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HPM 310 - Introduction to Law and Ethics in Health Administration (3)
An introduction to health law and ethics for health administration undergraduate Seniors.
Section: 01
Instructor: Harris
Days and Time: M-W; 9:30-10:45 am
Room: MC 1301

HPM 330 - Introduction to Health Organization Leadership, Management, and Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing, or permission of instructor. Fundamental concepts, issues, and skills relevant to leadership, management, and organizational behavior as applied to health and human services organizations.
Section: 1
Instructor: Shea
Days and Time: M-W; 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Room: HC 0003

HPM 340 - Foundations of Health Care Financial Management (HPM BSPH Core Course) (3)
Basic methods and techniques of management and control of health programs including budgeting, cost determination and allocation, pricing of services, monitoring, productivity measures. By the end of the course, the student shall be able to understand fundamental financial management concepts and analytical techniques; apply fundamental financial management skills and knowledge to health care delivery organizations; be familiar with and be able to prepare a computerized financial model; and be prepared for more specialized and advanced studies in related areas.
Section: 001
Instructor: Reiter
Days and Time: T-R; 2:00-3:15 pm
Location: RO 235

HPM 350 - Introduction to Health Services Systems (3)
Co-requisite HPM 351. Limited to HPM except with the permission of the HPM BSPH Program Director. An introduction to the current status, trends, practices and issues in the delivery of health services.
Section: 001
Instructor: Studer
Days and Time: T-R; 9:30 am-10:45 am
Room: MC 1304

HPM 351 - Policy Issues in Health Services Delivery (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor. This seminar addresses current health services delivery concerns from policy perspectives. Guest speakers, debates, and development of issue papers are used to explore implications for access and quality of healthcare.
Section: 001
Instructor: Bender
Days and Time: R; 2:00 pm- 4:50 pm
Room: RO Auditorium

HPM 465 - Managed Care, Market Reform and the Impact on Vulnerable Populations (3)
Students will gain an understanding of how the changes in the health care market affect care of underserved populations and develop strategies to ensure the needs of these populations are met.
Section: 001
Instructor: Silberman
Days and Time: R; 5:00 pm-7:50 pm
Room: RO 228

HPM 470 - Statistical Methods for Health Policy and Management (3)
Required for master's students. Introduction of linear model approach to analysis of data in healthcare settings. Topics include probability distributions, estimation tests of hypotheses, methods in multiple regression, and analysis of variance and covariance.
Section: 001
Instructor: Porto
Days and Time: M-W; 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Room: MC 2301
Section: 002
Instructor: Vernon
Days and Time: M-W; 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Room: MC 1304

HPM 496 - Student Organization Workshop
Section: 023
Instructor: TBA
Days and Time: TBA
Room: TBA

HPM 550 - Medical Journalism (3)
Prepares students to work as medical journalists for a variety of media, including print, broadcast and the Internet. The course emphasizes writing skills and interpreting medical information for consumers.
Section: 001
Instructor: Linden
Days and Time: M-W; 10:00 am-11:15 am
Room: TBA

HPM 552 Science Documentary Television (3).
Students learn skills needed to produce a science documentary for broadcast on television, including research and script writing.
Section: 001
Instructor: Linden
Days and Time: R; 9:00 am-11:45 am
Room: TBA

HPM 600 - Introduction to Health Policy and Management (3)
Provides an overview of the US health system, emphasizing role of policy development and administrative decision making through case examples. **BPSH students must have permission of instructor for online version of this course.
Section: 01W (online only)
Instructor: TBA
Days and Time: N/A

HPM 601 - Issues in Health Care (1)
Lectures on current topics in the area of health care by practitioners in the field. Required for MSPH and MHA students. Permission required for undergraduate students.
Section: 001
Instructor: Fried
Days and Time: W; 3:30 pm-4:45 pm
Room: HC 0001

HPM 602 - Concurrent Practice (var.)
Permission of Program Director required. Supervised activities in an approved health organization, to include one or more specific projects, approved by HPM faculty member, and directed by an approved preceptor/mentor in the organization.
Section: 01 through 07
Instructor: var.
Days and Time: N/A

HPM 660 - International and Comparative Health Systems (3)
This course provides a framework for comparing health systems and understanding the forces that shape those systems. In addition, this course will consider various methodologies that have been used to compare and evaluate health systems, including measures of cost, quality, and access. In studying the health systems of specific countries, this course will examine various aspects of each system including organization, financing, regulation, privatization, and the health workforce.
Section: 001
Instructor: Fried
Days and Time: M; 3:00 pm-5:50 pm
Room: HC 0001

