Fos P J, Fine D J, Zúniga M A
Tulane University Medical Center, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Systems Management, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
J Health Adm Educ. 1998 Winter;16(1):1-12.
With the rapid changes in health care delivery systems an appreciation and specialized understanding of epidemiology is a necessary requirement for health care administration practitioners. Managed care compels health care managers to focus on delivering health care services to populations and not individuals. The health care administrator today must focus on population-based management, and no longer can afford to ignore epidemiologic measurements. This article presents the development and implementation of a specialized course in managerial epidemiology. The specific phases of course development, course content, and course framework are presented and discussed.
随着医疗保健服务体系的迅速变化，对流行病学有一定认识并具备专业理解是医疗保健管理从业者的必要条件。管理式医疗促使医疗保健管理者将重点放在为人群而非个体提供医疗保健服务上。如今的医疗保健管理者必须专注于基于人群的管理，再也不能忽视流行病学测量方法。本文介绍了一门管理流行病学专业课程的开发与实施情况。文中呈现并讨论了课程开发的具体阶段、课程内容以及课程框架。
