BUS 609 - Healthcare Decisions, Analytics & Systems Performance

3 Credits

Improving the efficiency of health care is one of the most important management challenges of this century. By 2020, US health spending is expected to reach $4.6 trillion and comprise 19.8 percent of GDP. This class will focus on contemporary performance and efficiency evaluation methods, data analysis, and benchmarking tools and strategies to improve healthcare costs. The strength and limitations of various performance assessment methods will be explored along with variables defining the process.