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3.00 Credits
Various planning approaches, styles and theories are considered from a corporate decision-making perspective within the unique governance structures of health service organizations. Issues covered include strategic planning and resource allocation within integrated health systems. Environmental analysis explores national health care delivery policy, unique financing structures such as third party payment systems, and open vs. regulated markets and development of comprehensive marketing plans.
Prerequisite:
HAS 6200 and MHA 6100 and MHA 6200
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3.00 Credits
Selected legal principles and their application to health field. Legal aspects of corporate liability, medical malpractice, admission and discharge processes, medical staff bylaws, informed consent, nursing, patients' rights, medical records, and governmental regulation of personnel and health facilities.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the concepts and application of health informatics. Topics addressed in the course include: interoperability, IT standards, privacy and security of health information, cybersecurity, strategic planning for IT, and emerging trends in health informatics. Emphasis is placed on the use of data analytics to support management decision making.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a capstone experience where the student synthesizes theory learned the classroom and applies it real world problem solving in health care organizations. Designed to integrate the knowledge gained in other graduate courses into an applied management project. The project will have enterprisewide applicability to a health services organization. The Student will develop and present a deliverable product that could be implemented by management to improve their organizational performance, specifically with analysis and recommendations for policy and strategic improvements.
Prerequisite:
HAS 6000 and HAS 6200 and HAS 6300 and HAS 6400 and MHA 6000 and MHA 6200 and MHA 6300 and MHA 6400
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Directed individual study and research on special topics related to health care. May be repeated for a cumulative total of three credits. Prerequisite: Approval of MHA program and instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis, Preparation, and Presentation at a national Case Study Competition. Students synthesize theory and apply it to the explicit healthcare circumstance outlined in the case. Case studies require the demonstration and integration of knowledge, skills, and competencies from prior graduate courses and the application of them to a specific case situation. Students will travel and present their case analysis at a national case competition.
Prerequisite:
MHA 6000
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3.00 Credits
Healthcare has become a global phenomenon. Travel to other countries to see firsthand how their health industries are planned and organized, how care is delivered, and to interact with health leaders, providers, and patients from other countries provides an inarguably rich experience for healthcare leaders. In addition, the study abroad experience requires both sound knowledge of the health industry being observed and scholarly reflection on its effectiveness, efficiency, and success in addressing and meeting that country's healthcare needs.
Prerequisite:
MHA 6000
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3.00 Credits
An overview of how microorganisms are used as model systems to study biology, genetics, metabolism, and ecology; how microorganisms play an integral role in disease and how microbial and immunological methods are used to treat and prevent disease; why microorganisms are found inhabiting a wide range of ecological habitats; how microorganisms play a vital role in biotechnology, fermentation, medicine, and other industries important to human well-being; and how microorganisms play an indispensable role in element cycles, biodegradation, and other aspects of the environment. This course is intended for all students who are not Microbiology majors. This course consists of 3 one-hour lectures/demonstrations per week.
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3.00 Credits
We live in a microbial world. In this course, we will explore our complicated relationships with microbes, from those used to make bread, beer, and yogurt, to those that cause disease and death. To understand how microbes spread, cause illness, and evolve, we will use current important public health examples and case studies, such as sexually transmitted diseases, antibiotic resistance, measles outbreaks, food-borne illnesses, and drug use and abuse. Students will also learn about current efforts to understand and control our microscopic neighbors, such as vaccines, hand sanitizer, and antibiotics. We will discuss how public health issues are studied, how they influence society, and how we make policy decisions to prevent disease.
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1.00 Credits
This one credit course for premedical students is designed to provide insight into many of the aspects associated with a career in medicine. The objectives of this course include 1.) provision of basic information regarding admission to medical training programs; 2.) exposure to some of the basic tenants necessary for professional success; 3.) investigation of some of the benefits and detriments associated with this challenging career; and 4.) establishing a forum through which students can question and self-assess the feasibility and desire to pursue a medical career. Presentations, group discussions and introspective analysis of selected topics will be lead by a local physicians of various specialties to accomplish these goals.Number of Times this Course May Be Repeated: May be repeated once
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