Health Care Management (HCMG)

Provides a broad overview of the health services delivery system as viewed by the societal scientist. The course addresses the influence of values and cultures on health and illness, on delivery systems, and on professional roles.

Introduces the student to the structure, operation and management of health care institutions. The social, environmental and political factors that impact the health care environment are identified. The course will focus on communication, leadership skills, decision-making, strategic planning and human resource management.

Introduces a broad overview of the concepts, theories and practices important for the basic understanding of health care delivery in the United States. Topics focus on the various forms and functions of the U.S. Health Care system including hospital care, health care education and personnel, financing health care, long term care, mental health, public heath, and various styles and environments of effective leaders. In addition, the future of health care will be explored.

A comprehensive introduction to health information management. It includes discussions of settings, patient records, legal aspects, coding, and reimbursement.

Explores the ethical issues for the health care professional with three major components: personal ethical decision-making, bioethics and ethics in health care management. The course will review some basic ethical theories/perspectives and focus on their application to various current issues in the health care context. Case studies and extensive class discussions will highlight the course.

Health Care operations and quality management focus on the systematic planning, design, operation, control, and improvement of health care delivery processes. More specifically, this course will apply the tools of operations and quality management to the three fundamental issues underlying health care delivery systems: patient access to care, quality and safety in the care process, and cost of care. Operations management tools, technologies, and analytics will be utilized to improve processes and achieve targeted outcomes.

This course combines the perspectives and concepts from the community, public, and global health and aligns them with the essentials of health management. An up-to-date overview of important topics, such as social determinants of health, telehealth, the role of data analytics, value-based care payment models, and new health delivery models, provides students with opportunities to learn and apply meaningful population health strategies. Chapters integrate case studies and valuable management skills or tools to ensure students develop mastery in risk segmentation and stratification, design thinking, and the coproduction of health.

Review of diverse financial systems within American healthcare, focus on reimbursement methods and payment systems and how they affect providers and payers. Review of significant insurance programs, federal health care legislation, legal/regulatory issues, diagnosis, and procedure coding systems, and the impact of coding on reimbursement, compliance, fraud, and abuse.

Covers key concepts used by health care professionals to understand and manage financial performance. The course prepares students to be informed users of financial reports and data, covers budgeting and variance analysis, and provides an overview of various financial management issues including performance management, revenue management, expense management and capital management.

Provides opportunities for observation, participation and practical application of administration and management skills in the institutional setting. Departmental approval is required to register for this course.

Provides opportunities for observation, participation and practical application of administrative and management skills in the institutional setting that focuses on care delivery to those medically underserved. The institutional setting can be any health care related institution that provided some portion of its work to the medically underserved. Examples would be public health organizations, clinics, parish nurse programs, outpatient services, hospitals and community health organizations. Departmental approval is required to register for this course.