Course Descriptions
Modern Healthcare Organizations FALL QUARTER
4 units - LHCO-205
Describes and analyzes the dynamics responsible for the change in healthcare delivery and effects on development of modern healthcare organizations. Describes actions taken by employers, insurers, consumers, and government, analyzing the effects on physicians and provider organizations.
Organizational Dynamics & Change Management FALL QUARTER
4 units - LHCO-202
Examines principles and applications of strategic management and organization design as applied to healthcare organizations. It covers methods for assessing key features of organizational environments and competitive situations, identifying, developing, and implementing strategies for improved performance.
Statistics and Applied Decision Making FALL QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-212
Students will learn statistical methods and their most common applications in healthcare management. Topics covered include data presentation, sampling, the development and use of confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and simple regression. We will also explore elementary probability theory and decision-making under uncertainty.
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Patient Outcomes and Quality of Care WINTER QUARTER
4 units - LHCO-209
This course provides a critical overview of the tools used to measure outcomes and quality of care, development and use of practical guidelines, advantages and disadvantages of various methods and the use of such analysis in administrative decision-making.
Using and Managing Information and
Information Technologies WINTER QUARTER
4 units - LHCO-203
Designed to familiarize health administrators and professionals with the principles of information systems design and management for healthcare. Provides understanding of current trends in information technologies for healthcare and management issues unique to it. Includes hands-on computer lab.
Managing People and Teams WINTER QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-204
This course studies key management concepts and roles of management and how they apply in successful, dynamic organizations. It also examines competencies of effective managers in developing customer focus, planning, selecting and developing individuals and teams, communicating, managing resources, using technology and being adaptable.
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Financial Accounting and Analysis SPRING QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-213
Students will learn the use of financial information within a healthcare organization. Topics will include capital structure, working capital and cash management, the time value of money, and capital budgeting.
Topics in Financial Management and
Decision-Making SPRING QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-206
This course presents real-life applications in healthcare provider organizations of financial management and decision-making. Topics include budgeting, uses of financial reports, development of long-range financial forecasts, benchmarking, business plan development and actuarial analysis in projecting healthcare delivery costs.
Health Law and Medical Liability SPRING QUARTER
4 units - LHCO-207
This course provides an introduction to the relationship of law to healthcare, including liability, government regulation, financial and ethical issues, contracting and negotiation and dispute resolution.
Practical Business Communication Skills for HC Professionals
2 units - LHCO-214 SPRING QUARTER
This course provides an introduction to the relationship of law to healthcare, including liability, government regulation, financial and ethical issues, contracting and negotiation and dispute resolution.
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Independent Study in the Management of Healthcare
Organizations
6 units - LHCO-296 OFFERED FALL, WINTER, SPRING QUARTERS
The Independent Study Project (ISP) is the cornerstone of the MAS program. Students will be involved in a high-level applied research project that integrates what they have learned in their formal coursework. The ISP will be an independent and creative scholarly activity in an area related to one or more of the topics covered in the formal curriculum. Students' work will be evaluated by a committee of faculty and may also include industry advisors when appropriate.
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Topics in Healthcare Management and Innovation
Business Skills (Module A) (HELP I) FALL QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-201A
Management Skills (Module B) (HELP II) SPRING QUARTER
2 units - LHCO-201B
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This two-module survey course, also known as the Healthcare Leadership Development Program, is an advanced professional level educational experience designed to provide critical business knowledge and skills in a pragmatic and useful manner. The program draws students from all sectors of the healthcare marketplace. It features a faculty team of experienced healthcare professionals and business leaders, relevant curriculum incorporating the most current trends, and invaluable opportunities to network with both faculty and students from all segments of the industry.
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Seminar Courses (2-Units Required)
Healthcare Leadership and Political Advocacy/HELP III 2 units - LHCO-211 WINTER QUARTER
Within the context of healthcare advocacy, the course examines the organizational and individual issues that impact success in promoting and advocating for a healthcare agenda. The course aims to provide clarity to that process and assist students with understanding how to navigate the political landscape. Students learn about the legislative process, lobbying, the impact of political campaigns, the involvement of the media and how healthcare economics impact politics.
Influencing Public Policy FALL QUARTER
2 units - HLAW-208
Students will learn the basic policy framework in the U.S. (i.e. the "legal process") and points at which this framework can be influenced to formulate public policy in healthcare.
Topics in Healthcare Management & Innovation (Module C) 2 units - LHCO-201C OFFERED FALL, WINTER, SPRING QUARTERS
Weekly discussions with healthcare entrpreneurs and managers will expose students to real-life experiences. How are solutions to healthcare delivery problems identified and implemented? How are solutions brought to the marketplace?
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