Week 1 through Week 3

MODULE 1:  EVALUATION, RESEARCH, ETHICS, AND PRIORITIZING NEEDS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

During Weeks 1 through 3, students will learn introductory information about the evaluation and research in healthcare settings, ethical frameworks for evaluating healthcare services/systems, and understanding the needs of a health care system. Students will read through the websites and view the videos that are posted below. From these activities, you should be able to define terms, provide examples, and discuss the role of evaluation and research in health care management.

It is recommended that you write notes as you review these materials because they will be helpful when completing written assignments and preparing for the online exams.  

Week 1:  Introduction to Evaluation and Research in Healthcare Settings

Student Learning Outcome(s) for this Session: Upon completion of this session’s readings/activities, students will be able to:

  1. Define and discuss the differences and similarities between evaluation, research, and monitoring.
  2. Describe how a conceptual framework can be applied to define and evaluate healthcare systems and services.
  3. Discuss the three major components of the Donabedian model.
  4. Identify aspects of healthcare quality and explain its role in delivering healthcare services and evaluating health systems.
  5. Describe how accrediting organizations employ a system to evaluate healthcare services and health systems for accreditation.  

Readings & Resources:

REQUIRED:

  1. CDC, Program Performance and Evaluation Office – Program Evaluation
  2. CDC, Program Performance and Evaluation Office – A Framework for Program Evaluation
  3. AHRQ, July 2015 – Types of Health Care Quality Measures
  4. Busse et al. 2019, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – Improving healthcare quality in Europe: Characteristics, effectiveness and implementation of different strategies
  5. Hamilton, Howell, and Jordan 2021, The Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration: Navigating Challenges and Coordinating Care – Chapter 4: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Organizations and Their Managerial Implications.

RECOMMENDED:

  1. Donabedian, 2005, The Milbank Quarterly – Evaluating the Quality of Medical Care

Week 2:  Overview of Ethics when Evaluating Healthcare Services/Systems

Student Learning Outcome(s) for this Session: Upon completion of this sessions’ readings/activities, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a comprehensive overview of health ethics.
  2. Explain the four guiding principles/frameworks of ethics in evaluating healthcare services/systems.
  3. Explain the informed consenting process and the purpose of conducting risk-benefit assessments.
  4. Discuss ethical issues in healthcare and the role of the institutional review board.
  5. Describe the role of healthcare enforcement agencies in ethical situations.
  6. Define special populations in the U.S.
  7. Describe how healthcare programs for special populations fit into the U.S. healthcare system as a whole.
  8. Describe the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  9. Recall the role of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, correctional health programs, and the Veterans Administration in supporting the health needs of special populations

Readings & Resources:

REQUIRED:

  1. Overview of: Healthcare Compliance, by Lesley Clack, Larecia Money Gill, and Laura Kim Gosa, Open Textbook Library (2021) – Chapter 2: Ethics and Law
  2. Informed Consent, by Parth Shah, Imani Thornton, Danielle Turrin, and John E. Hipskind, StatPearls Publishing LLC (2022)
  3. Healthcare in the United States: Navigating the Basics of a Complex System, by Deanna L. Howe, Andrea L. Dozier, and Sheree O. Dickenson, Open Textbook Library (2022) – Chapter 7: Special Populations
  4. U.S. Food & Drug – Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and Protection of Human Subjects in Clinical Trails
  5. The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives – Indian Health Service
  6. Video: A Public Documentary on the History of Research Ethics
  7. Video: What is Informed Consent?

RECOMMENDED:

  1. (2004). Making Risk-Benefit Assessments of Medical Research Protocols. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32(2), 338-348
  2. Field Trials of Health Interventions: A Toolbox, 3rd Edition, by Peter G. Smith, Richard H. Morrow, and David A. Ross, Open Textbook Library (2015) – Chapter 6: Ethical Considerations

Sep 11th – CITI Training Certificates DUE. Instructions are provided on Brightspace.

Week 3:  Understanding and Prioritizing the Needs of a Health Care System

Student Learning Outcome(s) for this Session: Upon completion of this session’s readings/activities, students will be able to:

  1. Define community health needs assessment.
  2. Discuss how needs assessment program assesses the priority health needs of a community.
  3. Define health equity and health care access in the context of chronic disease management.
  4. Discuss how to navigate access to resources in communities.
  5. Discuss how to develop a logic model for program/policy evaluation. 

Readings & Resources:

REQUIRED:

  1. Community Health Needs Assessment 2022 (CHNA) by NYC Health and Hospitals (2022)
  2. Implementation Strategy Plan 2022 by NYC Health and Hospitals (2022)
  3. Video: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 5 Things to Know About Health Literacy
  4. Video: Fairview Health Services | 2021-2023 Community Health Needs Assessment

RECOMMENDED:

  1. Healthy People 2030, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health.gov – Health Equity in Healthy People 2030
  2. Healthy People 2030, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health.gov – Health Literacy in Healthy People 2030

Sep 18th – Writing Assignment 1 DUE. Instructions are provided on Brightspace.

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