (3 sh)

Same as BHIS 437. Review of fundamentals constituting a health care information system. How data are transformed into information and then again transformed into knowledge through integrated computer systems.

HPA 444 - Health Care Budgeting and Strategic Planning (3 sh)

Budgeting systems in health care; budgeting techniques, flexible budgeting, cost behavior and forecasting, revenue and expense analysis; strategic planning in health care agencies; continuous quality improvement.

HPA 463 - Managerial Health Economics (3 sh)

Uses managerial economics to study the health care system: demand for medical services; role of health insurance; productivity/cost measurement; labor markets and competition. Prerequisite: HPA 400 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 465 - Health Information and Decision Support Systems (4 sh)

Introduction to computer-assisted management information and decision systems in health organizations; analysis and design of databases; data and information flow; reports and uses of microcomputers.

HPA 494 - Introductory Special Topics in Health Policy and Administration
(1 to 4 sh)

Introductory topics in health administration, policy analysis, health care financing, and cost-effectiveness evaluation. Topics vary by semesters.

HPA 510 - Health Care Information Systems I (4 sh)

Same as BHIS 510. Examination, through case studies, of information technologies and systems currently in place and on the horizon, in health care organizations and in health science libraries. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 531 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 511 - Organization Theory Applied to Health Programs (3 sh)

Classical and modern organization theories applied to health programs. Includes organization structure and goals, management functions and processes, and managerial controls and evaluation. Prerequisite: HPA 400 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 516 - Health Personnel Management (3 sh)

Health personnel policies and programs, human resources requirements, recruitment, development, performance appraisal, salary and wage administration, and management/labor relations in the health industry. Prerequisites: HPA 400 and consent of the instructor.

HPA 520 - Management of Health Care Communication Systems (4 sh)

Same as BHIS 515. Examination and management of data communications in and between health care facilities, including examination of issues, standards, technologies, and system configurations. Prerequisite: HPA 510 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 522 - Health Evaluation Methods (3 sh)

Applies social science research methods and theory to the evaluation of health interventions. Uses quasi-experimental designs to evaluate program effectiveness. Students design their own studies. Prerequisites: BSTT 401 and HPA 400 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 524 - Case Management and Managed Care: Theory and Practice (3 sh)

Case management as a public health and managed care intervention is applied to such problems as chronic diseases, mental illness, AIDS, and maternal and child health.

HPA 527 - Critical Issues in Long-Term Care Policy (3 sh)

Same as CHSC 527. Long-term care organization, financing, delivery, utilization, and policy, emphasizing affordability, access, and quality in a managed care environment. Prerequisites: CHSC 400 and 425 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 529 - Multidisciplinary Research Methods in Clinical Practice I (2 sh)

Overview of research methods used in surveys and the study of outcomes in clinical practice. Includes developing a research proposal in a clinical setting. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the School of Public Health and HPA 400, EPID 400, and BSTT 400, or consent of the instructor.

HPA 531 - Health Information Systems Analysis and Design (4 sh)

Same as BHIS 520. A project course applying systems analysis and design theory to health care systems evaluation, modeling, and implementation. Prerequisite: HPA 510 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 540 - Applications in Health Information Management (4 sh)

Same as BHIS 525. Covers the application of theory through case study analysis and the use of information systems for quality assurance and management. Prerequisites: HPA 510 and one other course from among HPA 520, 531, or 550, or consent of the instructor.

HPA 543 - Advanced Health Economics (4 sh)

Same as ECON 555. Topics in the supply and demand for health services; the role of insurance in the medical care industry; public policy issues of cost and quality regulation. Prerequisite: ECON 501 or 520 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 550 - Topics in Health Information Management (4 sh)

Same as BHIS 530. The study of advanced topics in various areas of health information management. Prerequisites: HPA 510 and one course from among HPA 520, 531, or 540, or consent of the instructor.

HPA 551 - Marketing Health Programs (3 sh)

Concepts of marketing as a management tool; application of marketing to health care: the marketing process, marketing resources, and strategies for accomplishing marketing objectives. Prerequisite: HPA 400 or MKTG 563 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 556 - U.S. Mental Health Policy (2 sh)

Public policies which have supported the U.S. mental health service system from 1946 to the present. Theory, development, and evaluation of mental health policy in the U.S. Prerequisites: HPA 400 and HPA 430, and either EPID 400 or BSTT 400.

HPA 557 - Measurement in Health Services Research (3 sh)

Presents measurement, reliability and validity theory, and assessment using correlation, internal consistency, factor analysis, and others. Application in developing, analyzing, and reporting behavioral and/or organizational measures. Prerequisites: BSTT 400 and 401 or consent of the instructor.

HPA 563 - Web-based Public Health Information Systems (3 sh)

Examination of web-based applications in public health practice and factors in the design of web-based public health education and database systems. Prerequisites: HPA 465 and graduate or professional standing. Consent of instructor is mandatory. Unless otherwise permitted, class is limited to students in the HPA Public Health Informatics Program.

HPA 564 - Geographic Information System Application in Public Health (3 sh)

Examination of GIS applications in public health and the process of designing a GIS-based public health investigation. Prerequisites: HPA 465 and BSTT 400 and graduate or professional standing. Consent of instructor is mandatory.

HPA 594 - Advanced Special Topics in Health Policy and Administration
(1 to 4 sh)

Advanced topics in health administration, policy analysis, health care financing, cost-effectiveness evaluation. Topics vary by semester. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

Aimee Wiebel, Academic Coordinator