HI 5303 Decision Making in Health Care

This course will survey the methods of decision-making as applied to health care situations. The course will focus on the major theories of decision-making. In addition to the theories, techniques for the application of the theories will be presented. Decision-making will be discussed in terms of data, which is necessary for informed decision-making and the types of data structures necessary. The relationship between decision-making and the development of Health Care Information Systems will be investigated. The course will investigate some of the legal and ethical aspects of decision-making, related to the decision making by health professionals and the decision making of clients.

Course Objectives: 

By the end of the semester, students will be able to understand basic concepts of following topics and ready for further study in depth.

• Basics of various decision theories
• Information and decision making
• Uncertainty and probability
• Bayesian theorem
• Game Theory
• Analytical hierarchical process (AHP)
  
• Medical decision making
• Choosing best treatment
• Valuing outcomes
• Interpreting diagnostic information
• Deciding when to test
• Finding summarizing the evidence
• Allocate constraint resources
• Decision analysis and technology assessment

• Advanced topics for medical decision making

  • Risk analysis
  • Operations research (OR)
  • Ethics and law in medical decision making
  • Social vs. individual decision making

Prerequisites

Consent of the instructor, highspeed internet access, personal computer

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