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This course investigates the principles involved in job selection, training, development, and evaluation of job performance in health care organizations. The student is enabled to design and implement job descriptions, selection interviews, in-service and job training sessions, and performance appraisals at the departmental level. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course explores and analyzes the application of principles involved in managing the financial and physical resources in health care settings. Students will focus on concepts dealing with third party reimbursement, budget development, expenditure control, record keeping, inventory control, equipment purchases, and departmental facility planning. Students will be introduced to the use of fundamental financial information and data, including income statement and the balance sheet. Students will use these statements and such tools as ratio analysis, time value of money and capital budgeting to perform a cursory evaluation of the overall financial health of an organization. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses:HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course explores the ethical and legal aspects of contemporary issues concerning health care delivery. The potential interaction and conflicts between individual value/moral systems, ethical standards and legal considerations are examined. Practical considerations for protecting institutional, practitioner and patient interests are presented. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course provides an overview of information systems in health care operations and management. The course addresses health care information systems from multiple perspectives, including providers, patients, payers, and public sector agencies. The course describes core information technologies; clinical and administrative applications of these technologies; processes for implementing and managing these technologies; and the impacts of these technologies on the people, processes, and performance of today's health care industry. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course provides a basic understanding of the role of marketing activities in health care today, with a particular focus on marketing activities performed at the departmental level. It addresses the distinct needs and problems of health care service organizations in development and execution of marketing plans. Marketing discussions and assignments will focus on marketing principles and activities that contribute to positive growth and reputation of health care services through quality, service and value. The student identifies and analyzes a marketing opportunity or problem, and develops a marketing plan linked to actual outcomes by employing creative as well as critical thinking skills. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

Health Care Systems provides an introduction to the fundamentals of systems management and organizational theory as it applies to the analysis of health care organizations. Systems models, organizational boundaries, varieties of systems, environmental factors, force field analysis, and the management of change will be introduced. Health policy issues are introduced. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

Business Planning in Health Care is the capstone course for the Health Care Leadership program. This course incorporates the learning experiences of the other Health Care Leadership courses to create an operational business plan for providing a new service within a health care facility or organization. The course includes assessing the needs & value of a new health care service, creating the business plan and the implementation plan and assessing the outcomes of the business plan. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345, HCL 410, HCL 415, HCL 420, HCL 425, HCL 430, HCL 440. 4 quarter hours