Course descriptions are listed in
a separate section. The On-campus Program, including coursework
and the Administrative Residency, usually takes a little over
two years (28 months) to complete. The Administrative Residency
is discussed in another area.
Fall: First Year
HCAD
5101 Seminar in Professional Development
HCAD 5310
Health Services Organization & Policy I
HCAD 5220
Statistical Analysis in Health Care
Organizations
HCAD
5221 Operations Management in Health Care
Organizations
FNCE
5351 Financial Management for Decision
Making
HCAD 5383
Health Care Institutional Management
Spring: First Year
HCAD
5102 Physicians and Physician Relations
BUSN
5390 Seminar in Business Topics: Electronic
Records Management
HCAD 5311
Health Services Organization & Policy II
HCAD 5330
Health Care Organization Theory and
Management
HCAD 5340
Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
Summer: First Year
HCAD 5313
Economic Aspects of Health Care
Administration
HCAD
5333 Legal Aspects of Health Care
Administration
HCAD 5380
Health Care Human Resources Management
Fall: Second Year
HCAD 5350
Seminar in Current Health Care Issues
HCAD 5353
Financial Management for Health Care
Administration
HCAD
5365 Leadership and Conflict Management
HCAD
5373 Health Administration Ethics
Second Year Spring Semester through the Third Year,
Fall Semester
HCAD 6201, 6202, 6203 Administrative Residency --2 hours per
semester (6 hours total).
Course Descriptions
HCAD 5101: Seminar in
Professional Development for Health Care Executives
This course is designed to introduce students to the
professional requirements associated with being a health
care executive. Students will be introduced to the
behavior, dress, demeanor, and expectations of health care
administrators. In addition, students will be introduced to
the professional competencies so important to an executive's
success in today's health care environment.
HCAD 5310 Health Services Organization and Policy I
First course of a two-course sequence providing an overview
of the organization, delivery, financing and evaluation of
the U.S. health care system. Emphasis is on major system
components and their inter-relationships. Key concepts and
topics include: social values, determinants of health and
disease, estimating service requirements, health personnel,
and health facilities.
HCAD 5311 Health Services Organization and Policy II
Continuation of HCAD 5310 providing an overview of the
organization, delivery, financing and evaluation of the U.S.
health care system. Emphasis is on: health care financing
and regulation, organized delivery models, quality
assessment and management, and health program effects on
patients, providers and payers.
HCAD 5313 Economic Aspects of Health Care Administration
Application of economic concepts to the health care sector.
Demand and supply, elasticity, health insurance, regulation,
competition, and cost-effectiveness analysis. Emphasis on
use of economic analysis for strategic planning.
HCAD 5320 Quantitative Methods and Information Management
I
First course of a two-course sequence covering analytical
techniques useful in the support of managerial
decision-making. Includes a review of basic descriptive and
inferential statistics; and statistical process control as
applied to quality management. A brief introduction to the
role of information systems in health care administration is
also provided. Emphasis is on the sources and uses of health
care information for decision-making, the interpretation and
evaluation of health care research, and quantitative
analysis using microcomputers.
HCAD 5321 Quantitative Methods and Information
Management II
Continuation of HCAD 5320 covering analytical techniques
useful in the support of managerial decision-making.
Includes the systems approach to problem solving; and a
survey of select quantitative management tools. Emphasis is
on the sources and uses of health care information for
decision-making, the operational problems facing health care
organizations, and the role of computers and information
systems in support of health care administration.
HCAD 5330 Health Care
Organization Theory and Management
Cases,
concepts, and research findings in health care
organizational behavior and administration. Analysis of
the impact of individuals, groups, organizational
structure, and environment on management performance.
Instruction on formulating organizational strategy.
HCAD 5333 Legal Aspects of
Health Care Administration
The legal principles and processes influencing heath care
providers. Basic instruction in contract law and tort law.
Focus on major health care liability-producing areas and
interface between law and ethics.
HCAD 5340 Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
An analysis of the strategic planning and marketing
processes used by health care managers. The processes
examined include the uses of strategic planning models and
marketing methodologies as they apply to patients,
physicians, and managed care buyers as separate markets for
health care services.
HCAD 5350 Seminar in Current Health Care Issues
This is an integrative seminar where current topics in
health care administration are examined in a broad context.
Skills and knowledge introduced earlier in the curriculum
are used to analyze current health care issues, and special
efforts are made to include the perspective of
practitioners.
HCAD 5353 Financial Management for Health Care
Administration
Financial management concepts and techniques, with
particular attention to differences between for-profit
organizations and regulatory constraints in the health care
sector. Topics include: ratio analysis, cost accounting,
rate setting, capital budgeting, sources of financing
HCAD 5360-5361 Seminar in Contemporary Issues
Contemporary issues in health care administration, including
new forms of organization for health services delivery,
financing of health care, and increased governmental
regulation of health services. May be repeated on different
topics.
HCAD 5373
Health Administration Ethics
An analysis of health care issues through lecture, case
study, and practitioner involvement. Emphasis on overseeing
the moral mission of health institutions while at the same
time maintaining the economic viability of those
institutions.
HCAD 5380 Health Care Human Resources Management
Analysis of health manpower; professional, technical, and
continuing education; credentialing; and emerging directions
in strategic human resource management. The recruitment,
selection, compensation, retention, and performance
evaluation of health manpower; the role of independent
contractors of services; and the impact of federal
legislation such as NLRA, FLSA, OSHA, EEOA, and ERISA.
HCAD 5383 Health Care Institutional Management
The organization and management of health care institutions
in an era of change in the health care system. The course
covers the major systems in organizations delivering health
care services, involving organizational design, governance,
executive functions, clinical systems, and support systems.
HCAD 5-90 Problems
Independent reading and research. Credit varies from 1 to 6
semester hours, based on the scope and depth of the proposed
work. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in health care
administration and consent of instructor.
HCAD 6201, 6202, 6203 Administrative Residency
Field experience in a health care organization under the
supervision of a selected preceptor and a university faculty
member. The student is oriented to the total operations of
the institution and participates in administrative
activities in preparation for major administrative
responsibilities. The preparation of three reports is
required during the residency to demonstrate the integration
and application of theory and management skills to practical
problems of health care institutions.
Students in the on-campus program also take the following
courses offered by the Department of Business
Administration:
FNCE 5351 Financial
Analysis for Decision Making
Cash flows between the firm and financial markets; financial
value and its determinants; managing working capital;
analyzing and planning financial performance; cost of
capital and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: Three-hour
accounting course.
MGMT 5372 Conflict
Management
A study of conceptual, analytical, and communication
techniques instrumental to the management of chronic and
acute conflict in a wide variety of settings. principles and
strategies of negotiation and mediation are introduced
through case studies.
