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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Courses - Health Care Administration and Policy
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Health Care Administration & Policy
EMHA 701 - Survey of U.S. Health Care System: Programs, Policies and Politics
Credits 3
Examines the manpower, financing and major service components of the US health care system. Addresses major issues of health care access, costs, and quality of care. Special emphasis on the role of government regulation and public policy in the system.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing or IBS major.
EMHA 702 - Epidemiology in Health Services Management
Credits 3
Examination and synthesis of concepts and an application of methods appropriate to epidemiology from a managerial perspective.
EMHA 703 - Management of Health Services Organizations and Systems
Credits 3
Theories and practice of the management of health services. Analysis and evaluation of the management functions and roles, organizational theories and behavioral perspectives and health care policy issues as they apply to health services management.
EMHA 716 - Health Care Financial Management I/Health Care Accounting
Credits 3
Introduction to financial and managerial accounting in the context of the health care industry. Also introduces concepts from finance for use in the decision making process.
EMHA 717 - Human Resources Management of Health Care Organizations
Credits 3
Covers structural and behavioral systems and human resources process systems. Taught from the perspective of strategic management and in the context of the legal environment for health care organizations.
EMHA 718 - Health Care Economics
Credits 3
Application of economic theory to study of health markets and institutions. Impact of insurance on demand for and supply of health care analyzed. Competition and regulation as forces in health care industry discussed from an economic perspective.
EMHA 719 - Operations and Quality Management of Health Services
Credits 3
Introduces concepts of operations management in the context of the health care industry. Covers analytical techniques in the context of quality management.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
EMHA 720 - Information Systems in Health Services Management
Credits 3
Understanding of computerized needs of health services managers. Examines decision making process, information needs of various decisions and how “decision support systems” meet these needs. Major types of information systems examined, include financial, patient care & strategic management systems.
EMHA 721 - Advanced Health Care Finance
Credits 3
Further study of financial management in the context of the health care industry.
Prerequisites
EMHA 716
EMHA 730 - Strategic Management of Health Services
Credits 3
Emphasis on concepts of strategic and operational management for health care organizations. Also covers managerial epidemiology and marketing. Utilizes case studies.
EMHA 761 - Health Care Law and Ethics for Managers
Credits 3
Course examines legal and ethical issues that impact health care management. Topics include: liability, contract and antitrust law; employee and labor law, professional relations, and ethical issues regarding; beginning and end of life, patient rights, medical research, access to care; conflict of interest, and confidentiality.
EMHA 779 - Health Care Administration Capstone Course
Credits 3
Capstone experience provides the Health Care Administration graduate degree candidate the option to select one of the following: an indepth project or a comprehensive examination.
Grading
S/F grading only
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
HCA 631 - Quality Management in Health Services Organizations
Credits 3
Quality outcome measurement in healthcare and the patient experience influences reporting and reimbursement. Focus on quality metric measurement, analyzing, managing and improving population health outcomes.
Prerequisites
HCA 701
HCA 701 - U.S. Health Care System: Programs and Policies
Credits 3
Examines the manpower, financing and major service components of the US health care system. Addresses major issues of health care access, costs, and quality of care. Special emphasis on the role of government regulation and public policy in the system.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
HCA 702 - Epidemiology in Health Services Management
Credits 3
Examination and synthesis of concepts and an application of methods appropriate to epidemiology from a managerial perspective.
HCA 703 - Management of Health Service Organizations and Systems
Credits 3
Theories and practice of the management of health services. Analysis and evaluation of the management functions and roles, organizational theories and behavioral perspectives and health care policy issues as they apply to health services management.
HCA 715 - Health Services Research Methods
Credits 3
Course examines health services research concepts and methods. Topics include: health services research relevance; research study conceptualization; research design, operationalization and analysis; and the review of the health services research literature. Emphasis on research relevant to the practice of health care management.
Prerequisites
EAB 703
HCA 716 - Health Care Accounting and Finance
Credits 3
Introduction to financial and managerial accounting in the context of the health care industry. Also introduces concepts from finance for use in the decision making process.
Prerequisites
ACC 201 or equivalent, 3 hours of undergraduate accounting.
HCA 717 - Human Resources Management of Health Care Organizations
Credits 3
Covers structural and behavioral systems and human resources process systems. Taught from the perspective of strategic management and in the context of the legal environment for health care organizations.
HCA 718 - Health Care Economics
Credits 3
Application of economic theory to study of health markets and institutions. Impact of insurance on demand for and supply of health care analyzed. Competition and regulation as forces in health care industry discussed from an economic perspective.
Prerequisites
ECON 102 or equivalent, 3 hours of undergraduate microeconomics.
HCA 719 - Operations and Quality Management of Health Services
Credits 3
Introduces concepts of operations management in the context of the health care industry. Covers analytical techniques in the context of quality management.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
HCA 720 - Information Systems in Health Services Management
Credits 3
Understanding of computerized needs of health services managers. Examines decision making process, information needs of various decisions and how “decision support systems” meet these needs. Major types of information systems examined, include financial, patient care & strategic management systems.
HCA 721 - Advanced Health Care Finance
Credits 3
Further study of financial management in the context of the health care industry.
Prerequisites
HCA 705 or the equivalent.
HCA 730 - Strategic Management of Health Services
Credits 3
Emphasis on concepts of strategic and operational management for health care organizations. Also covers managerial epidemiology and marketing. Utilizes case studies.
Prerequisites
HCA 705
HCA 761 - Health Care Law and Ethics for Managers
Credits 3
Course examines legal and ethical issues that impact health care management. Topics include: liability, contract and antitrust law; employee and labor law, professional relations, and ethical issues regarding; beginning and end of life, patient rights, medical research, access to care; conflict of interest, and confidentiality.
HCA 779 - Health Care Administration Capstone Course
Credits 3
Capstone experience provides the Health Care Administration graduate degree candidate the option to select one of the following: an indepth project or a comprehensive examination.
Same as
HED 710/EAB 710/EOH 710
Notes
The project option requires a formal paper and a presentation.
Grading
S/F grading only
Prerequisites
Last semester in program or consent of instructor.
HCA 793 - Internship in Health Care Administration
Credits 3 – 6
Provides students with an applied work experience in a local health services organization. Course is faculty supervised and requires written reports and other structured assignments.
Formerly
HCA 713
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
HCA 794 - Professional Paper in Health Care Administration
Credits 3
Provides the opportunity for a graduate degree candidate to be involved in an in-depth project either written or experimental in nature. A formal paper and presentation describing the project culminate this experience.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Department approval.
HCA 798 - Independent Study
Credits 1 – 3
Independent study in a specific area of student interest under the direction of a faculty member.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Grading
S/F grading only.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
HCA 799 - Thesis Research
Credits 3
Notes
May be repeated, but a maximum of six credits will apply towards the student’s degree program.
Grading
S/F grading only.
Prerequisites
Consent of HCA& P Department Chair, graduate courses in research methodology and in statistics.
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