3 Credits

This course offers students the knowledge and skills to effectively communicate in a variety of health care workplace settings. Students will focus on business writing correspondence, effective communication strategies, and collaboration skills required by health care managers.

3 Credits

The course explores fundamental concepts of management theory as applied to healthcare. Students will examine the organizational structure of the health care delivery system and administrative processes such as planning, problem solving, decision making, and quality productivity improvement. Emphasis will also be placed on the major issues and problem areas confronting health service administrators.

3 Credits

This course examines the complexities and multiple issues involved in Human Resources management in health care organizations. Students will examine the strategic role of human resource management in response to changes in the health care industry. In addition, issues such as recruitment, retention, performance management, organizational development, and employee relations are examined. Federal, state, and professional regulatory requirements specific to health care are emphasized.

3 Credits

This course focuses on the dynamics of individual and group behaviors and processes that impact and shape organizations. Topics will include organizational theories, decision making, group dynamics, change and conflict negotiation, and organizational culture and design.

3 Credits

This course provides foundational project management skills used within a variety of health care settings. Topics include project scoping, time estimating, budgeting, and controlling to improve outcomes, streamline processes, and increase efficiencies for health care managers.

3 Credits

This course identifies ethical issues in health care. It is designed to encourage students to clarify individual ethics values in regards to health care issues. Content includes discussion of theories, principles, and values for students to consider a variety of ethical viewpoints from a managerial perspective.

3 Credits

The course examines the integration of technology used within health care systems. Students will focus on the processes used in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of health information systems. Emphasis on methods used by health care managers to make informed business decisions related to the application and use of technology within the health care industry will be covered.

3 Credits

This course focuses on the use of data analytics for health care managers. Emphasis will be on data collection, tools, and strategies related to the use of data to improve health outcomes. Students will manage, analyze, and interpret data to identify areas for continuous system improvement.

3 Credits

This course focuses on regulatory and compliance issues within the health care industry. Topics include health care regulatory agencies, the impact of compliance on the operations of health care delivery, and health care laws. The course will also examine current health care policies and the implications for regulatory compliance.

3 Credits

In this course students will examine current marketing trends used within the health care industry. Students will focus on a variety of marketing strategies required by health care managers to promote programs, products and services to health care consumers.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of the financial economics of health care. Concepts such as payments systems, economic trends, financial statements and budgets are covered.

3 Credits

This capstone course examines the techniques of strategic planning for decision making in the health care industry. Students will be required to demonstrate mastery of Program Student Learning Outcomes through the strategic planning process by formulating strategic decisions to manage within various health care environments.

3 Credits

This course offers students engagement and interaction with the dynamic language of health care. Through comprehensive discussions and activities, students will have the opportunity to be immersed in the words used in health care.

3 Credits

This course provides a broad overview of the various functions of the United States health care system. The historical evolution of health care is examined. The student is introduced to the various forms of provider models and service delivery systems found in private and public health sectors, including ambulatory, acute, mental, and long-term care. The financing aspects of health care and their influence on health care delivery and quality are outlined.

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of electronic heath records (EHR) utilized in the health care environment. Students will receive an overview of information systems, workflows, health information accessibility, as well as health care transactions and billing.

3 Credits

This course examines the relationships between health care quality and organizational performance management. The student is introduced to the rationale for performance management and quality improvement tools used in health care. Methods for assuring quality in process and outcome management are described. Changing trends in the provision and reimbursement of health care services are reviewed.