Topics covered include full cost measurement, differential cost measurement and analysis, sources of revenue, price setting, budgeting and control, costs and decision-making fund accounting. Corporate Finance for Health Care Administrators Jack Wheeler Corporate finance theory and applications to health care organizations. Topics include the capital expenditure decision, the capital financing decision, financial feasibility, financial planning, cash management, and financial aspects of prepayment programs. The course makes extensive use of case studies. This course provides an opportunity for the students to apply the research skills obtained to a research problem in their work setting.
Students work closely with a faculty member in formulating and implementing the study.
The Law of Hospital Administration and Medical Care Peter Jacobson Identifies and evaluates the law applicable to medical care institutions as corporations and other forms of business organization. Emphasis is placed upon the legal aspects of multi-hospital systems and corporate reorganizations, including the law of antitrust and taxation. Considered are the right of access to care, confidentiality of medical information, and institutional liability for negligence and malpractice. Discusses the law relevant to hospital medical staff privileges for physicians and allied health professionals, including the legal aspects of peer review of clinical performance, utilization review, and managed care. Operations Research and Control Systems David Mendez Provides rational framework for decision making for both operating and control systems in the hospital environment.