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Assessing Health Status and Patient Outcomes
Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Prerequisite
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
Provides an understanding of the conceptual basis for measures of health; some of the common measures, their properties, and strengths and weaknesses; and a framework for judging the appropriateness of a particular measure for students' own work.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the current methods of assessing health status
- Discuss health status measurement
- Judge the appropriateness of particular measures for their own or other's work
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 35% Written Assignment(s)
- 30% Midterm Paper
- 25% Final Paper