Health Management and Policy

Health Management and Policy (HMP) is one of the fastest growing and exciting fields in our country today. The HMP program at Oregon State University provides students with the necessary skills of contemporary health management practice and policy analysis. There is high demand for qualified graduates to create and sustain the systems that allow health care to be delivered and financed in ways that are efficient, effective and safe. Our graduates find ready employment in federal and state agencies, in the long-term care industry an as managers of the national¿s hospitals, clinics, HMOs and health departments.

Our program focuses attention in areas including:

• Alternative Models for Health Care Reimbursement
• Financial Management Methods for Health Care Organizations
• Management of Organizational Change
• Policy Implications of Federal and State Health Care Initiatives
• Systems Approaches to Health Management Practice

Bachelor's Program

• Bachelor of Science in Health Management and Policy (full certification by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration)

Master's Programs

• Master of Public Health Track concentration in Health Management and Policy (accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health)
• Graduate Certificate Health Management and Policy

Doctoral Program

• Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health concentration in Health Management and Policy