Online Healthcare Management Degree Courses

An introductory course dealing with today’s global business environment. Topics include: management and leadership, entrepreneurial concepts, legal structures of organizations, technology, and all major functional areas of business operations. The course culminates in the outline of a small business plan idea.

An introduction to the discipline of accounting; introduces accounting principles, terms and concepts governing the recording, reporting, and analyzing of accounting data. The accounting cycle—journal entries, general ledger, trial balances, and financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement) will be studied. The student will also develop a basic understanding of how to analyze financial statements to determine profitability, financial position, and liquidity.

An introduction to the basics of human resource management. The student will analyze the functions of human resource planning, employment planning, equal employment opportunity, workplace diversity, recruitment, selection, appraisal, development, compensation, employee relations, and labor relations within the context of organizational objectives and the legal environment.

An introductory study of the principles and functions of marketing. Topics include product development, market research, channels of distribution, and pricing and promotion. Students will analyze cases dealing with current marketing successes and failures.

A study of effective organizational planning which includes an understanding and application of strategic planning processes and how they translate to tactical and operational endeavors. Students will examine several strategic planning models and apply concepts learned in an organizational case study. Also discussed is the importance of environmental monitoring, teamwork, corporate culture, and dissemination of information. The course will culminate in the team writing of an actual strategic plan.

A course that builds on basic knowledge of management functions, particularly planning at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. The course focuses on project accomplishment. Students will learn to identify, allocate, and coordinate human, financial, and technical resources to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Communication and schedule adherence are essential themes throughout the course. Students will be asked to identify an actual work project and complete both a project analysis and a project outline using MS Project as the final assignments in the course.

Internships and practicums are opportunities for students to apply concepts learned in accounting and business courses by working in a field of interest related to the students’ programs of study. Student internships and practicums must meet departmental and university requirements. Students must meet with the course instructor to discuss and to obtain approval for the internship or practicum placement. Open to students who have completed at least 60 academic credits. Students may
register for between 1-3 credits.

An overview of the essential elements of health care finance processes and financial management concepts. Topics will include billing and coding for services provided, financial environment of health care organizations, legal and regulatory influences on health care, revenue from health care services, managed care organizations, financial reporting, and analyses processes in different health care entities.

A hands-on progressive course that will provide the student with basic to advanced skills to create/modify Excel worksheets in order to meet the fundamental needs of an organization. The student will learn how to perform basic, intermediate and advanced formulas and create a Web page using Excel. Key concepts and terminology will be discussed in order to reinforce the hands-on practice. Hands-on instruction, practice, and assignments are given to assess the student’s technological skills. This course is designed for students in all majors to enhance their technology skills and knowledge.

A first course in information systems that introduces students to the fundamental concepts related to the use of IT in organizations from a managerial perspective. Students will learn to recognize the strategic value of IT and will become familiar with the different ways in which IT is used in organizations (e.g. enterprise systems, business intelligence). Students will also learn IT skills to improve their personal productivity. The course has been designed to also include hands-on activities, mainly in the areas of databases, Web design, and e-commerce. Students will prepare a business case to propose and justify an IT initiative in a real organization. This course has been designed as a stand-alone portal course in IT for majors in all disciplines.

Research with human subjects or participants is vastly different from research dealing with plants, animals, or other places of matter. This is because there are additional ethical issues that must be taken into account. The goal of clinical research is to improve health by identifying, developing, and making available interventions that prevent, improve, or cure maladies. This course addresses the ethical dimensions of clinical research eth-ics by exploring dominant ethical frameworks and applying them to timely and critical issues in clinical research.

A theoretical and practical application of communication principles related to business. Emphasis is given to written expression in accomplishing human relations objectives necessary for success in working with and influencing other persons. The principles studied in this course are derived from cases involving the writing of business letters, reports, and memoranda. The job-finding process, including letters of application, resumes, and interviews, receives special emphasis. Electronic and telephone communications are covered. PREREQUISITES: CC 100 OR SKW 101, CC 101 OR SKC 101 AND BSM 103.

An introduction to the legal principles, obligations, and rights related to the conduct of business and industry. Topics include contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, and learning to respond to obstacles and opportunities in the work environment and adapt to unexpected events such as changes in work processes or customer demands. This course also includes a study of the conduct of business as it relates to equal employment, consumer protection, and occupational safety.

An analysis of the role of business in society. Topics include the role of business within the community, the relationship of business with government, and the regulatory environment. The issues studied will involve both market and non-market decisions that have social, political, and ethical ramifications. Also, the effect of values and cultural norms on managerial decision-making and how this relates to managers facing a global environment and diverse workforce will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: BSM 103. Fulfills ESR compass requirement

Study of the perplexing ethical problems of life science, biomedical research, and healthcare policy and how these topics relate to central philosophic issues within the field of ethics. The course is very interactive, using film, guest speakers, lectures, and classroom discussions on central issues of biomedical ethics of our time. These issues will be related to traditional philosophic positions and problems.

A study of the ideas and tools of practical statistics using data in context. Methods and strategies for exploring data graphically and quantitatively are examined, as well as statistical reasoning and the tools of inference that go beyond the data to draw conclusions about a wider population, with attention paid to the uncertainty of these conclusions. Students will conduct standard one and two sample statistical analyses.

Prerequisite: SKQ 101 and demonstrated readiness for mathematics by placement or completion of MAT 100.

This course will review fundamental issues surrounding information management in the ever-changing health care environment, and the regulatory requirements guiding decision makers. The concepts relative to health care informatics and information systems – as well as their application to support clinical and administrative decision-making – will be examined.

This course reviews the many issues and challenges related to the current EHR landscape. Content includes current and planned activities an evidence based in quality, information technology design, and development opportunities, clinical terminologies, EHR and analytics platforms and security concerns. There is also a focus on the use of information assets and best practices related to data analytics as it relates to health services and health and wellness.

An overview of database management theory and practice. Students will learn the fundamentals of database application development and how database technologies can be used for competitive advantage in organizations. Topics to be covered will include database theory, normalization, entity relationships, and SQL queries. MS Access will be used for in-class demonstrations and projects.

6 additional credits of electives from: BIO-230/230I, BSM-203, BSM-231, BSM-328, BSM-333, BSM-408, CHM-105, HIM-101, HIM-103, HIM-202, HIM-203, HIM-204, HIM-205, HIM-206, HIM-401, HIM-403, HIM-405, HIM-406, HRIS-101, HRIS-202, IT242, POL-101, POL-287, PY-101, PY-122