HIM 3490 - Introduction to Health Systems Engineering

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course focuses on the fundamental principles of healthcare systems engineering examining system processes and design using quantitative tools to perform analyses and decision making in the context of healthcare from a systems perspective. Key components of the health care system including Healthcare policy, laws and ethics as well as performance measures including healthcare delivery, patient flow, patient safety, and cost-effectiveness modeling.
Prerequisites: MAC 2311 and STA 2023