Health Services Research (DCS 5207)

This course includes these and other topics: measuring health care cost and health outcomes for cost-outcome studies from clinical trials data; assessing treatment effects and costs from observation databases; and computing cost-outcome ratios. Course objectives are:

1. Describe basic concepts and definitions for health services research
2. Focus on measuring care access, utilization, and quality
3. Describe health care finance, including public and private insurance
4. Describe methods to forecast demand and needs for care

Prerequisites: None

Credit: 2 credit hours, elective

Grade Criteria: Pass/Fail

Semester Offered: Fall

Course Director: TBA

Course Administrator:
Mack Dressler
Dept. of Clinical Sciences (E5.506)
Phone: 214-648-2558
Fax: 214-648-3494