This course prepares students for master's-level coursework in the School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administra
- Subject
- MHA
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- capella.smartcatalogiq.com
13 courses with the subject MHA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course prepares students for master's-level coursework in the School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administra
Students in this course gain knowledge of and apply financial management concepts, principles, and processes used in healthcare organizations. Students examine accounting, financial statements and ratios, budgeting, capitalization, cost allocation, reimbursement methodologies and processes, and the impact of varying reimbursement structures on healthcare practice and service delivery. Students also design, prepare, and manage healthcare budgets; analyze short- and long-term healthcare investment decisions; and articulate the ways effective healthcare finance and accounting processes are used to present operational and strategic financial information to organizational stakeholders.
In this course, students examine strategic orientation, planning, and decision making in healthcare organizations and environments. Students analyze the political, legal, regulatory, organizational, demographical, and multinational implications of strategic planning decisions and how those decisions impact communities and populations, define best practices for healthcare organization staff development, and balance the prioritization of organizational and regulatory needs with feasible cost-effective solutions. Students also develop a long-term strategic healthcare plan that includes information on human resource requirements, technology needs, and financial implications.
Students in this course examine and articulate the fundamental concepts and principles of healthcare organization management and leadership, including governan
Students investigate concepts, principles, processes, and issues associated with healthcare quality, risk, and regulatory compliance. Students examine performance measures associated with all of these factors to conduct a cost-benefit analysis. Students analyze formal and informal designs for process improvement to develop an organizational value-based proposal.
Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use health information systems and technology in healthcare organizations and environments. Students differentiate between administrative, clinical, management, and decision-support information technology tools; design and evaluate short-and long-term IT management projects; and analyze the budgetary and financial concerns associated with implementing IT management projects. Students also demonstrate best practices and industry standards of health information systems management into professional practice, with an emphasis on effective staff management and organizational performance.
Students in this course gain and apply an understanding of how data drives decision making at every level of healthcare administration, including in value-based reimbursement as well as operations and outcomes. Students identify ways to use data analysis tools and techniques in the pursuit of value, quality, and safety. Throughout the course, students use readings, media presentations, and real-world examples to analyze a particular foundational statistical concept and related practical application.
In this course, students demonstrate proficiency in their specialization area by selecting a healthcare problem
In this course, students identify, analyze, and compare world health care systems and the challenges associated with them. Students also demonstrate knowledge of the costs and benefits of implementing and measuring quality improvement programs intended to address community and global health system needs.
Students investigate evidence-based approaches to change leadership, process management, and organizational design in complex, dynamic healthcare environments. Students apply analytical and innovative thinking to complex problems related to guiding change by using knowledge of theory and past trends to develop effective solutions. Students assess their own ability to manage change and identify stretch goals for their future development in change leadership.
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Source: Capella University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61