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3.00 Credits
Applies the theoretical principles of economic analysis to studying, evaluating, and understanding the health services sector of the economy. Provides an understanding of the economic forces, which act upon healthcare markets. Explores the importance of scarcity and incentives in the delivery of healthcare, allowing for the unique differences that characterize the healthcare sector. Prerequisite: HLAD302 or equivalent and HLAD304 and equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Enables the student to describe, analyze, evaluate, and apply basic policy approaches to both American and international healthcare issues. Presents students with implementation skills for ethically managing power relations in a turbulent healthcare marketplace. Prerequisite: POLS302; may be taken concurrently with HLAD701.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the current status of informatics in health administration. Prepares students for the computer assisted management process of the future. Includes microcomputer applications, systems analysis and design, and computer selection strategies. Knowledge of basic computer science is desirable. Prerequisites: Computer literacy, HLAD 700 or HLAD702, and HLAD705 or equivalent.
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Provides an overview of the primary facets of healthcare financial management. Includes such topics as budgeting, working capital management, intermediate reimbursement theory, financing indigent care, tax-exempt status, internal audit and control, and cost containment. Prerequisites: HLAD502 and HLAD701.
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3.00 Credits
Studies organizational theories and behavior unique to effective administration of healthcare institutions. Views organizations as an open system that requires constant interaction with environment. Examines the relationships of input/structure, throughputs, outputs and external environment. Prerequisites: HLAD301 or equivalent. May be taken concurrently with HLAD701.
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Presents the major concepts and theories of healthcare management. Addresses the historical evolution of the healthcare management and examines how the historical development of healthcare institution is interwoven with current trends in healthcare administration. Discusses the management of health institutions from departmental level to system level. Prerequisites: HLAD301 and HLAD745.
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Specific focus will be on analysis, design, and implementation of health information systems. All stages of the systems development life-cycle will be considered. The course aims to provide a foundation in traditional structured analysis and design techniques, together with an introduction to objectoriented analysis and design concepts that are increasingly in use today. Prerequisites: CPSC578, HLAD702, HLAD713, and HLAD725.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the conceptual framework and the practical application of various decision-making techniques relevant to the health administration field. The focus of the course is on developing sophisticated decision-making models utilizing available computer software that enable the administrator to achieve organizational goals in an efficient manner. Prerequisite: HLAD725.
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3.00 Credits
Study of specific topics in planning and evaluating healthcare programs. Special attention to the concept of program, program planning, analysis of evaluation system models, measurement, advantages and disadvantages of internal and external evaluation, and analysis and critique of published evaluations. Prerequisite: HLAD725.
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3.00 Credits
Presents the principal concepts and practice of integrated performance improvement (IPI) for healthcare organizations through readings, case studies, and analysis of actual institutional performance improvement programs. The course addresses the topics of reengineering, service improvement, quality improvement, JACAHO accreditation standards, patient satisfaction, TQM culture, teamwork, and case management among others. The course includes a project documenting the quality program of a specific healthcare institution. Prerequisite: HLAD755.
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