MHA Course Descriptions
HCMG 5100 - Health Systems Administration (3 credits)
This course will provide
administrative concepts and theories within United States health care
systems. The history and evolution of the systems will be discussed and the
current state of health care delivery will be analyzed. The political,
legal, and financial issues that impact health care will be considered. The
course will discuss and assess the different types of health care providers
and their roles in the systems.
HCMG 5200 - Healthcare Ethics (3 credits)
This course will present to
students the broad range of ethical domains and issues that arise in health
care delivery. Issues pertaining to institutions, practitioners, and
patients will be studied within the following domains: decision ethics,
professional ethics, clinical ethics, business ethics, organizational ethics
and social ethics. Students will be required to critically evaluate
regulations, laws, and practices that influence health care delivery.
HCMG 5300 - Healthcare Human Resources (3 credits)
The emphasis in this course
will be on the understanding of the vital nature of human resources in
health care delivery. This course will focus not only on recruitment,
selection, and training issues, but also on how human resource management
needs to be integrated into the strategic planning of the organization.
Legal, ethical, and labor issues will be discussed, as well as the use of
motivation and power.
HCMG 5400 - Organizational Behavior in Healthcare (3 credits)
The current trends in health
care organizations and organizational development will be discussed and
analyzed in this course. This discussion will consider the dramatic changes
that have occurred in health care delivery over the last century. Particular
attention will be given to health care marketing, the relationships between
providers and organizations, health care outcomes, and quality.
HCMG 5500 - International Healthcare Issues (3 credits)
This course will compare
health care systems in different countries and focus on differences and
similarities. Attention will be given to systems that appear to work and how
the tenets of these systems may be incorporated into the U.S. health care
system.
HCMG 5600 - Public Health Organizations and Practice (3 credits)
This course will discuss the
important interaction between public health and health care delivery. It
will also consider expanding the role of public health to make health care
delivery more holistic. It will also deal with the history, purpose, and
strengths of the public health care system.
HCMG 5700 - Long Term Care Administration (3 credits)
This course emphasizes the
unique administration issues in long term care facilities. Students will
explore the different milieus for both physically and cognitively impaired
residents and the impact upon costs and reimbursement (e.g., RUGS). An
emphasis will be placed on practicing for the NHA (NAB) licensure exam and
preparation for Administrator in Training (AIT) program requirements.
HCMG 6000 - Health Economics/Financial Management (3 credits)
This course will examine the
economic and financial issues that are unique to organizations in health
care delivery. It will include looking at the rules, regulations, policies,
and procedures that affect the economic and financial management of health
care. In addition, reimbursement issues will be discussed, as will the
current and future considerations of paying for health care.
HCMG 6100 - Information Management in Healthcare (3 credits)
This course will provide an
understanding of the different information systems designed to improve
health care delivery and their use in the management of health care
organizations. Students will examine the current status of information
systems within health care and also explore possible advanced uses of
informational systems to monitor patient outcomes, financial stability and
marketing information.
HCMG 6300 - Health Care Marketing (3 credits)
The crucial issues of
marketing in health care will be examined and discussed. The course will
emphasize to whom and how health care should be marketed. Consumer behavior,
market research, target marketing, and marketing to primary payers will be
analyzed.
HCMG 6500 - Managerial Epidemiology (3 credits)
The factors, determinants of
health status and collection of pertinent data will be considered within a
management framework. The student will examine how epidemiological data can
be used to determine the impact of illness on populations, to develop
programs or interventions to reduce prevalence of illness and to predict
populations’ health outcomes.
HCMG 6600 - Research Statistics and Methods in Healthcare (3 credits)
This course will explore the
theory, application, interpretation and use of statistical information in
health care management and health services research. Students will also
master the application of statistical data in the management of health care
organizations, (e.g., financial data, patient statistical data and
utilization information). Descriptive, correlation and multiple regression
methods will be presented and used in multiple projects.
HCMG 6700 - Healthcare Policy (3 credits)
This course will consider
current topics in health care policy. Additionally, it will deal with policy
and management issues and their evolutions and implications to both domestic
and international health care delivery systems.
HCMG 6800 - Healthcare Law (3 credits)
This course emphasizes the
past, current and potential future law issues in health care. An emphasis is
placed on organizational and business law pertaining to healthcare delivery
as well as social law and the framework of both civil and criminal courts.
HCMG 6900 - Strategic Planning and Finance in Health Care
This course will provide a
discussion of the philosophy, models, and methods of how to effect strategic
planning in health care delivery institutions. Additionally, the course will
consider how strategic planning impacts on marketing and management
decisions.
HCMG 6950 - Independent Research in Health Administration
Independent studies for
pre-thesis work.
HCMG 6990 - Health Administration Internship (3 credits)
This course provides a
residency experience in health care administration for students who require
this exposure. Students will be given a structured health management program
in an existing healthcare delivery system. Students may enroll in two
subsequent semesters or full time in one semester for six credits.
HCMG 6999 - Thesis in Health
Administration
The main focus of this
course will be a faculty-guided project. This project will have a strong
research component that is either qualitative or quantitative in nature and
will be a summative paper. (Required of all MHA Students). Students who do
not complete the thesis in one semester may repeat for additional credits.