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Health Systems Development: A Focus on Health Service Delivery and Human Resources for Health

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Course Summary

This course explores the challenges faced by health care providers in delivering effective, high-quality care to patients, and how to address those challenges through effective management of human resources.

Key Learning Points

Learn about the key components of health service delivery and the role of human resources in delivering effective care
Understand the challenges that health care providers face in delivering quality care, and how to address those challenges through effective management practices
Gain insights into the latest trends and best practices in health service delivery and human resources management

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

Healthcare Administrator
- USA: $68,000 - $118,000
- India: ₹700,000 - ₹1,900,000
- Spain: €31,000 - €70,000
Human Resources Manager
- USA: $64,000 - $116,000
- India: ₹500,000 - ₹2,000,000
- Spain: €28,000 - €65,000
Hospital CEO
- USA: $189,000 - $373,000
- India: ₹3,000,000 - ₹35,000,000
- Spain: €80,000 - €200,000

Learning Outcomes

Understand the key components of health service delivery
Learn how to effectively manage human resources in a healthcare setting
Develop strategies for addressing challenges in delivering quality care

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of healthcare industry
Access to a computer and internet

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced

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Atul Gawande
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Don Berwick

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Description

This specialization is intended for people interested in health systems and how they function. Participants will learn about the global health systems landscape and the challenges and opportunities to achieve better health outcomes.

This specialisation is divided into three courses which are offered as massive online open access courses (Courses 1-3), and a fourth course which is offered as part of the Online MPH degree (capstone). The Health Systems Development specialisation is geared toward learners who have no prior knowledge of health systems or those who are starting to explore this area of study. Overall, sessions in this specialisation span 16 week with approximately 96 hours of viewing learning materials per week. Formative assessments in the form of quizzes and activities are incorporated throughout the weeks to help learners gauge their level of depth of understanding and to prepare them for their summative assessments. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a range of areas within health systems. The first course will introduce the main building blocks of health systems and shed some light on key components of well-functioning health systems including how health system performance is assessed. In course two, students will learn how to conduct a health impact assessment and how to assess the impacts of policies, plans and projects, as well as how that support decision-makers make choices regarding alternatives and improvements to prevent disease or injury and to actively promote health. The third course explores human resources for health and service delivery. In this course, students will learn about and analyse country experiences in transforming health services delivery, and interventions and to address human resources for health challenges at a global level. By the end of this specialisation, learners should be able to identify key components of, and critically compare, different health systems; analyse country experiences in transforming services; and apply theoretical framework for assessing the health impacts of policies, plans and projects.

Knowledge

Apply a root cause analysis approach in order to diagnose service delivery specific bottlenecks.
Critique strategies to mitigate global human-resources-for-health challenges to support evidence informed decision making for health system reform.

Outline

Health Service Delivery
Unpacking Health Service Delivery
Health Service Delivery: Key Concepts and Conceptualistion
Health Service Delivery: Drivers for Change
Identifying Bottlenecks and Root Causes of Service Delivery Transformations
Recap
About Imperial College and the Team
How to be successful in this course?
Grading Policy
Glossary and Reading List
Definition of Key Concepts
The Challenges of a Changing World
Performance Outcomes for Measuring Health Services Delivery
Formative MCQs
Week 1 quiz

Health Service Transformations
Root cause Analysis: Principles and Tools
Case Studies: Identifying Causal Factors for Suboptimal Health Service Performance
Common Bottlenecks & Root Cause of Sub-optimal Health Service Performance
Recap
Lessons from Transforming Health Services Delivery - Compendium of Initiatives in the WHO European Region
Catalogue of Resources to Support Health Services Delivery Transformations
Case Study: Strengthening Nursing in Primary Care in Poland
Week 2 Quiz

Human Resources for Health
The Status of Human-Resources-for-Health Globally
Working for Health and Growth- Investing in the Health Workforce
No Health Without Workforce - A Universal Truth
Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health - Workforce 2030
The Labour Market for Human-Resources-for-Health in Low and Middle Income Countries
Health Labour Market Policies in Support of Universal Health Coverage
Human-Resources-For-Health

Mitigating Global Human-Resources-for-Health Challenges
Challenges and Opportunities for Human-Resources-for-Health Globally
Interventions and Frameworks to Address Human-Resources-for-Health Globally
Introduction to Peer Review
Recap
Course 3 Recap
Addressing Health Workforce Challenges
Global Health Workforce Labor Market Projections for 2030
Forecasting Imbalances in the Global Health Labour Market and Devising Policy Responses

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the importance of human resources in health service delivery with this course. Users found it to be informative and engaging, with a focus on practical applications.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users appreciated the practical applications of the course content.

Pros from User Reviews

Informative and engaging course material
Emphasis on practical applications
Good for those interested in health service delivery and human resources management

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course content to be repetitive
Some users felt that the course was not comprehensive enough
Some users felt that the course did not cover enough real-world case studies

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