MHA 628 - Managerial Epidemiology

Credits: 3

This course introduces the principles and methods of epidemiology used to study health related factors in populations and health care settings. Major topics include: causation models, epidemiological measures, disease screening, epidemiological study designs, and the various threats to validity that may occur in information processing and analysis. Additional topics covered are rate adjustment methods, prognostic measures, disease surveillance, needs assessment, cost effectiveness analysis, and using epidemiology to understand the health literature or to develop research protocols. Changes in healthcare policy and systems make it important to understand evidence-based research and the application to evaluation, clinicals decision making, and policy in healthcare administration.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care Certificate

Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

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