Description
The study and application of the concepts and methods of operations management within a health care organizational setting. Techniques of analysis and evaluation are applied to the delivery of health services with respect to organizational design, staffing, financing, and utilization of limited resources. The analysis of operational activities and managerial functions essential to an integrated health care delivery system is assessed and discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the analytical process, program evaluation, organizational aspects and managerial strategies of delivering different levels of care within various institutional arrangements.