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Program - Health Policy and Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Annette Choolfaian, R.N., M.P.A.
Department Chair
• M.P.H Program Curriculum
•
Emergency Preparedness Concentration
• Graduate Certificate in Managed Care
• Graduate Certificate in Management of
Long-Term Care Facilities
• Graduate Certificate in Emergency
Medical Services
•
Graduate Certificate in Emergency
Preparedness
• Program Course Descriptions
The following courses are all 3 credits, unless otherwise noted.
M.P.H. Curriculum - 46 credits
- Required courses: 22 credits
Health Care in the United States
Health Economics
Behavioral and Social Factors in Public Health
Environmental Influences on Human Health
Introduction to Biostatistics
Introduction to Epidemiology
Thesis
Practicum (1 credit) - Required concentration courses:
12 credits
Law and Health
Financial Administration of Health Delivery Systems
New Directions: Managing Health Care
Organizational Theory - For
Practicum and elective courses: 12 credits.
See academic advisor
All students who are pursuing the MPH degree are required to show evidence of computer literacy through the successful completion of the Computer Literacy Competency exam during their first semester. Those who desire formal instruction in computer skills may take our one-credit course, Fundamentals of Computer Usage, or they may choose to take a basic computer course at another institution before taking the Computer Literacy Competency exam.
Emergency Preparedness Concentration
All of the required M.P.H. core and program courses.
Plus the following 12 credits:
Fundamentals of Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness for Acts or Terrorism and Industrial Accidents
Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian
Emergencies
In addition, the student’s thesis must address an area of emergency
preparedness
For Practicum and Electives : See academic advisor
Graduate Certificate in Managed Care
This is a 12-credit certificate for professionals currently practicing in managed care and for those considering entry to the field. It is designed to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the organizational, financial, regulatory and legal aspects of managed care.
Earning the certificate affords students a focused learning experience in managed care and also serves as an entry to master’s degree studies for those who desire it.
The following courses are required: (all courses are 3 credits)
Healthcare in the United States
New Directions: Managing Health care
New Directions: Managed Healthcare Organizational Structures
New Directions: Medical Management of Health Care
Graduate Certificate in Management of Long-Term Care Facilities
This is a 15-credit certificate for professionals currently practicing in long-term care facilities and for those considering entrance into the field. The program is designed to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the management, financial, legal, and clinical aspects of long-term care. For those who are seeking licensure, the completion of this certificate program will meet the educational requirement (qualification 3) for licensure by the New York State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
This certificate is a focused learning experience in long-term care management and also serves as an entry to master’s degree studies for those who desire it.
Required courses: (all courses are 3 credits)
Managing Long-Term Care Services
Financial Administration of Health Delivery
Law and Health
Human Resources Management
Introduction to Clinical Gerontology
Course Descriptions
Health Care in the United States
This course provides a comprehensive overview of healthcare programs and policies in the United States. Lectures enable students to understand the major constituencies involved in healthcare and introduce them to current public health issues, healthcare delivery systems, and factors that determine health
policy
Introduction to Biostatistics formerly Health Quantitative Sciences I
This course is an introductory graduate course that presents the fundamental
statistical approaches employed in clinical research. Lectures cover basic
probability, common distributions, samples and populations, interval estimation,
and inferential statistical approaches. By reading medical literature, students
learn how statistical techniques are applied to clinical data, and practice
summarizing and interpreting analytic results.
Introduction to Epidemiology formerly Health Quantitative Sciences II
This course introduces students to the principles and practices of epidemiology
and provides them a population-based perspective on health and disease. Students
learn the basic measurements of frequency and association and the methods
employed in describing, monitoring, and studying health and disease in
populations.
Health Economics
This course explores the concepts of scarcity, social choice, rationing, resource allocation, efficiency, investment, and market forces and their relationship to health services delivery and health policy. A variety of analytical principles and methods are examined and applied to issues including healthcare financing, cost containment, regulation, access, insurance, productivity, and program evaluation.
Law and Health
This course provides an overview of the legal system, legal issues, and the convergence of public health policy and the law through analysis of contemporary topics using the case method approach.
Behavioral and Social Factors in Public Health
An overview and introduction to the way in which behavioral and social factors contribute to health. The course covers a wide range of topics: theories of behavioral science which have been applied to health behaviors; socio-cultural factors in disease etiology and the role of social conditions and social policy in addressing critical public health problems; individual, group, community, and technology-based strategies for health behavior change; and current issues in behavioral science for health promotion including its application to achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals.
Environmental Influences on Human Health
This survey of the major environmental determinants of human health covers physical, chemical and biological sources of exposure; routes of exposure in humans; etiology of environmental disease and mortality; and the complexities of environmental public policy. Topics include airborne pollution, contaminated water and food, solid and hazardous waste, and risk assessment as a tool for regulation. Students have the opportunity to tour a local public works facility.
