Health Care Management

An introduction and overview of the delivery of health care in the U.S. The course will focus on the demographic, economic, political, and governmental forces that impact the delivery of health care. This study includes an introduction to current issues and trends.

This course is an introduction to the principles of management and their application to the health care industry. This course is a study of the U.S. health care continuum with emphasis on health care practices and terminology.

This course provides an introduction to the study of health care socio-demographic characteristics of geographic areas. An overview of community, state, national, and international health care organizations will be analyzed. Topics will include health care access, age specific health care issues, communication of health care information, biostatistics, epidemiology, and health care economics.

A study of the key factors affecting the financial management of health care organizations. Course coverage includes health care financial statements, health care accounting, financing of health care organizations, health care cost accounting, budget preparation and analysis in health care, and provider payment systems. Quantitative and qualitative issues of health care financial management will be analyzed.

This course is an examination of the management of a skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility. Students will study the day-to-day operational policies and procedures of long-term care facilities. Content includes allied health services, social services, rehabilitation services, nutritional programs, and safety concerns. Students will review legal, regulatory, and ethical concepts that impact long term care facilities.

Students work part time or full time in a health care organization applying concepts that they have learned in the classroom. Students become familiar with how the basic managerial functions are applied in a health care setting. Limited to HCM majors and minors in the department, subject to regulations and restrictions listed in the college catalog. Students are responsible for the cost of criminal background check and TB skin test. Subject to Internship rules and regulations.