Health Care Management
Division of Arts and Sciences
In the Health Care Management concentration, learners acquire a basic understanding of health care business functions, including health care administration, health care economics, quality assurance and risk management, and ethics in health care operations. Learners explore public health, health policy, and operations within health services organizations and examine clinical scenarios and the impact health care reform has on providers, insurers, and consumers. These concentration requirements are not designed or intended to meet professional licensure requirements for the health care professions.
BHA4002 |
History of the United States Health Care System
Learners gain a historical view of the U.S. health care system and analyze the challenges and successes of an ever-changing and evolving industry from both a private and public health perspective. Learners also investigate health care innovations, regulatory bodies and technology to assess the evolutionary processes in medical education, changing practice, hospital industry growth and the continuum of care. | 3 quarter credits |
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BHA4003 |
Present and Future State Developments within the United States Health Care System
In this course, learners review developments in health policy and
management to better understand the present and future state of the
U.S. health care system. Learners also analyze trends and effects on
health care services to determine their impact on the health care
industry and to predict potential future reforms. Learners also gain
knowledge of health policy; health reform; access, cost, and
regulatory issues; and stakeholder influence. | 3 quarter credits |
BHA4006 |
Health Care Regulation and Compliance
In this course, learners analyze local, state, and federal health
care laws and evaluate their applicability and effect on patient
rights, care, and confidentiality; human resources; and organizational
and professional licensure. Throughout the course, learners develop
and demonstrate competence in applying standards to meet requirements
of governing bodies and various agencies with regulatory oversight
authority. Learners also investigate fraud and abuse, risk management,
business ethics, and corporate compliance. | 6 quarter credits |
BHA4008 |
Health Care Budgeting and Reporting
Learners in this course acquire an understanding of inventory
control, budgeting, financial statements, and reporting. Learners also
demonstrate competence in preparing budgets for their scope of
responsibility as health care professionals. | 3 quarter credits |
BHA4009 |
Health Care Reimbursement Systems
Learners in this course examine current trends and traditional
methods of payment in the health care industry. In particular,
learners examine hospital, physician, third-party, state, and federal
reimbursement systems and gain an understanding of the organizational
revenue cycle process and payor contracting. | 3 quarter credits |
BUS4121 |
Ethics in Health Care Management
The focus of this course is on the ethical principles that guide
health care management practices. Learners examine the role of
personal moral integrity in ethical health care leadership, as well as
the external and internal forces that influence health care
management. Finally, learners also analyze a variety of ethical
dilemmas that health care leaders face in today’s rapidly changing
health care environment. | 6 quarter credits |
Total
At least 24 quarter credits
* Denotes courses that have prerequisite(s). Refer to the descriptions for further details.
Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.