Financial Administration of Health Delivery Systems
This course presents principles and techniques of health care institutional and
ambulatory care financial management. Topics include budgeting, cash flow,
inventory management, cost analysis, financing, and sources of operating
revenue.
Research in Healthcare Administration
This is a methods course stressing the theory and practice of conducting research in health fields. Topics include research design, sampling, data collection methods from records, interviewing, coding and data analysis.
Seminar in Healthcare Cost Containment
This course provides a review of the most current programs and methods being used to respond to the cost containment mandate. (Materials fee)
The Management Process in Health Service Organizations
A survey of management theories and principles with emphasis on the role of the middle manager within health service organizations is presented. Topics include leadership style, supervision of professional staff, evaluation of program effectiveness, and fiscal accountability.
Long-Term Care Delivery Systems
This course provides students with an introduction to the basic learning and analytical frameworks of Long-Term Care (LTC). Three perspectives or approaches are used to describe and discuss the complicated LTC landscape. First, LTC is examined as a "system" – that is, a cluster of interrelated components. Next, LTC is explored from the point of view of public policy – that is, from the perspective of various courses of action open to government to address the LTC dilemma. Finally, LTC is viewed as an expanding market for providers of health care, social services and housing.
New Directions: Managing Health Care
An overview is provided of managed care health reform, managed care organizations and services and an introduction to HMOs, PPOs, insurers, HMO evaluation, and strategy development. In addition, students are exposed to managed care contracting and provider relations, financial incentives, patient self selection in HMOs, quality assurance and outcomes analysis in managed care.
Human Resources Management
An institution’s reputation and ability to carry out its mission can only be a reflection of the characteristics and capability of its work force. This course explores the management strategies to integrate a variety of human resource functions into a strategic plan which ensures a high level of employee relations and optimum productivity from a well-trained and motivated work force. It covers a practical plan of action for an institution’s top management.
New Directions: Managed Healthcare Organizational Structures
Students receive a full exposure to the operations of managed care systems. Managed care organizational structures, provider organizations, staffing, marketing and other aspects of the delivery system are reviewed. In addition, the managed care process, including case management and utilization review, is discussed.
Prerequisite: New Directions: Managing Health Care
Business Planning in Healthcare Organizations
This course provides students with detailed knowledge in the development of business plans and budgets.
Organizational Theory
This course introduces students to an understanding of the major theories of
organization with a review of the principal elements of organizational structure
and behavior and their effect on today’s managerial problems. In addition, the
applications of these theories, through such concepts as “The learning
organization” and “organizational leadership” are discussed.
Grant and Contract Development and Administration
This course addresses the fundamentals of grant and contract administration, proposal development and research administration for the public health and social welfare professional. Topics include funding sources and proposal development, financial issues, contracting for sponsored programs, post-award management, governmental regulations and compliance, and ethical aspects of research administration.
Developing the Strategic Plan
This course provides an overview of the basic principles of strategic planning for healthcare providers. Emphasis is placed on both planning principles as well as the specific skills and methods employed in strategic planning. Students are required to engage in actual market research and analysis; case studies of various strategic plans are discussed and analyzed.
Seminar on the Legal and Economic Issues in Managed Care
The legal and economic issues of managed care are critical to the development, implementation and maintenance of these programs. This seminar introduces the student to the fundamental economic and legal principles that drive the managed care concept. Areas covered are the HMO act, Medicare and Medicaid programs, ERISA, anti-trust issues, organizational and contractual issues, benefits package structure and pricing, purchasers’ expectations, rate setting, and provider payment mechanisms.
Prerequisite: New Directions: Managing Health Care
Customer Satisfaction and Performance Improvement
Customer satisfaction and performance improvement are essential for healthcare providers, if they are to deliver quality services in the 21st century. In this course, students develop an implementation plan for a successful customer satisfaction and performance improvement program, including techniques used to review existing systems measuring satisfaction and meeting organizational objectives for the delivery of quality healthcare services.
Strategic Management of Communications in Healthcare Organizations
This course focuses on managing communication issues when healthcare organizational and stakeholder interests collide. The course explores the dynamic public environment of health care and the influences that must be considered by decision-makers. Knowing how actions may be judged in the public arena, will help managers navigate their healthcare careers. Managers at all levels need to know how to interact with various "publics", such as: the media, the community, public interest groups, agencies, unions, etc. The course uses case studies and interactive problem solving. Public relations tools and techniques, consumer behavior, and strategic public affairs planning are examined.
Leadership, Power and Influence
This course is designed for students who are, or plan to become, health services managers, and wish to upgrade their leadership skills in highly competitive and rapidly changing work environments. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of leadership and power. This is necessary to influence people to accomplish one’s objectives. Topics for discussion are: the challenge of managerial life, sources and use of power and politics, network building and exchange strategies, leadership styles, and other important topics that can give rise to more effective leadership.
