3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture
Pharmacists are increasingly called upon to participate in the management of large population-based programs requiring managed care principles and a basic understanding of the healthcare system models, healthcare payment models, and the principles of pharmaceutical outcome research. These activities require knowledge and skills relative to comparative effectiveness research, pharmacoepidemiology, and Pharmacoeconomics. The core content of this three-credit hour course will include managed care principles, health care disparities, health care financing, actual and potential pharmacist roles in health systems and managed care, and specialty pharmacy.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the foundations of population health and the related factors influencing the health and wellness of a defined community.
2Compare and contrast population health and public health.
3Define and employ the terminology associated with population health.
4Identify and stratify perspective populations used in providing healthcare.
5Describe epidemiologic principles used in the provision of population health.
6Compare the similarities and differences, and potential conflict in providing individual versus population health.
7Locate, interpret, and evaluate demographic and population health data.
8Describe the importance of population health to pharmacy and in providing healthcare to communities and within healthcare systems.
9Identify the inequities in the provision of healthcare in the US and in certain sub-populations.
10Describe key factors responsible for the inequities in healthcare.
11Describe and contrast the delivery of and resources utilized in providing healthcare across the life span.
12Describe how insurance coverage impacts the access to healthcare in the US.
13Analyze the link between social factors and health outcomes.
14Describe and evaluate management strategies and tools used to provide healthcare to populations of patients.
15Recognize and apply the theoretical foundations of Pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, and health outcomes research to the provision of healthcare and pharmacy services within population health.
16Describe the importance of a robust primary care foundation in the provision of population health.
17Describe the components and potential vulnerabilities of the pharmaceutical supply chain and the role that pharmacists play in maintaining a safe and robust supply of pharmaceutical and medical supplies to all patient groups.
18Formulate strategies for engaging stakeholders in population health interventions.
19Describe the principles of managed care and select those strategies most appropriate for populations of patients.
20Discuss key components of integrated population health management and how value-based care payment models are being used to influence provider and patient behaviors.
21Describe the role of specialty pharmacy in the provision of healthcare services.
22Describe the role of digital innovation in the provision of population healthcare services.
23Interpret the data set to suggest management strategies, given a scenario with population data.
24Analyze the application of population health interventions in real-world settings.
25Describe key leadership strategies that pharmacists and use to build teams, lead, and implement population health initiatives.
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