B.S. in Professional Studies – Healthcare Management

Exploration of principles and activities in the commercial enterprise including topics such as product, price, promotion, place/channel, competition, company, and communication.

Introduction to the principles and procedures of competent interpersonal communication in the context of ethnicity and culture.  Attention is given to people as bearers of culture and to the application of theory and research to real-life communication situations.

Principles and skills of writing in professional contexts, including correspondence, researched reports, proposals, and portfolios.  Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 110.

Various components of the U.S. healthcare system over the entire continuum of care.  Attention given to private and public financing mechanisms, the forces of market competition, government regulation, and the impact of health policy on key stakeholders.  Presents students with a variety of healthcare career options.

Day-to-day operational management of healthcare organizations including hospitals, private practice, ambulatory settings, and specialty services, with a focus on issues influencing the administration of today's healthcare organizations.  Attention given to those issues that affect the delivery of care, and how decisions are made to develop new programs.

Practice in making managerial decisions in a wide variety of situations.  Cases are presented that analyze current issues such as service-line management, healthcare reform, the medical home, accountable care organizations, community benefit, CEO compensation and other legal and cultural issues affecting the healthcare organization.

Introduction to the management of medical information systems in healthcare, emphasizing the optimization and customization potential of computer functions in the health services environment.  Exploration of organizational and cost-benefit issues related to healthcare information systems, including clinical decision-support, integrated networking and distributed computing technologies, and universal medical records.

Complex financial models in healthcare organizations and the influence of public policy, the ACA and market conditions on the financial viability of the healthcare organization.  Topics include financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, variance analysis, financing techniques, and case studies. Prerequisite: BUSN 220.

Public health policy creation and the regulation of healthcare delivery in the U.S.  Social, moral, and ethical issues associated with these policy decisions and regulations, such as corporate liability, medical malpractice, admission and discharge process, informed consent, patients' rights, and confidentiality of medical records.  Prerequisite: HCMT 310.

Faculty approved practical experience in a healthcare organization including monitored work experience; and/or completion of a culminating management project involving submission of a written report and oral presentation building the case for a new healthcare program, policy, or expansion.  Prerequisite: Senior standing.

Computer systems, networks, databases, intellectual property, computer security, artificial intelligence, legal and ethical considerations, codes of conduct, privacy, computer crimes, and the future of computing and the Internet and their relationship to the business world.

Exploration of expectancy, leader-member exchange (LMX), transactional, transformational, servant leadership and other theories, including foundational leadership principles and concepts.

The influence of virtual teams on leadership effectiveness; the development of interactive and dynamic groups in virtual and face-to-face environments. Prerequisite: LDST 201.

The concepts, theories, and current practice regarding organizational structures and their development, the dynamics of individual and collective behavior within organizations; human interaction within organizations to foster and manage change. Emphasis on the role of leadership and cultural values. Prerequisite: Junior standing and prior management or leadership coursework.

Management language, concepts, models, and basic principles of management. Explore interrelated functions (planning, controlling, organizing, leading) of the management process.

Study of the nature of ethical leadership through a consideration of the ethical foundations of leadership principles evident in the lives of great leaders. Attention to how the leader‘s values and beliefs affect decision-making along with the key factors involved in ethical decision-making. Students assess and apply the concepts of organizational and social responsibility by looking at real world problems. Cross-listed with LDST 330.