Health Care Management

(Online|Arizona|Indiana|Kansas City|Wisconsin)

The Health Care Management major promotes an understanding of complex, evolving, and integrated health care and reimbursement systems. Students analyze perspectives, methods, and values associated with the delivery and financing of health services. They evaluate client needs, fiscal constraints, management practices, ethical principles, public policies, promotional strategies, and system designs to discover ways to meet the growing demands for affordable, efficient, responsible, and effective health care. The major promotes organizational insight and managerial ability for those who desire leadership positions in health-related enterprises. It is especially suitable for health care professionals with technical/clinical degrees, nurses, reimbursement specialists, utilization review professionals, medical office or managed care personnel, and health insurance providers.

The Health Care Management major offers two tracks.

The Clinical Track will enable those who currently have a registry or license (i.e. radiologist, registered nurse, etc.) to transfer in course work and complete the core courses.

The Non-Clinical Track is designed to assist individuals interested in health care management/administration who do not hold a clinical license or registry. Individuals who may be interested in administrative, management, sales, insurance, and reimbursement professions related to health care may find the Non-Clinical Track beneficial.

Curriculum

Liberal Arts Studies Courses

  • LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts OR
    • LAS 20010 College Seminar I and LAS 20020 College Seminar II
  • LAS 45012 Global Issues in the Liberal Arts (capstone)

Plus 6 credit-hours in each of the following Breadth Areas:

  • Art/Expression
  • Social/Civic
  • Science/Description
  • Value/Meaning

Clinical Track

Minimum of 30 credits required in professional clinical training and registry/certifications. Licensed practical nurses will require an additional 6 credit hours in electives.

Registry and Certification List

Major Required Courses
  • OAD 36020 Planning and Budgeting in Health Care 
  • OAD 38663 Human Resources in Health Care Organizations 
  • OAD 40654 Health Care Law and Ethics  
  • OAD 46000 Heath Care Policy and Regulation 
  • OAD 48563 Management of Health Care Organizations 
  • OAD 49500 Seminar in Applied Health Care Management

Non-Clinical Track

Liberal Arts Studies Courses

  • LAS 30012 Proseminar OR
    • LAS 20010 College Seminar I and LAS 20020 College Seminar II
  • LAS 45012 Graduation Review

Foundation Courses

  • ACC 20364 Accounting for Business Operations (or equivalent) 
  • MAT 20143 Business Math (or equivalent college-level math course) 
  • OAD 30763 Business Statistics (or equivalent statistics course) 
  • OAD 31664 Business Ethics (or equivalent)
  • ECO 30564 Economics for Managers OR
    • Microeconomics and Macroeconomics  

Major Required Courses

  • OAD 36000 Medical Terminology (1 credit)
  • OAD 36010 Introduction to Health Care Delivery Systems
  • OAD 36020 Planning and Budgeting in Health Care
  • OAD 36064 Managing Integration of Health Care Systems
  • OAD 38663 Human Resources in Health Care Organizations
  • OAD 40654 Health Care Law and Ethics
  • OAD 46000 Heath Care Policy and Regulation
  • OAD 48563 Management of Health Care Organizations
  • OAD 49500 Seminar in Applied Health Care Management (Capstone Course)


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