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HCM 510 |
Health Care Management (3)
Provides the conceptual and technical basics needed in health services management. The course focuses on the unique characteristics of the health care delivery process in the United States and gives students an understanding of the context of health services administration. Students are introduced to health care policy issues that support their understanding of the interaction between environments, organizations, populations, and health professions. Students are also introduced to the finance, administration, and reimbursement methods for health care services, legal environments, and strategic planning. |
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HCM 520 |
Health Care Reimbursement Systems (3)
Provides an overview of the concepts of managed care and the development of the manager competition environment. The course focuses on the principles involved in managed care, from HMOs to vertical integration, and how health care providers succeed in managed competition. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: HCM 510. |
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HCM 525 |
Health Care Management—Long-Term Care (3)
Focuses on the education of individuals seeking to become managers in the long-term care field, specifically those seeking roles as nursing home administrators and managers of assisted living and home health care programs. The course examines the external forces that impact on the operation and management of long-term care facilities, including government payors, state regulatory bodies, and national accreditation bodies. Prerequisite: HCM 510. |
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HCM 535 |
Health Care Policy and Ethics (3)
Using case methods, this course analyzes major health care issues and policy formulation for health care facilities. It covers health care policy, planning, and operations of the health care system. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: HCM 510. |
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HCM 550 |
Health Care Finance (3)
Focuses on the financial management of health care organizations, addressing financial characteristics which are unique to health care organizations. Various tools of financial analysis and decision making used in the management of health care organizations will also be explored. See department chair for course offering schedule. Prerequisite: HCM 510. |
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HCM 555 |
Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing (3)
Provides an overview of the economic forces that affect the health care industry/field and the reimbursement, financial, and management strategies utilized by individuals who manage health care organizations. This course will begin with an overview of the economics and funding of the United States health care system. It will then explore payment for hospital, physician, and other health care services, such as insurers, corporations, and individuals. Finally, the course will examine health care entity management in the current economic and political environment, especially in light of current health care reform discussions. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: HCM 510. |
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HCM 565 |
Health Care Cases and Project (3)
Designed to be a capstone to the Health Care Management program, this course builds on required courses by assisting the student to integrate previous knowledge and to apply it to rich and varied cases and readings that represent health care management situations. This provides a formal means to use information and skills in managing the health services environment. Students investigate the availability, use, value, and control of management skills; and learn how to incorporate these skills into the effective direction of health care institutions and providers. Prerequisites: HCM 520, HCM 535, HCM 550, HCM 555, and LA 540. |