Health Policy and Management HPM Competencies

1
Health Policy and Management (HPM) Competencies

• Dr. Diana Hilberman
• UCLA School of Public Health
• Co-chair, HPM Workgroup

2
Health Policy and Management Workgroup Members
3
Health Policy and Management Workgroup Members
4
Health Policy and Management Workgroup Members
5
Definition of Health Policy and Management
Health Policy and Management is a
multi-disciplinary field of inquiry and practice
concerned with the delivery, quality and costs of
health care for individuals and populations.
This definition assumes both a managerial and a
policy concern with the structure, process and
outcomes of health services, including the costs,
financing, organization, outcomes, and
accessibility of care.
6
Process

• Several phone conferences
• Meet face-to-face at APHA in Washington DC in
  November
• Utilize Council on Linkages (COL) and ASPH
  existing HPM competencies as foundation for
  internet discussion and to generate initial list
  for 1st Delphi
• 3 modified Delphi sessions

7
Process (contd)

• Workgroup chat-room responded to COL/APHA matrix
  of MPH competencies to develop final list of 46
  competencies for Delphi 1.
• 1st Delphi resulted in more rather than less
  competencies
• Went into Round 2 with 50 competencies
• 2nd Delphi results
• Chairs combined and reduced to
• 7 domains
• 13 competencies

8
Process (contd)

• 3rd Delphi Resulted in 10 competencies
• Final teleconference narrowed down to 8
  competencies
• 4 parked competencies recommended for cross-
  functional skill sets
• Added back 2 from parking lot to get up to 10.

9
(No Transcript)
10
.
10 Core Competencies in Health Policy and
Management that All Graduates of MPH Programs
Should Possess
11
1.
Identify the main components and issues of the
organization, financing, and delivery of health
services in the US.
12
2.      Understand the policy process to
achieve improvements of health status of
populations.
13
3.      Understand the legal and ethical bases
for public health and health services.
14
Use quality and performance improvement
concepts to address organizational performance
issues.
15
5. Demonstrate leadership skills for building
community partnerships including team building,
negotiation, and conflict management.
16
6. Utilize "systems thinking" for resolving
organizational problems as well as community and
public health issues.
17
Employ principles of strategic planning and
marketing to public health.
18
Apply the principles of program planning,
development, budgeting, management, and
evaluation to organizational and community
initiatives.
8.
19
Effectively communicate health policy and
management issues using media, advanced
technologies and community networks.
20
10. Explain methods of ensuring community health
safety and preparedness.
21
1.      Use population-based data for public
health policy analysis.
Cross-Cutting Competencies
22
2. Embrace the importance of ethical standards
within public health services and the communities
being served.
23
Special Challenges for HPM

• Defining the field
• Competencies grew in number between Delphi 1 and
  Delphi 2

24
Response to the Challenges

• Developed a matrix based on the Council on
  Linkages eight competency domains cross-walked
  with the main areas covered by HPM
• Members had to make severe cuts in round 3