Healthcare Administration (HCA)

This course will introduce students to marketing concepts and components used within healthcare organizations. Special attention is given to how community relations impact healthcare marketing. The course will also explore the role that current marketing issues and trends play in the strategic planning process.

This course focuses on applying human resource management concepts within the healthcare setting. Students will explore legal, behavioral, and administrative requirements necessary to optimize organizational performance.

The focus of this course is to explore patient care technologies, information systems, telecommunication technologies, and communication devices that support the healthcare environment. Students will gain an understanding of the impact these information management systems have on the healthcare team, delivery of care, efficiency and productivity, patient safety, and health outcomes.

This course introduces healthcare compliance as an industry. Students will explore the federal and state laws that regulate the delivery and reimbursement practices of the U.S. healthcare system. Students will investigate federal, state, and voluntary compliance programs in healthcare settings.

Research methods and information literacy will be the focus of this course. Topics will include research terminology, literature searching, and literature evaluation. This content is geared to increase and disseminate intellectual inquiry, information literacy and the use of scholarly research methods.

In this course students will focus on various methods of healthcare delivery in the United States. Students will discover barriers related to cost, quality, and access to healthcare. They will compare characteristics of healthcare in the U.S. with healthcare systems in other countries. Students also investigate current and future issues and trends in healthcare reform.

This course will engage students in the foundations of financial management in delivery of healthcare services. Topics will include the purpose and methods of financial reporting in addition to financial risk, variances, and an overview of payer-mix models. Students also explore the financial, political, and economic aspects of healthcare finance.

This course focuses on the complex issues and concerns of healthcare administration as they apply to risk management. Students will explore the diverse tools, techniques, and theories as related to various stakeholders in a healthcare environment.

Students in this course will focus on why/how leadership, teambuilding, and change management are vital components of all health care organizations. To promote an effective team, the healthcare professional must be able to lead within an interdisciplinary team. Students will also focus on leadership principles to help create positive culture and manage change.

This course offers a broad overview of healthcare strategy and policy with a focus on how economic forces, political trends, and changing social priorities influence policy development. Students will explore how policy initiatives impact stakeholders.

This capstone course offers students the opportunity to pursue individual research in healthcare by synthesizing professional knowledge and critical thinking skills. Students will apply concepts from previous coursework to identify, assess, and formulate strategies to manage various challenges encountered in healthcare. Students will also evaluate their professional and personal growth, the benefit of lifelong learning, and the impact these have on the future.