Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
The Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Department of Urban Studies and Community Health
Undergraduate Program in Public Health
10:501:203:01 Introduction to Health Administration
Monday 5:30 - 8;35pm
Hickman Hall, Room 201
Syllabus – Spring 2015
Douglas A. Campbell, BS, MM, CHPRM
Administrator
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Email: dcampbell@meridianhealth.com
732-796-8402
I Course Definition: Application of administrative theory to health care delivery, policy, and
planning. Structures and functions of management. Application of principles of management in
the field of Healthcare.
This course is a three credit, elective for Public Health students interested in expanding their
frame of reference to include the administration, management, and leadership of organizations
providing health services in a wide range of settings.
II Required Textbook:
Delivering Health Care in America
Leiyu Shi & Douglas Singh
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
2011 - Sixth Edition, copyright 2012
A number of additional readings may be assigned including
handouts in class discussing management practices and theories as
well as supplementing the related health care chapters and topics.
III Format of the course: The course will include lectures and substantial class participation.
Lectures will follow the course syllabus, which may require adjustment during the course of the
year. Any such changes will be communicated well in advance. Lectures will review assigned
readings and highlight practical examples of healthcare administration and “real-life” tools and
techniques of management. Guest speakers and possibly a class tour of a health care facility may
be arranged and scheduled during the semester.
Students will be encouraged to develop knowledge of current events in the Healthcare
Administration. Students will be required each week to bring in a healthcare article from a
current newspaper or journal with a one paragraph typed summary. The summary should
comment on the relevant healthcare administrative issue, healthcare reform, and public health
implications and highlight the management principles involved. Each week specific topics or
areas will be assigned to correspond to the readings and lectures.
Oral presentations of the current event article will be given by several students each week.
Students will be expected to learn the broad range of healthcare administration opportunities.
Students will learn management principles applied in various health services organizations.
Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of current events and future trends in
healthcare administration. Handouts will be included into the content of test material.
Exams: will include materials covered in the assigned text, materials discussed during class
lectures and class discussions. The Exam format will vary and may include a combination of the
following types of questions: true and false, multiple choice, complete the answer, essay and
short essay.
IV. Grading:
Examination #1 – 100 points
Examination #2 – 100 points
Examination #3 – 100 points
Term paper 60 points
Current Events – 140 points
Homework, will be required each class. Submission of the assignment is required
at the beginning of class. E mail submissions will not be accepted. If submitted
late, homework material will be deducted 50% of the grade assigned for each
assignment. Additionally, no homework materials will be accepted later than 1
week of the class assignment. Homework grades will be considered final after
the following week of class, with no further retro adjustments occurring.
The above five grades will be averaged together for the determination of the final grade worth a
maximum of 500 points.
V. Each student is expected to come to class fully prepared and actively participate in the class
discussion.
VI. Academic Misconduct (Academic Integrity Policy)
The University’s Academic Integrity Policy can be found at:
http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/files/documents/AI_Policy_9_01_2011.pdf
Please note that penalties for misconduct range from failing an assignment/
exam to dismissal from the university.
NOTE: Questionable actions during exams – immediate removable from class.
VII. Absence from class, Missed exams. Students are expected to attend all classes; if you expect to
miss one or two classes, please use the University absence reporting website
https://sims.rutgers.edu/ssra/ to indicate the date and reason for your absence. An email is
automatically sent to me.
Please note: Arrangements for missed exams are to be made within 24 hours of the missed class or will
result in a zero for that exam. Absences relating to extenuating circumstances will be considered.
VIII. Office hours will occur prior to and after class. Should a student require assistance,
additional meeting, exam accommodations times can be arranged.
Course Schedule:
Week 1
1.26.2015
- Course overview, objectives, expectations, format, and examinations
-discussion of health services and the healthcare delivery system (HCDS)
-discussion of health services administration, regulatory overview
-discussion of management functions
- Review of Chapter #1
Assignment: read chapters #2 and #3, current event assignment, review and be
prepared to discuss the topic of the current status of the HCDS.
