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Health Care Management | Population Health Concentration | Graduate Degree Program

Health Care Management | Population Health Concentration

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Ottawa University's accelerated, online MBA with concentration in Health Care Management program provides you with high-quality professional advanced study in business. Courses incorporate personal values and professional ethics. For maximum flexibility for working adults, our Business Administration degree program and courses are offered 100% online. Ottawa offers eight fully online MBA concentrations to help you personalize your graduate education.

Population Health/Health Care Management Concentration

Our online MBA students can now select the Health Care Management area of study. Population Health Management is a rapidly emerging specialty area within health care that is focused on improving the health status of defined populations. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Health Care Reform, has mandated new models of care and financing that require entities to engage in the active management of populations that are “assigned” to them. These entities include traditional organizations, such as hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities. They also include newer organizational models, such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). 


Numerous career opportunities exist for professionals trained in Business who are knowledgeable in the design, implementation, and measurement of Health Care Administration programs and Health Care Systems. A clinical background is not required for this concentration, but physicians, nurses, and other clinical professionals would gain a marketable skill set by completing a Masters degree in Health Care Management. 

Perspective on Health Care Management 

“What is really needed in business, the church, government, education, arts, or any other type of organization is a group of more enlightened, competent leader-managers who appreciate and understand the disciplines and interconnectedness of the world around them – who lead people with a shared sense of purpose and enthusiasm for the myriad challenges that confront them.” - Kevin C. Eichner Ottawa University Chancellor

Leverage your background in the Health Care field in Ottawa University’s MBA program. Contact us today to learn more about our Population Health/Health Care Management concentration.

For curriculum and course descriptions please download a program overview.

See Also:

Master of Arts in Leadership

Master in Business Administration

Master in Human Resources

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Health Care Management | Population Health is offered at the following locations.

  • Ottawa, KS (Residential Campus)
  • Surprise, AZ (Residential Campus)
  • Kansas City (Overland Park, Kansas)
  • Brookfield, Wisconsin
  • Online

Population Health Education and Qualifications

Those who are interested in becoming administrative services managers should have good leadership and communication skills and be able to establish effective working relationships with many different people, ranging from managers, supervisors and professionals, to clerks and blue collar workers. They must be able to coordinate several activities at once, quickly analyze and resolve specific problems, and cope with deadlines.

Careers in Health Care Management 

Most medical and health services managers work in offices in health care facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes, and group medical practices. Medical and health services managers plan, direct, and coordinate the business activities of health care providers. 

Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 32% from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations. As the considerable baby-boom population ages and people remain active later in life, there is an expected increase need for health care services. The median annual wage for medical and health services managers was $100,980 in May 2019.

Careers in Health Care Management may include:

  • Administrative Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Clinic Director
  • Cost Estimators
  • Health Care Administrator
  • Health Care Consultant
  • Nursing Home Administrator
  • Physician Practice Manager
  • President and CEO
  • Vice President

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For complete curriculum and course descriptions, 

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BUS 7303 | Legal, Ethical and Political Aspects of Health Care Management (3 Credits) 
Examines the legal, ethical, and political forces and their impact on health care organizations. Explores principles and practical applications of laws affecting the operational decisions of health care providers, health plans, and third-party payors and managers, as well as health care products and services. 

BUS 7305 | Regulatory Systems and Quality Assessment in the Health Care Environment (3 Credits) 
Course provides insight into a variety of regulatory bodies commonly found in the US health system and explores their function, standards, and impact on quality assessment procedures.Other topics include the meaning of quality as it relates to health and health care, the various roles and responsibilities of regulatory boards, and the application of quality improvement within the medical care sector.   

BUS 7810 | Population Health Management (3 Credits)
Provides an in-depth overview of Population Health Management as a discipline, its components, and business applications. Covers the PHM paradigm, principles of behavior changes, health system navigation and contunity of care. Course addresses the business care for PHM, IT decision support, policy implication and ethical dimensions, using models of care management and research as its basis.  

BUS 7816 | Program Development for Improved Outcomes (3 Credits)
Provides practical applications of strategies to improve the health status and outcomes of defined populations. 

BUS 7813 | Healthcare Management Informatics (3 Credits)
Graduate level health professional's course offering a multidisciplinary perspective on Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). The course will cover HMIS emergent information systems perspectives, HMIS technology and applications, HMIS planning and management, HMIS standards policy, governance, and the future of HMIS. Note: Replace this course with BUS 7700 Management of Information Systems in Module II. 

Master of Business Administration Courses

Module I 

BUS 7000 | Organizational Behavior and Theory (3 Credits)
Examines human behavior as it impacts the work organization. Includes theoretical foundations of motivation, group dynamics, leadership, decision-making, satifaction and performance. Cross-listed with HRC 7611 and BUS 5700. 


BUS 7200 | Value Systems and Professional Ethics (3 Credits)
Study of personal and corporate value systems and decision making. Investigation of personal beliefs, purposes and attitudes, and their effects on self and others. Examines the ethical dimensions of organizational structures and practices. Cross-listed with HRF 7001 and BUS 5720. 

Concentration Course #1

Module II 

BUS 7450 | Strategic Marketing (3 Credits) 
Covers the identification and selection of marketing opportunities, target markets and design, and implementation and evaluation of marketing programs. Cross-listed with BUS 5745. 

BUS 7500 | Managerial Economics (3 Credits) 
Application of economic theory to managerial decision-making. Emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative application of microeconomic principles to business analysis. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in fundamentals of economics. 

BUS 7600 | Managerial Finance (3 Credits) 
Application of the theories and tools used in financial decision making. Topics include present value and capital budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting, market efficiency and capital structure. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in the fundamentals of account and economics. 

BUS 7700 | Management of Information Systems (3 Credits) 
Examines the use of computer information systems in business organizations with emphasis on how information technology supports business functions and aids managerial decision-making. Explores current trends and emerging technologies. Cross-listed with BUS 5770. Note: If in the Population Health / Health Care Concentration, replace this course with BUS 7813 Healthcare Management Informatics. 

BUS 7800 | Management Accounting (3 Credits) 
Explore use and application of accounting information for planningm control and decision making. Topics include: cost analysis and allocation, budgeting and behavioral aspects of accounting systems. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in accounting fundamentals.

Concentration Course #2

Module III

BUS 8500 | Graduate Seminar: Business Policies and Strategies (3 Credits) 
Capstone course in which participants develop a major case study of business administration issues, programs and policies in a current organization. Draws from and utilizes concepts, theories and skills developed in previous courses. Prerequisite: Completion of all core courses in the MBA program or approval of advisor. 

Concentration Course #3

Concentration Course #4

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University Accreditation

Ottawa University, as a whole, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Specific degree programs within our institution have also been accredited by relevant bodies within the field:

We are proudly recognized for our commitment to student excellence by the following designations:

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