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Quantitative Tools for Managers

Location
Beijing, China
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Sunday, January 7, 2018
End Date
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, Su, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Contact Email
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2017
Prerequisite

Intermediate level of Excel competence

Description
Examines how information processing power can be applied to increase quality and decrease cost in healthcare. Emphasizes the importance of understanding analytics as a healthcare manager. Focuses on five themes related to managing a healthcare organization: finance, quality, market, operations, and utilization. Reviews theories such as data formats, database structures, and analysis methods. Explains how data is collected, prepared, and applied to make a positive impact. Real world examples provided during each session so that students can use the lecture materials to solve problems. Develops future healthcare leaders who can understand the details as well as think critically beyond the data.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Utilize financial, market, quality, operational, and utilization data to apply in decision making
  2. Define the various data needs within healthcare and how data impacts decision making and accountability
  3. Identify the appropriate analytical tools for financial, market, quality, operational, and utilization analysis, and evaluate the analytic methods used by other students and provide feedback for improvement
  4. Explain how the application of quantitative tools and methods influences the quality and efficiency of decision making
  5. Combine various datasets in an integrated approach to demonstrate the impact on the overall organization
  6. Develop and present recommendations based on findings from hospital-based case study
Enrollment Restriction
Part-time DrPH students in the Tsinghua cohort only
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
enrollment restricted to students in the Tsinghua DrPH cohort only
Consent Contact
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Jointly Offered With
International Health
Health Policy and Management
Special Comments

For MAC users, a parallel software that can run Windows-based programs is required. This course will be offered over a 3-day period in Beijing China. Students are required to complete assignments prior to the start of class.