DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE COURSE LIST 2001-2002

EPH Classes

GHD 513b, Topics in Global Health. 2 credits. Students have the opportunity to critically examine international health programs and policies in eight to ten substantive areas. Subjects include infectious and chronic disease interventions, women 's health, health resource allocation, strategies in global aid, primary health care, environmental health, health promotion, refugees, and AIDS. I. Kickbusch, N. Groce.

GHD 519b, International Human Rights. 3 credits. This course is an introduction to the evolution of international human rights and of the legal instruments designed for their protection. The course studies the theoretical foundations of the idea of human rights in various civilizations and cultures, evaluates its legacy within the Western liberal tradition, and examines its meaning and relevance in dealing with major issues in the contemporary world. G. Andreopoulos.

HPA 514b, Government and Health Policy. 3 credits. This course is designed to familiarize students with the various processes by which governmental health policy is made in the United States, and with current policy debates. One focus of the course is to understand the politics underlying the successes and failures of health policymaking during the course of the twentieth century. This includes a discussion of the relevant governmental institutions, political actors, the major national programs that have been established, and how political actors use resources and set their strategies. K. Kronebusch.

[HPA 53ob/ECON 776b, Economics of Population. 2 credits. This course includes analysis of economic aspects of population change including fertility, health and mortality, marriage, migration, and labor force behavior. Microeconomic models of individual family behavior are used to account for economic and demographic behavior of persons in low-and high-income countries. Also included is evaluation of policy interventions that seek to increase labor productivity, shift labor supply, and improve health, change fertility, or alter migration. Prerequisite: Microeconomics. P.Schultz.]

HPA 538a, Regulation and Public Health Policy. 3 credits. This course provides students with an understanding of the role of government regulation in public health and health-related markets. Students learn to analyze how economic and political forces can influence both the development and the implementation of public health regulations. The course utilizes theories and empirical evidence from economics, political science, law, and public health to help students answer five questions relating to government intervention in health-related markets: Why regulate? How are regulatory rules made? How are regulations enforced? How do we determine whether regulations are successful? What alternatives exist to regulation? Students also apply insights and concepts from the course to explain policymaking in public health bureaucracies. Prerequisite: Microeconomics or permission of instructor. M. Olson.

[HPA 544a, Public Law and Public Health: The Law, the Individual, and the State. 2 credits. This course provides students with a basic orientation to the law, the legal system, and legal decision making as they relate to the public 's health. Emphasis is on the relation between the autonomy of the individual and the power of the state in addressing issues affecting the public 's health. Topics include civil commitment, right to refuse treatment, procreation, human experimentation and clinical research, domestic violence, adoption and foster care, religious practices, and seat belt and helmet laws. Issues that must be considered in assessing the state 's silence, omission, intervention, or intrusion into health matters of the person, the family, or the group are discussed. Prerequisite: first-term core. J. Culhane.]

HPA 547b, Law and the Management of Health Care Organizations. 2 credits. This course is a survey of legal topics important to the management of health care organizations. It is designed to acquaint the future health care manager with the basic legal issues that daily affect the provision of health care services. The course examines the relationships among the parties involved in the delivery of health care; the law of business organizations, including that of corporations and partnerships; the legal constraints that affect health care organizations, including state and federal regulatory laws, labor relations, and antitrust doctrines; and doctrines particularly applicable to managed care organizations. The course also considers a variety of emerging legal issues in the health care field. W. J. Thomas.

HPA 56ob, Health Care Delivery and Finance Policy and Management. 2 credits. This course introduces students to the organization and operation of the American health care system. The course examines systems of health care delivery and finance and recent trends in their organization, including the growth of managed care. The course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the existing structure of the system and to provide them with conceptual frameworks to consider forces for change and the implications of recent trends for policy and management. S. Busch.

HPA 561b, Integrative Seminar in Health Services Management. 2 credits. This course presents a range of management issues in health services delivery. The course integrates the tools of accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, operations research, and strategic planning in the context of health systems management. Influences and constraints related to the political and regulatory environment are explored. Enrollment limited; preference given to second-year students. E.Bradley.

HPA 564a, Integrated Clinical/ Financial Information Management. 2 credits. No matter what the regulatory or payment environment is, management of health care delivery systems depends upon data. In this course, theory of information management and applications are provided, using real data. The course uses a powerful local resource, the work of the Resource Information Management System (RIMS) at Yale-New Haven Hospital, as the basis for learning about the clinical,. financial, operational, and technical input to a management information system. The uses and applications of information in planning, developing, operating, negotiating, and evaluating health care service is stressed. Prerequisites: HPA 560b,or equivalent, and accounting are desirable but not required. D. Diers, S. Allegretto.

HPA 57oa, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Decision Making. 2 credits. This course introduces students to the methods of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis in health-related technology assessment, resource allocation, and clinical decision-making. The course aims to develop the following:(1)technical competence in the methods used; (2)practical skills in applying these tools to case-based studies of medical decisions and public health choices; and (3)an appreciation of the uses and limitations of these methods at the levels of national policy, health care organizations, and individual patient care. A. D. Paltiel.

HPA 577b, Quality Management in Health Care. 2 credits. This course examines the development and application of methodologies to evaluate the impact of medical care processes in hospital and managed care settings. The course also examines (1)the regulatory environment confronting health care institutions and their response to these mandates and (2)the application of epidemiologic principles and quality improvement technology to the assessment of both clinical and nonclinical processes and outcomes. Prerequisite: First-term core. W. Crede.

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