Managerial Epidemiology and Decision Making in Healthcare
HMGT 307 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: Prerequisites: HMGT 300 and STAT 200. An overview of epidemiologic principles and tools applicable to decision making in healthcare. The objective is to apply the basic principles of descriptive epidemiology to healthcare planning, directing, controlling, organizing, staffing, and financial management; critically evaluate the factors that influence the health status of populations served; and distinguish among study designs in terms of causal inference and sources of bias. Focus is on applying epidemiological and decision-making tools to integrative decision making in healthcare.
