MHA 501 Leadership in Health Services Administration

This gateway course in the Master of Health Services Administration program introduces students to the university, their program, and the principles of leadership in health care. Students examine leadership approaches that optimize quality outcomes. They further study management and leadership functions of planning, organizing, resource allocation (financial, physical, human, and informational), supervision, controlling, and evaluation. Students explore how health care organizations are similar and yet different from other businesses and discuss strategies for managing change, empowering employees to make decisions and solve problems, and managing through teams. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the MHA program. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

Credits

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