Post Master's Certificate in Health Administration

3 Credits

In this course, the scholar-practitioner-leader (SPL) will focus on the administration of complex health care systems using systems thinking, complexity science, and innovation theories, methods, and techniques. Topics covered include the complex adaptive health care system (CAS), systems thinking, innovation in health care, strategic and operational planning in a CAS, and change management. Throughout the course, the SPL will reflect on how to incorporate systems thinking into professional development plans and will gain knowledge and skills to view the health care organization and broader industry from a systems perspective.

3 Credits

The U.S. health care system is both complex and fragmented. It is critical that scholar-practitioner-leaders have a thorough understanding of risk management, as well as how to manage litigation and how to facilitate contractual relationships. Successful leaders will also need to possess a wide range of skills, including a working knowledge of resource, asset, and human resource management. A well-rounded leader will be required to understand concepts from claims administration and information technology to analyze how integrated resource management promotes operational efficiency, ethical leadership, and employee retention.

3 Credits

This course focuses on the application of economic theory to the amount, organization, and distribution of health care services in the United States. Students will apply principles such as supply and demand, margin analysis, and cost effectiveness analysis. Students will discuss issues and controversies surrounding the government’s role in financing and regulating health services. Competency A: Analyze the role and applications of economic principles within current health systems. Competency B: Evaluate the application of the tools to address economic issues for health care decision making. Competency C: Assess the impact and evolution of cost containment initiatives within the current health care marketplace and their impact on health care organizations and systems. Competency D: Examine current and future economic challenges in a global health care marketplace.

3 Credits

The scholar-practitioner-leader will focus on the role of health policy and regulations in the administration of health care systems. Students critically assess the complex dynamics of politics, ethics, and policy in the development of health legislation and regulations. The process of developing policy, rules and regulations at federal, state, and local levels is examined. Evidence-based approaches are applied to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented policy with emphasis on access, cost, quality and outcome measures. Major health legislation enacted during the 20th and 21st centuries and their impacts on health care at societal, system, and organization levels are reviewed.

3 Credits

This course prepares the contemporary health administrator to utilize evaluation research methodologies in making decisions regarding the cost effectiveness of specific health programs. Case studies will be used that incorporate disease-specific programs, community-wide health interventions, and population-specific care management programs across a variety of health settings. Competency A: Assess the broad context of health care program evaluation. Competency B: Evaluate health care problems and issues to justify a program evaluation plan to health care leadership. Competency C: Apply core competencies required for developing a successful health care program evaluation. Competency D: Utilize evidence-based health management to facilitate a health care program evaluation. Competency E: Develop models to implement, monitor, and assess a health care program evaluation.