PA 511 –Health Administration I

Course Description:
This course introduces students to Healthcare Organizations’ histories, evolvements,
types, structures, and services. The course will, also, introduce students to the
different managerial functions, roles, skills, and tools required to manage Healthcare
Organization. In this course the student will, also, learn the implications of what he
learn in class on Healthcare Organizations in Saudi Arabia.

Readings:
• Griffith, John R. “The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization,” Fourth Edition,
Health Administration Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1999.
• Longest, Jr. Beaufort B., Rakich, Jonathon S., & Darr, Kurt “Managing Health
Services Organizations and Systems” Fourth Edition, Health Professional Press,
Baltimore, Maryland. 2000.
• Wolper, Lawrence F. “Health Care Administration” Fourth Edition, Health
Professional Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 2000.

Tentative Class Schedule:
September 10, 2013 How Healthcare Organizations Relate to Their Environment (Griffith) 1
September 17, 2013 Organized Delivery Systems (Wolper) 2
September 24, 2013 Management and Managers (Longest) 3
October 1, 2013 Concept of Organization Design (Longest) 4
October 8, 2013 How Healthcare Services Organization Are Organized (Longest) 5
October 22, 2013 1st Midterm 6
October 29, 2013 How Healthcare Services Organization Are Organized II (Longest) 7
November 5, 2013 Managerial Problem Solving and Decision Making (Longest) 8
November 12, 2013 Managerial Problem Solving and Decision Making II (Longest) 9
November 19, 2013 Human Resources Management in an Organized Health Care (

Grading:
The final grade will be based on the following:
Class participation 10%
1st Mid-term 18%
2nd Mid-term 18%
Paper and Presentation 14%
Final 40%