MHA530 Health Care Economics and Finance

This course provides an overview of micro- and macro-economic principles and an opportunity for analysis of the economic and financial aspects of health care policy. The financial consequences of major governmental initiatives are examined in detail. Students apply economic and financial principles to evaluate capitation contracts and/or other alternative payment systems to predict financial and service level consequences. The impact of governmental and non-governmental regulatory and accreditation agencies is also considered. Prerequisite(s): MHA Terms 1 and 2 courses 3 semester hours