HPM 691H - Honors Research (3)
Prerequisites: overall GPA 3.2 by end of junior year in all UNC-Chapel Hill courses, permission of HPM BSPH Program Director. Readings and seminars for undergraduates who show potential and talent to do research. Students will carry out a special project and prepare an honors thesis based on the project.
Section: 001
Instructor: Shea
Days and Time: W; 1:30 pm-3:50 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 701 - Professional Training I (1)
Required for 1st year masters students. Supervised professional training. Fee is $550.00.
Section: 001
Instructor: TBA
Days and Time: TBA

HPM 702 - Professional Training II (1)
Required for 2nd year master's students. Supervised professional training. Fee is $500.00.
Section: 001
Instructor: TBA
Days and Time: TBA

HPM 710 - Health Law (3)
Permission of instructor required. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to law and the legal system as it relates to the delivery and financing of health care.
Section: 001
Instructor: Harris
Days and Time: T-R; 9:30 am-10:45 am
Room: MC 1301

HPM 715L - Microeconomics Lab (1)
Applications and extensions of microeconomic theory covered in HPM 715 to current health economics issues. HPM 715 or equivalent is a pre-requisite. Required for HPM MSPH students.
Section: 401
Instructor: Stearns
Days and Time: T; 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Room: RO 228

HPM 720 - Management of Human Resources in Health Organizations (3)
Permission of instructor required. Emphasis is on clarifying concepts of human resources management, identifying the importance of human resources in health organizations, establishing the need for relating strategic planning of organizations to their human resource planning, and on examining role of organizational culture in behavior and productivity. Selected topics from the field of personnel management and interpersonal skills will also be covered. Methods of instruction will include reading-based discussions, group and individual exercises, field research and case discussions.
Section: 001
Instructor: Fried
Days and Time: T-R; 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Room: MC 1304

HPM 730 - Leadership and Management of Health Care Organizations (3)
Review of theory and empirical findings relevant to the design and behavior of healthcare organizations. Topics include effect of environment, technology and size on organizational structure and performance. Special attention is given to the management of professionals, total quality management and strategic alliances.
Section: 001
Instructor: Paul
Days and Time: T; 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Room: HC 0001

HPM 730 - Breakout Sessions
Section: 602 - Days and Time: R; 12:30 pm-1:45 pm
Section: 603 - Days and Time: R; 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Section: 604 - Days and Time: R; 3:30 pm-4:45 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 734 - Approaches to Business Plan Development (1).
Approaches to Business Plan Development  ('Capstone Prep') is a one-credit course to introduce and jumpstart the spring semester Capstone business plan process necessary for HPM 735.
Section: 001
Instructor: Paul
Days and Time: T; 5:30 pm-6:45 pm
Room: MC 2301

HPM 740 - Introduction to Health Care Financial Management (3)
A broad introduction to financial concepts, issues, tools and vocabulary. Topics include: financial statement analysis, Long-term financing, capital investment decisions, budgeting, cost finding and rate setting. Accounting proficiency exam given within first 2 weeks of class. Course objectives are 1) to understand fundamental financial management concepts and analytical techniques; 2) to apply fundamental financial management skills to health care organizations; 3) to be able to prepare microcomputer spreadsheet financial models; and 4) to be prepared for more advanced study. Methods of instruction will include lectures, cases, electronic spreadsheet preparation, problems, and exercises. An accounting module is offered several weeks prior to class. It is strongly suggested for those students without a strong accounting background.
Section: 001
Instructor: Zelman
Days and Time: M-W; 9:30 am-10:45 am
Room: HC 0001

HPM 742 - Health Care Finance I (3)
Introduction to healthcare financial management; the third-party-payer system; time value analysis; financial risk and required return; debt financing; equity financing and investment banking; securities valuation, market efficiency, and debt refunding; lease financing; cost of capital, and; capital structure decisions.
Section: 001
Instructor: Pink
Days and Time: W; 2:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Room: HC 0003

