Healthcare Service Admin (HCSA)

HCSA 3311  Foundations of Healthcare Administration  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

An introduction to the principles of management and leadership as the foundations for the administration of health care products and service delivery. The evolution of management principles and practices are traced and the bases for healthcare administration are analyzed. Emphasis is on the management of global health care systems in technological societies and the need for innovation and creativity in health care administration. Must be taken in the first semester of enrollment. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 3337  Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

Students will learn financial decision-making techniques: i.e., planning, control, budgeting, time value of money, etc., used to meet a health care organization's goals and objectives to provide ongoing and quality services for its clientele. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 3341  Healthcare Policy & Law  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

Students develop an understanding of the current laws, rules and regulations that impact health services organizations. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 4321  Healthcare Information Systems  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

This course introduces students to the concepts and practices of health informatics. Topics include: a) an introduction to the health informatics field; b) major applications and commercial vendors; c) decision support methods and technologies; d) analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare information systems; and e) new opportunities and emerging trends. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 4322  Managed Care & Health Insurance  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

A comprehensive examination of the complex, dynamic, rapidly changing health care system in the United States. The health care system's major components and their characteristics are identified. Emphasis is on current problems in health care financing and delivery. Social, economic, and political forces that have shaped and continue to influence the system are traced. The health care system in the United States is compared with systems in industrialized and developing nations. Analysis covers current trends in health care and prospects for the future. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 4323  Quality Management in Healthcare Organizations  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

An exploration of the technical, managerial, and organizational issues that are important in understanding and implementing quality management systems in health services organizations. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.

HCSA 4325  Healthcare Ethics & Compliance  
Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
  

Students will develop an understanding of professional standards for health care administrators. The will also learn strategies for proactively managing an organization within the context of regulatory environment. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Restrictions: Graduate level students may not enroll.