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About Department

The course is designed to develop graduates with good conceptual knowledge, managerial skills and practical training in various functional areas in a hospital. The course introduces the student to healthcare organizations and organizational management concepts. The course provides an overview of the management role, organizational theory, management economics, and theory and practice of systemic organizational change within overall strategic management and systemic contexts.

Course Objectives

  • Hospital Planning.
  • Designing and Facility Management.
  • Hospital and Health Information System.
  • Management of OPD, emergency and other support services.
  • Nutrition management and dietary services.
  • Health insurance, logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Hospital Waste Management Operations Research.
  • Research Methodology and its techniques.
  • Quality Assurance in hospitals and healthcare organizations.
  • Regulations in hospitals and healthcare.
  • To analyze the management and development issues faced by hospital managers.
  • To review and evaluate services using concepts of organization and structure, methods of planning and managing resources.
  • To compare national and international health policy and management issues.
  • To analyze and develop hospital service policies in the relevant local and national context.
  • To understand the principles of good governance and professional ethics.

About Hospital Management

  • Focus: The study of healthcare administration, aiming to ensure efficient, ethical, and high-quality operations in hospitals and healthcare institutions.

  • Branches: Includes planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling hospital resources, along with managing patient care services, finance, human resources, and logistics.

  • Importance: Essential for ensuring smooth functioning of healthcare facilities, improving patient satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and resource optimization.

  • Research: Involves healthcare systems analysis, quality assurance, health informatics, policy development, and the integration of technology in hospital operations.

  • Teaching: Provides students with managerial, leadership, and communication skills along with knowledge of hospital systems, healthcare laws, ethics, and organizational behavior.