Health Services Organization and Management
This course is designed to provide the manager with an introduction to the organization and management of the acute care hospital. Students analyze the most important management concepts through class discussion, role playing and case study review. Special attention is paid to alternative organizational structures and medical staff.
(Formerly offered as Hospital Organization and Management)
Managing Change and Decision-Making in the Healthcare Industry
The various approaches to change management employed in organizations are
explored in this course. Students explore the core management competencies
needed for effective change leadership. Students also integrate the concepts and
techniques involved in implementing a planned change process. In addition, the
theories and techniques of organizational and individual decision-making are
discussed.
Overview of Behavioral Health Services
This course is designed to provide students currently working in the healthcare industry with a comprehensive understanding of the historical, financial, legal, regulatory, and care delivery issues unique to behavioral health services. The importance of integrating behavioral health services with primary care services is explored with particular focus on improved patient outcomes and financial opportunities resulting from successful integration. Societal influences affecting both the providers and recipients of behavioral health services are examined. Current and future and trends in clinical treatment and systems for the delivery of care are discussed.
Managing Long-Term Care Facilities
This course provides the student with the opportunity to examine the essential skills required for the successful management of a long-term care facility. The focus is on management functions (leadership, planning, organizing, and marketing), human resources, finance (principles of accounting and budgeting), environment (architecture and regulatory issues), and resident /patient care. The course also examines the multiple aspects of the administrator's role in the operations and politics of the organization.
Ethics in Health Care
This course focuses on the practical application of the principles of medical ethics to contemporary issues in healthcare planning, management, and delivery. In an era of increasing regulatory mandates and resource scarcity, an understanding of the function of ethical analysis is of critical importance in the identification, elucidation, and resolution of healthcare controversies. The course includes an overview of the philosophical foundations of the principles of medical ethics and presents a methodology for their employment in the attempted resolution of problems which exist at the confluence of medicine and morals. Issues of patient and professional autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence, confidentiality, informed consent, and distributive justice are explored. Application is made to such contemporary issues as euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and AIDS.
Strategic Management
Strategic management is an externally oriented philosophy of managing an organization to orchestrate a fit between the organization's external environment and its internal situation. Strategic management goes beyond the traditional focus of strategy formulation and incorporates leadership through successful strategic implementation. Case studies of healthcare organizations are utilized to illustrate various aspects of strategic management.
Making Information Work for the Modern Manager
Health Care managers and other professionals are burdened with a blizzard of data and information. This course focuses on how to use information effectively in decision-making and managing organizations. Practical approaches to design, data collection and analysis are presented. Students explore ways to make software work to improve presentations form simple Excel to sophisticated e-analytics. In addition, innovative uses of technology in healthcare and the life sciences are discussed.
The Changing Health Care Systems
The governance and organization of our health care systems have and continue to undergo serious change. Students review the evolving roles and responsibilities of the voluntary, proprietary, and public systems as well as new structures to reorganize and integrate the delivery of health care services.
New Directions: Medical Management of Health Care
Medical Management refers to the activities that surround the provision of care to members of Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and other organized systems of care. These include management of risk, preventive medicine, health education, quality improvement activities, utilization management, case management, disease management, and demand management. The course also examines "best practices" in medical management as they are applied to managed healthcare settings and at the point of service.
Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective
This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of
economic forces and their effect on health policy. Students will have a better
understanding of how market economists think when addressing healthcare policy,
specifically legislation and regulation. Health Economics is a prerequisite for
this course and it is expected that students will extend and enrich their
knowledge of health economic tools and principles.
Health Policymaking in the United States
Health Policy is the set of decisions made by government that pertain to health
and the pursuit of health. This course examines the forces and central players
that shape the formulation, implementation, and modification of health policy at
the federal and state levels. Forces include economic, social, ethical and
political factors; central players include health care providers, payers,
special interest groups, lobbyists, the press, elected officials, legislative
staff, think tanks, and public agencies.
Delivering Healthcare Services to the Aged
This course is designed for students interested in the issues around service
delivery for the elderly and those preparing for management positions in
long-term care and nursing facilities. It focuses on the role and status of the
elderly; the major health, social and economic problems affecting the aged; the
range of policies and human services available to meet the needs and problems of
the aged; and social policy and planning issues related to the gerontological
and social services system.
Leading Healthcare Organizations Towards Performance Excellence
This course expands the student’s knowledge of quality data reporting, including
differentiation between the various types of quality metrics, pay for
performance contracting, and specialty center and center of excellence
designation. In addition, students will be exposed to the design and
implementation of a quality monitoring program in a cost containment
environment.
