Curriculum

本课程侧重于医疗保健行业的专业发展, equipping students with tools to develop professionally, including: networking, interviewing, resume building, and project management. The course may be repeated 4 times. Offered as a Pass/No Pass course.

本课程提供美国卫生服务系统中医疗管理的介绍和概述. Governance and management of organizational structures are explored, and the functions, roles, and relationships of the various components are analyzed. 学生将研究与交付质量相关的操作概念, consistent, and cost-effective services across the healthcare system.

本课程探讨沟通理论和研究，以了解在医疗机构中反映和解决的重要沟通过程. 本课程为学生提供与患者有效沟通所需的必要技能和行为, co-workers, employees, society and outside organizations in the healthcare field.

为医疗保健问题的经济分析提供一个框架, and an overview of health policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation in the United States. 审查当前的卫生政策和影响这些政策的关键因素, including: political, social, economic, and institutional environments. 侧重于经济原则的应用，以当前的问题在医疗保健行业.

本课程将提供美国医疗保健服务的法律监督和监管的当前和历史概述.S. 因为它审查的原则和影响医疗保健提供者的业务决策的法律的实际应用, payers, and managers, 以及这将如何影响医疗保健产品和服务市场的发展. The social, moral, and ethical issues encountered in trying to balance the interests, needs, 个人的权利和社会的权利也将被审视.

本课程将介绍战略规划和市场营销，通过发展战略管理的实用技能，如内部和外部环境评估，将其应用于医疗机构, competitor analysis, 以及评估可在不同类型卫生保健环境中使用的战略替代方案的方法.

本课程将探讨管理卫生设施质量的方法和工具, physician practices, managed care, 以及公共卫生组织，包括质量保证和改进方面的发展, utilization review, risk management, and patient satisfaction.

重点关注营利性和非营利性医疗保健组织, 本课程将为学生提供工具，通过健康信息学和数据分析计划的支持，促进有效的收集和分析实施. 学生将学习各种信息学计划的潜在好处.g., electronic health records, laboratory reporting, 患者门户网站)以及不同类型组织(例如.g., hospitals, physician practices, 卫生部门)以及管理和使用特定机构和国家来源的数据.

本课程将通过理解和识别卫生组织中人力资源的重要性来强调人力资源管理的概念, 确立将组织战略规划与人力资源规划联系起来的必要性, 考察组织文化对理解行为和生产力的作用, and the legal environment pertaining to employment law.

本课程将着重于医疗机构的财务管理和分析，包括财务管理概念, capital acquisition, cost of capital and capital structure, capital allocation, working capital management, forecasting, control systems, capital budgeting, and institutional financing.

This course focuses on leadership theory and project management, and their application to health service organizations. The foundation and principles of lean leadership are emphasized, 并将介绍提高个人领导风格及其对组织功能影响的自我理解的工具.

通过相关的基督教教义(如职业和两个王国)的镜头检查与专业实践和领导相关的道德问题。, classical moral philosophy, and contemporary ethical theory. 培养学生分析和应对个人医疗管理人员面临的道德问题, organizational, and policy levels. 将查阅和分析相关的职业道德规范.

本课程将回顾在各种机构设置(医院)中为老年人提供的护理, nursing facilities, various senior housing levels, etc.) as well as outpatient and home care services, 将特别关注养老院和老年人住房的选择及其过去, present, and future roles within the overall health care system in the U.S.

这个终极课程为MHA学生提供了一个综合的学习体验. 学生将完成一个顶点项目，该项目要求他们整合通过课程和其他相关经验获得的理论知识和概念技能, with current literature, as they demonstrate application to the field. 在完成书面项目后，学生将在课堂上口头展示他们的成果. In addition to the capstone project, 学生将被要求制作一个电子作品集，其中包括反思练习和志愿者工作. Graduation Application Fee: $185.