| MHA-Health Studies - Masters of Health Services Administration |
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| MHA500 |
Introduction to Health Services Administration |
| This course provides an opportunity for students entering the Master of Health Services Administration (M.H.A.) program to examine program expectations, personal goals and readiness for intensive graduate study. Students complete a detailed personal plan for optimizing success in the program. 1 semester hour |
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| MHA510 |
Origins of Health Care Delivery Systems |
| This course provides a survey of the historical, economic, social, technological and philosophical forces that have shaped our current health care delivery models and systems. The impact of governmental and non-governmental regulation will be introduced. Students use the current literature to explore and analyze recent changes. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA511 |
Health Care Policies and Trends |
| This course explores trends and public policy considerations that impact the delivery of health care. A primary focus is the critical examination of alternatives for balancing access, quality and cost. The course further examines planning and policy cycles, the role of government as regulator and market maker, the status of major governmental initiatives and the projection of emerging trends. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA512 |
Health Care Management |
| This course examines leadership approaches that optimize quality outcomes. The management functions of planning, organizing, resource allocation (financial, physical, human and informational), supervision, controlling and evaluating are examined. The course explores how health care organizations are similar and yet different from other businesses. Managing change, employee empowerment for decision making/problem solving, and managing through teams are emphasized. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA520 |
Patient Care Operations |
| This course examines alternatives for the delivery and evaluation of clinical services. Topics include analysis of operations, scheduling, staffing, coordination of services, specialized facilities and equipment, regulatory requirements and the impact of managed care. Customer service, quality of clinical service outcomes and financial outcomes are also studied. Students develop detailed plans for the implementation or modification of clinical operating systems including the design of appropriate process and outcome measures. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA 521 |
Managerial Accounting in Health Care |
| This course introduces the concepts, conventions and terminology of accounting and finance as applied in health care organizations. Students will identify the role of finance in health care applications, compare balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow in financial statement analysis, and apply financial ratios and benchmarking as analysis tools for decision making. Cost determination and behavior, profit analysis, plus cost allocation are examined as management accounting tools. Advanced managerial accounting and financial analysis techniques including multiple pricing strategies, planning and budgeting, variance analysis, standard costs, time value analysis and risk/return models are also developed. The importance of outcome evaluation as a parallel consideration in decision making is emphasized throughout the course. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA522 |
Health Care Business Operations |
| This course surveys common health care business operations including patient registration & certification, billing, insurance, collection, materials management, medical records, legal affairs, utilization review and discharge planning. Capitation contracts and other alternative payment systems are introduced. The business implications of alternative medical staffing models are also examined. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA530 |
Health Care Economics and Finance |
| This course provides an overview of micro- and macro-economic principles and provides an opportunity for analysis of the economic and financial aspects of health car policy. The financial consequences of major governmental initiatives are examined in detail. Students apply economic and financial principles to evaluate capitation contracts (and/or other alternative payment systems) to predict financial and service level consequences. The impact of governmental and non-governmental regulatory and accreditation agencies is also considered. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA531 |
Health Care Information Systems |
| This course presents the fundamentals of acquiring, processing disseminating and applying health care information to support routine operations, problem solving, decision making, and strategic analysis to achieve a competitive advantage. The management of information technology, special characteristics of patient information and the importance of integrating clinical, operational and financial systems will be considered. Ethical and legal considerations of handling patient data will be reviewed. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA532 |
Human Resources in Health Care |
| This course examines the fundamental components of the employment process and the essentials of labor law as applied in health care organizations. A primary focus is the development of positive employee relations through appropriate salary administration, effective performance management techniques, employee reviews and incentive rewards. Labor-management relations, the organizing process, collective bargaining, negotiating skills and labor contract administration will be analyzed and practiced. Special considerations of dealing with a large number of professional employees will be addressed. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA540 |
Marketing Health Care |
| This course presents the fundamentals of marketing as practiced within health car organizations. A primary focus is building customer satisfaction through quality, service and value. Market to physicians, various health care groups and third party payers will be examined. Models which emphasize client or social outcomes rather than organizational gains will also be considered. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA541 |
Strategic Management in Health Care |
| This course presents the methodology for strategic examination of health care organizations. Organizational mission, vision, values and objectives are examined in relation to the current operation of each functional department and changing external conditions. Students will develop a strategic plan based on the analysis of internal and external environments and the selection of organizational change strategies to accommodate environmental changes. 3 semester hours |
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| MHA550 |
Colloquium in Health Services Administration |
| Students from cohort groups with similar completion schedules will be brought together for a period of intensive in-residence experience which will reinforce student understanding of core information, concepts and procedures presented throughout the program. Regional variations and similarities will be explored. A variety of learning activities, such as guest speakers, policy debates, simulations, formal and informal interaction between groups will be used to integrate and apply program content. Final summative written and oral reports on individual or group projects demonstrating a creative application of program fundamentals in a real or simulated health care organization will be presented and analyzed. 3 semester hours |
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