Approaches to System Improvement in Healthcare Operations:
This course will introduce students to some of the key concepts, strategies and
analytic tools of Operations Management as they apply to the delivery of patient
care. We will focus on the philosophy of continuous improvement, team skills and
statistical thinking. Students will practice the use of management tools for
process analysis and design, capacity planning, decision making, and performance
measurement; and address the central question of how to improve clinical and
non-clinical performance of health care services.
Field Experience in Health Policy and Management
Students explore the application of theory by working in an approved health services organization or equivalent. Field work is supervised by a faculty member who serves as liaison to the organization.
Directed Research in Health Policy and Management
This course includes advanced study and research in an area of interest chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty member. Opportunities for work on special problems are provided.
Seminar in Health Policy and Management
This course explores contemporary trends and recent developments in an area of study not examined in other elective courses. Topics may change each term. Students should consult the program director for subject matter to be covered.
Tutorial in Health Policy and Management
This course offers a comprehensive individual study of a specific topic, guided by the professor.
Thesis
It is expected that the thesis will be an original scholarly work involving an analysis of new or existing data on a subject relevant to the field of public health. It should be noted that theses may require review and approval by the university's Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to initiation of any thesis work. Students should work through their program director to determine whether their thesis topic requires IRB review. Further, students must maintain regular contact with their program director during their thesis work to insure that their activities continue to meet the standards and regulations governing
health care research.
Practicum
Students must complete a practicum. This is to assure that students have practical experience to support academic skills and information acquired within the broad filed of public health before they enter the world of public health practice. To fulfill this requirement, students will generally register for a one-credit pass/fail course in excess of the 45 credits required for the degree. Students who can demonstrate appropriate practice experience prior to beginning their M.P.H. studies may apply for a waiver.
Graduate Certificate
in Emergency Preparedness
The New York Medical College Certificate Program in Emergency Preparedness is
designed to provide those either working or wishing to work in the field of
emergency preparedness with the necessary knowledge and skills to function in
this complex and changing field. This 15-credit graduate certificate program is
designed to provide an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach to
comprehensive emergency management and public health emergency preparedness for
disasters, acts of terrorism and public health emergencies. The student
completing this program will be suited to either enter or advance in the field
of emergency preparedness with a strong background in the required knowledge and
the skills for comprehensive emergency planning and mitigation, hazard and
vulnerability analysis and the conduct of integrated emergency management plans
and drills.
Students in this program may come from varied fields including public health,
hospitals, emergency management, emergency medical service, fire service and law
enforcement. Earning this certificate affords students a focused learning
experience in emergency preparedness and also serves as an entry for master’s
degree studies for those who desire it.
All courses offered are at the graduate level and may be applied towards the
Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management.
In addition to a baccalaureate degree, applicants must have relevant initial
experience in the field of emergency preparedness.
Required Courses: 15 credits
Fundamentals of Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness for Acts of Terrorism
Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian
Emergencies
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Capstone
Course Descriptions:
Fundamentals of Emergency Preparedness
This course is designed to teach the student the basic principles of emergency
management and how they apply to all hazards including those due to disasters,
terrorism and public health emergencies. The student is shown how the discipline
of emergency preparedness applies science and technology, planning, risk
analysis and management in dealing with large and complex events that have the
potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality, extensive damage to
property as well as the economic and physical infrastructure of communities.
Students learn key concepts related to comprehensive emergency management and
the incident command system. Lastly, the student is shown how the preparedness,
mitigation, response and recovery phases apply to these events.
Emergency Preparedness for Acts of Terrorism
Acts of terrorism present the unique threats to communities. Students are shown
the approaches to planning for, and responding to, acts of terrorism including,
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive. The concept of hazard
and risk vulnerability as it applies to terrorism is presented. In addition, how
the threat of terrorism has affected emergency preparedness and the approach
taken to terrorism preparedness at a local, state, national and international
level is discussed.
Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian
Emergencies
This course explores the unique aspects of both natural disasters and complex
humanitarian emergencies. In addition, the challenges faced by public health
emergencies are presented. The student is taught how to apply comprehensive
emergency management to these events. Information from recent national and
international events are presented and discussed.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
This course explores the roles, responsibilities and perspectives of public
health in times of natural disasters, terrorism and public health emergencies.
It builds upon material covered in the preceding courses on emergency
preparedness. The student is taught how emergency preparedness principles can be
applied to public health preparedness. The course covers the role of public
health in disasters and terrorism. In addition, the course discusses how
emergency preparedness is applied to public health emergencies and complex
humanitarian emergencies.
Emergency Preparedness Capstone
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the opportunity to
synthesize and integrate the knowledge and skills learned in the previous
emergency preparedness course work. Students work under the supervision of the
faculty to develop an emergency management plan for a specific event, including
its effect on their particular discipline. In addition to the plan, the student
will develop an exercise to test the plan and the framework for an after action
report to evaluate the exercise.
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