HPM 750 - Introduction to Dental Public Health (3)
Permission of instructor required. Survey of the theory and practice of public health dentistry with an emphasis on basic knowledge and skills necessary for planning and evaluating dental public health programs; conducting oral epidemiological and experimental research, and understanding the organization, delivery and financing of dental health care.
Section: 001
Instructor: Rozier
Days and Time: M; 5:00 pm-7:50 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 754 - Health Care in the United States: Structure and Policy (4). This core course is designed to provide students with an overview of the structure, systems, and policies of health care delivery in the United States.   The goal is to increase students' knowledge and abilities to analyze and address health care issues from both management and policy perspectives.
Section: 001
Instructor: Brooks
Days and Time: M-W; 11:30 am-1:45 pm
Room: MC 2301

HPM 762 - Quality of Care (3)
This course will review: (1) the current state of quality of health care in the United States; (2) approaches to assess quality of health care, and (3) strategies that have been implemented or proposed to improve the quality of health care.
Section: 001
Instructor: Weinberger
Days and Time: W; 5:00 pm-7:50 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 765 - Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar (HBHE 765, EPID 772) (3)
This course provides interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. The emphasis will be on projects and activities from perspectives of Epidemiology, Health Behavior and Education, and Health Policy and Management.
Section: 001
Instructor: O'Malley
Days and Time: T-R; 3:30 pm-4:45 pm
Room: RO 235

HPM 772 - Methods for Health Policy Analysis and Technology Assessment (3)
Permission of instructor required. This course is an investigation of the theory, methods, and application of technology assessment in health care and covers basic methods used to identify policy issues, structure, a technology assessment study, measure and summarize health outcomes, estimate their value to patients or the public, identify the resources used, estimate cost of health resources, and construct and test mathematical models to make population and/or temporal predictions of outcomes and costs from limited data. Applications will be drawn from a variety of health care settings and will include the evaluation of pharmaceuticals.
Section: 001
Instructor: Biddle
Days and Time: T-R; 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Room: MC 1305

HPM 789 - Master's Paper Development (1)
2nd year MSPH or 1st year MPH students only. Permission of instructor required. Broad topics related to the development and management of a research project are covered. The major goal is the development and completion of a proposal to be submitted for independent master's paper.
Section: varies
Instructor: Fried
Days and Time: R; 12:30 pm-1:20 pm
Room: RO 228

HPAA 870 - Doctoral Seminar in Health Policy and Management I (3)
Prerequisite: Doctoral standing. This course provides a general survey of topics in the field of health services and health policy research. The class highlights the inter- and cross-disciplinary aspect of the field. A special emphasis is given to the interrelationships between theories and research designs on selected health topics.
Section: 001
Instructor: Biddle
Days and Time: T-R; 3:30 pm-4:45 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 871 - Seminar in Teaching (1)
This course provides an overview to the problems and processes of teaching Health Policy and Management, including supervised practicum experience.
Section: 001
Instructor: Zelman
Days and Time: W; 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 873 - Research Seminar in Health Policy and Management (1)
Required for 1st year doctoral students. This course is a seminar for students, faculty and others to present their research. About half of the seminars will be third year HPM doctoral students presenting dissertation work in progress. The remainder of the seminars will be faculty and visitors to the University presenting completed research or work in progress. The course goals are to inform doctoral students about the research interests and expertise of HPM faculty and other researchers, to expose doctoral students to examples of research being conducted by third year doctoral students, to acquaint doctoral students with selected University and non-university services that will be useful during coursework and the dissertation research process, and to improve the communication and presentation skills of third year doctoral students.
Section: 001
Instructor: Pink
Days and Time: T; 12:30 pm-1:45 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 874 - Advanced Research Seminar in Health Policy and Management (1)
Required for 2nd year doctoral students. Prerequisite: HPM 360. This seminar will develop core competencies through: (1) journal club to develop competencies in research design and expose students to diverse content and methodologies and (2) a professional development series.
Section: 001
Instructor: Weinberger
Days and Time: R; 12:30 pm-1:45 pm
Room: TBA

HPM 882 - Advanced Methodology in Health Policy and Management Research (3). Prerequisite: HPM 881, or permission of the instructor. Research methodology as applied to understanding problems in health care delivery. Topics include simultaneous equation models, factor analysis, limited dependent variables, and an introduction to event history analysis.
Section: 001
Instructor: Stearns
Days and Time: T-R; 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Room: RO 228

HPM 992 - Master's Paper (var.)
Section: varies
Instructor: NA
Days and Time: NA