Emphasis is on selected management control techniques pertaining to cost determination, pricing of services, allocation of costs, budgeting, and evaluation of operations in health care organizations. The objective of this course is to provide the basic methods and techniques in management of health care organizations. Selected financial and management control techniques include financial statement analysis, working capital budgeting, long-term capital budgeting, cost determination and pricing. Special topics include reorganization and mergers, taxation considerations, risk and liability management, and Medicare and the changing regulatory environment. Strategic Health Care Management An integration of analysis, planning, organization, implementation, and control in health care settings.
Integration is supported by individual and team case analysis.
MHA 654 Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Care Introduction to health care law. Based on elements of tort, contract, agency, corporate and administrative law as well as common law. A study of the marketing issues faced by health care professionals. The course includes an overview of generally accepted marketing management tools and techniques relevant to the wide array of health care providers including health systems, HMO's and physician-hospital organizations. Emphasis will be given to topics covering market research, strategy, design, and the strategic marketing process.