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HSA 500 Theory and Practice of Health Services Management
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
An operational approach to management, examining current theories and their application to problem solving and organizational development in health care settings. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 501 Accounting Principles for Health Services Professionals
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Selected topics in financial accounting and financial management focusing on the interpretation of accounting information and what the accounting information means. The course provides a review of the basic accounting process, and techniques of financial management. The course will focus on developing these basic concepts and techniques through an applied approach. Emphasis will be placed on interpreting and analyzing financial statements, understanding costs and cost behavior, and financial planning. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 502 Financial Management of Health Services
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Prerequisites:
HSA 501
HSA 502 is a graduate-level course required for students in the Master of Science in Health Services Administration degree. As part of the financial management competency component, this course will provide fundamental concepts and techniques of financial management of health organizations. The course will focus on developing these basic concepts and techniques through an applied approach. Class sessions will provide an overview of financial management concepts. Study questions, problems and case studies for each topic will be used to highlight important aspects. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing and interpreting financial statements, short term budgeting, cost behavior, capital budgeting and long-term financial planning techniques. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 505 Legal Aspects of Health Services Administration
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A study of the role that state and federal laws play in shaping the health care delivery system. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 506 Health Economics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Fundamental concepts of economics applied to health care delivery: demand, supply, production, cost, resource allocation, and market applications to the health care sector. Health economic impact on the current reimbursement climate and on all stakeholders in the health care system. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 510 Leadership and Human Resource Management in Health Care
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This survey course provides a behavioral approach to management by examining current theories and their application to the function of leadership and the management of human resources. It explores how managers across the spectrum of health services organizations lead and direct. Specific managerial theories and methods, such as individual and group problem solving, motivation theory, group dynamics, leadership theory, organizational change, communication and human resource management are the focus. They provide a framework for consideration of issues associated with the role of health services organization and health systems managers. The activities and content of this course will assist beginning managers by providing a foundation for professional development. For experienced managers, this course will reinforce skills and interpret experience by integrating it with theory. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 511 Financial Management
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This course examines managed care structures, fundamental concepts and techniques of financial management within health organizations. Students will be introduced to essential principles of financial and managerial accounting. These principles will serve as the basis for understanding the use of various financial analysis techniques (e.g. ratio and trends, variance, project cash flow, process costing) and planning and control tools (e.g. proforma development, and budgeting). | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 512 Quality Improvement and Strategic Planning for Health Care Professionals
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This course introduces health professionals to the knowledge, skills, methods and tools necessary for improvement and innovation in health care. It integrates that knowledge with strategic planning theory and methods used to implement proposed program and system improvements. Quality improvement content includes variation and measurement of process, outcome and customer knowledge building and evaluation of health care improvement efforts. This course prepares students to identify improvement opportunities and to use planning theory to design and implement them. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 550 Information Systems for Health Services Administrators
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This course examines information systems and how they support the management of data. Improvement in patient care processes that result in cost reduction and higher quality of care will be the focal point of this course. Operational data and outcomes data will be analyzed for application in the delivery of health care. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 553 Health Services Administration Field Study
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Prerequisites:
HLH 550
PYC 503
A field research project involves application of the research process to health organization problems and their solutions. Students should be involved in all the steps of the research process: problem statement, review of the literature, hypothesis, data collection and analysis. Possibilities include surveys, replication studies, pilot studies, evaluation studies and/or quality assurance studies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 570 Quantitative Methods for Health Services Administrations
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Prerequisites:
Processes, methods and techniques of quantitative analysis for the management of health services organizations. An introduction to the fundamentals of analyzing and interpreting data, statistical and quantitative tools for research and decision analysis used in the planning and operational management of health services. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 580 Seminar in Health Services Administration
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An examination of current topics in Health Care delivery and administration. Provides leadership perspectives from current health care managers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 581 Seminar in Health Services Administration
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An examination of current topics in the delivery and administration of health services. Leadership perspectives from current health care managers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 582 Seminar in Health Services Administration
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An examination of current topics in the delivery and administration of health services. Leadership perspectives from current health care managers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 590 Internship in Health Services Administration
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Prerequisites:
Second year status in MHSA Program
A faculty supervised work experience in a health care organization, completing a work plan approved by a preceptor and faculty supervisor. Opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in application of theory within a specific area of health services administration. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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HSA 595 Directed Study
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Prerequisites:
Permission of program chair.
Directed readings, research and/or projects on a selected health services administration topic supervised by a faculty member and arranged with approval of the program chair. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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