Management of health programs, services and projects

Objectives

This course intends to respond to health professionals’ growing need to develop skills required to address health management challenges and complexity in health units (hospitals, regional health authorities, etc.), to meet the needs generated by government policies or projects development, supported by evidence-oriented and results-based management.
This unit aims to provide the knowledge of management required in the context of healthcare organizations and to induce the basic notions of quality, project management, and team management to improve health services performance. Intended outcomes are:
1. To learn the various methods and techniques used for managing health services.
2. Recognize, as a manager, in his work environment, the importance of understanding the organization, the business and the system as a precondition of success in management.
3. Recognizing the importance of project management and of using the tools of project management in the context of health services.
4. Develop knowledge in team management, Quality management and financial management in the context of health services.
5. To apply the tools of planning (strategic management), management by objectives and set priorities, project management, Balanced Scorecard, etc.
6. To learn the most important approaches to team management, leadership and motivation, and to know how to apply it for capacity-building interventions in Health
7. Develop and plan the implementation of Quality Systems to improve (and optimize) services Health performance, moreover with LEAN scientific system.
8. Recognizing the importance of innovation in the management of health services.

General characterization

Code

827009

Credits

5

Responsible teacher

Luís Lapão

Hours

Weekly - 6,5

Total - 40

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Not applicable

Bibliography

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• Alice C. Stewart and Julie Carpenter-Hubin (2000) The Balanced Scorecard -Beyond Reports and Rankings. Planning for Higher Education. Winter 2000–2001.
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Teaching method

1. Exposure of the matter and discussions with students;
2. Analysis of case studies and practical exercises.

Evaluation method

1. Individual health management case study exercise (60%);
2. Team Work (40%).

Subject matter

I. Health Management:
Introduction to Management.
Fundamental tools and techniques.
Challenges and opportunities in health management: Quality Vs. cost-cutting.
Models of Innovation.
II. Management of projects and programs in Health:
Introduction to project management and program management.
Methods and tools of project management.
Change Management.
III.Team Management:
Organizational development, leadership and motivation of teams.
Time management, meeting management, negotiation.
IV. Quality Management:
Quality Systems and Quality Management Systems.
Quality Audit.
Implementation of Quality Systems.
Quality Strategy in Health Services: Total Quality.
LEAN / Six Sigma in health services.

Programs

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