PUBH 6682 - Healthcare Innovation

This course applies a systems perspective to understand healthcare delivery and innovation processes today, its stakeholders and problems as well as the key drivers of its success. Students will be introduced to the 'systems perspective' that has been used successfully in other industries to address the introduction of new processes, technologies, and strategies to improve overall health outcomes. This course will incorporate a multidisciplinary approach that will integrate medicine, social and behavioral sciences, operations research and management as well as engineering perspectives to stimulate new thinking in the practice, process, and delivery of healthcare. 3 credits.