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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Provides an understanding of the principles and methodologies of epidemiology, research design, and program evaluation emphasizing application to the planning and management of health care services. These principles are applied in a community assessment project. Prerequisite: HSM 514 or NUR 510 or concurrently. [3]
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3.00 Credits
Designed to provide an understanding of the concepts/principles of accounting and finances and their application in health systems management. Prerequisite: undergraduate accounting. (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Provides an understanding/knowledge of health care services payment policies including payment sources, (Medicare, Medicaid, traditional insurance) emerging payment arrangements, (DRGs, capitation, PPOs, HMOs) and application of budgeting principles to health care institutions. Prerequisite: HSM 531. [3]
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3.00 Credits
Students learn the principles and tools of microeconomics and apply these principles and tools to the health care market. Applications particularly pertinent in today's political and economic climates include the demand and supply of health care, physician productivity and incentives, managed care, medical malpractice and pharmaceutical economics. By quarter's end, students should be able to evaluate, both at a conceptual and at an analytical level, arguments about how the markets for health care and health insurance work and to apply the fundamentals of economics to decision-making and problem-solving in health care organizations. Prerequisite: HSM 514 or concurrent. (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Enables students to understand the concepts and apply the tools of corporate finance and financial management. The overall objectives of the course are to understand the roles, functions and responsibilities of financial officers in managing a health care institution; be able to identify and analyze corporate finance problems and issues in the management of health care institutions, and be able to evaluate the financial performance of institutions in asset and debt management. Cash flow, financial management of assets, timing and uncertainty and access to the capital markets are covered in order to understand the importance of finance to health care operations and strategic planning . Prerequisites: HSM 531, 532, 533. (4 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Provides a systematic and comprehensive knowledge of law as it impacts health care delivery systems. Students acquire an understanding of areas of law such as HIPAA, Fraud and Abuse, False Claims, employment/labor, contract and corporate law, tort liability, and laws governing patient care such as consent, guardianship and mental health laws. [3]
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3.00 Credits
Develops students' knowledge of organizational structure and their skills in facilitating organizational change, focusing on theories, concepts and applications in change management, organizational culture, motivation, stress, leadership, group dynamics, roles, decision making, strategic planning, communication, quality management and organizational ethics. Prerequisites: HSM 502, 515. [3]
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2.00 Credits
Includes an introduction to Informatics, informatics taxonomy, the landscape and basics of information technology, data structures, electronic health records, and trends and directions in Health Care Informatics. The class includes case studies in Informatics areas such as public health and biotechnology. (2 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Concentrates on intermediate to advanced concepts of information systems and their application to health care management. Specific topics include: information systems resource management, cost/benefit analysis, technology assessment and strategic planning, requests for proposals, contract negotiations, and system implementation. The class includes group exercises and real world case studies. Prerequisite: HSM 551. (2 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with fundamentals of quality improvement in health care. Emphasis is placed on philosophy, framework, and methodology of quality improvement, including measurement, analysis, organization and the impact of external standards. Students learn to use frameworks and tools to apply quality improvement strategics. Knowledge of Excel is required. [3]
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