Assignment of TERM PAPER
Week 2
2.2.2015
- review current event topic
- review and discuss assignment
-review chapters#1, #2 and #3
-review Beliefs, Values and Health
-discuss evolution of health services in the US
Assignment: read chapter # 4 and #5, current event review - be prepared to
discuss the topics of health professionals and medical technology.
Week 3
2.9.2015
- review and discuss current event
-review chapter #4 and chapter #5
-review health services professionals
- review Medical Technology
Assignment: review Chapter 1-5, Exam #1, current event review, be prepared to
discuss the topic of Health Services Financing, Chapter #6
Week 4
2.16.2015
- Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5, class discussions, handouts),
- Class will continue after the exam
-review and discuss current event
-review chapter #6 – Health Services Financing
-discuss role and scope of health services financing
-discuss the role of government and National Health expenditures
Assignment: Read and be prepared to discuss Chapter #7, current event article
week 5
2.23.2015
-review and discuss current event assignment
- review and discuss System Processes
- review and discussion of chapter #7 (Review Chapter #6)
- discuss outpatient and primary care and the management implications
-consider ambulatory care, home healthcare, and neighborhood health centers
Assignment: read chapter #8, current event review topic - be prepared to discuss
the topic of Inpatient facilities.
Week 6
3.2.2015
-review and discuss current event assignment
- Review Chapter #8
- review inpatient facilities and services
- Hospitals, recognitions, ethical and legal issues in patient
Assignment: read #9, current event review - be prepared to discuss the topic of
managed care and integrated organizations.
week 7
3.9.2015
-review and discuss current event assignment
- review and discuss chapter #9
-discuss the beginning of the managed care era
-discuss provider response strategies and implications for management
-discuss consumer responses to managed care and implications for providers
-discuss multi-provider healthcare systems, nationally and in New Jersey
-discuss investor-owned and non-profit healthcare organizations
-consider impact of these changes on public health and urban New Jersey
Assignment: read articles on Medical Malpractice issues in the HCDS, Term
Paper due at the beginning of class, current event on medical malpractice
Week 8
3.16.2013 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Week 9
3.23.2015
- TERM PAPER DUE
- review of current event, pending healthcare related issues
- Risk Management / Medical Malpractice in today’s society
-discuss patient safety and serious events and the impact on the HCDS, Providers ,
reimbursements, reputation
Review for Exam #2
Assignment: Be prepared to discuss your article on the topic of Data use in the
HCDS.
Week 10
3.30.2015
- EXAM #2 Chapters #6 - #9 plus Risk Material
- review of current event assignment
-. Review the use of Data
- review concepts of Hospital Data, HCAPS, Quality Assurance, importance of
patient satisfaction information, data and the ACO
-Assignment: read chapters #10 and #11, current event on the long term care
industry OR the special needs population and the impact on the HCD.
Week 11
4.6.2015
- review and discuss current events
- discuss chapters #10, long term care, implications, needs, future trends.
- discuss chapter #11 Health services for special populations, needs, trends, future
impact on the HCD.
Assignment: read chapter #12, current event review - be prepared to cost, access
and quality of health care.
Week 12
4.13.2015
- review current event assignment
- review chapter#12 – Cost Access and Quality
-discuss of finances and the impact on health policy development and implications
for health administrators, burning platform
Assignment; read Chapters #13and be prepared to discuss the topic of Health
Policy, creation, impact on the HCD and impact on the world health care system
Week 13
4.20.2015
-review the current event assignment
- review and discuss Chapter #13 – Health Policy
-former intern presentation on career paths
- impact the current events may have on healthcare policy creation.
- Assignment: Current event article on the future of health care, review and be
prepared to discuss Chapter #14.
Week 14
4.27.2015
-review current event
- review management functions, styles in the different healthcare sectors
- Review Chapter #14, the future of the health care delivery system
-discuss specific health administration issues, regulatory over-site
-discussion of assuming personal responsibility for one’s own management
self-development
- Assignment: Review HCDS emergency management materials
Week 15
5.4.2015 –
- review current event
- review HCDS Emergency management and HCDS
- Planning, assessing ,reacting and recovery
-Assignment: Final Exam – all chapters that were reviewed in class, any
handouts, class discussions
Week 16
5. 11. 2015 – FINAL EXAM