3.1 Program of Study
The MGH IHP Masters in Health Administration Degree will be offered primarily asynchronous with required synchronous sessions such as orientation, and certain course meetings. If any synchronous sessions are required, advanced notice will be provided to learners.
Content is divided across five areas in which to focus course-based learning. The program is a 36-credit curriculum for learners with experience in health settings who wish to develop advanced leadership and management skills. The curriculum can be completed in an accelerated option. Students will engage in five key areas of study as developed by the Healthcare Leadership Association
For more information on HLA, please refer to this link here: https://www.ache.org/-/media/ache/about-ache/leadership_competencies_healthcare_services_managers.pdf
There are 5 domains that will be used in the MHA Program:
Domain #1: Communication and Relationship Management
Competency
- Apply principles of communication and demonstrate specific applications
- Present results of data analysis to decision makers
- Use factual data to produce and deliver credible and understandable results
- Facilitate group dynamics, process, meetings, and discussion
- Utilize effective interpersonal skills
Domain #2: Leadership
Competency
- Explain potential impacts and consequences of decision-making in situations both internal and external
- Encourage a high level of commitment to the mission, and values of the organization
- Gain physicians buy-in to accept risk and support new business ventures
- Accurately assess individual strengths and weaknesses
Domain #3: Professionalism
Competency
- Understand professional standards and codes of ethical behavior
- Upload and act upon ethical and professional behaviors
- Demonstrate professional norms and behaviors
- Engage in continued professional development including reflection and self-directed learning
Domain #4: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
Competency
- Assess the interrelationships among access, quality, cost, resource allocation, accountability, and community
- Prepare projects that are credible to governemental, regulatory, professional, and accreditation agencies
- Use marketing and needs assessment techniques in supoort of healthcare program development and implementation
- Apply principles and methods of health policy analysis
- Analyze and apply funding and payment mechanisms of the healthcare system
- Apply principles of communication and demonstrate specific applications
Domain #5: Business Skills and Knowledge
Competency
- Integrate information from various sources to make decisions and recommendations
- Demonstrate critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving
- Apply basic financial management and analysis principles
- Apply reimbursement principles, ramifications and techniques including rate setting and contracts
- Apply principles of operating, project, and capital budgeting
- Use project management techniques
- Use statistical and analytic tools to measure and improve performance