15 courses with the subject HCM, 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.
HCM 3501Introduction to Health Services Systems3
Introduction to the organization, delivery and financing of health care. An overview of management issues designed for those preparing for careers as risk and insurance, public health, or healthcare professionals, or business majors interested in career opportunities in the healthcare industry. NOTE: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Individual and Society (IN) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.
HCM 3502Healthcare Financing and Information Technology3
The insurance, payment mechanisms, contractual arrangements and control mechanisms related to the provision of health services with an emphasis on what the financial manager can do to enhance financial position of the healthcare institution. The course emphasizes information technology applications and hands-on exercises using web-based information resources. NOTE: This is an information management/technology approved course for FSBM majors.
Subject
HCM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of C in (HCM 3501 or 'Y' in CRHC02)
The course focus is on the relationships among risk management, quality improvement and patient safety and how these impact the business of healthcare and patient health. The foundation of the study of these topics is the nature of risk and the risk management process as it pertains to health and healthcare organizations. The course emphasizes independent business research, independent and group problem solving, professionally prepared written and oral presentations and refining one's ability to prioritize multiple assignments/tasks. The learning environment is structured to approximate the business setting. To bridge the gap between the classroom and the actual practice of risk management, patient safety, and quality, students attend Healthcare Risk Management Grand Rounds at an area healthcare institution. The Grand Rounds include real time risk management, patient safety and quality improvement rounds with practicing leaders in these disciplines. NOTE: Must be a Risk Management and Insurance major, Healthcare Management minor or Business Management major with a Healthcare Management concentration. Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in this course if they are using it to fill the writing intensive course requirement for their degree.
HCM 5101Health Systems Organization and Development3
This course describes and analyzes the "physiology and fluid mechanics" of national, regional and local delivery systems, exposing students to the flow of funds and the resulting patterns of use, expenditure and health outcomes in these systems. Basic epidemiological concepts and their application to population-based health management are introduced. Current regional data, live case presentations and guest lecturers will be used where appropriate to translate abstract concepts into vivid concrete realities.
Subject
HCM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
HCM 5102Healthcare Organizational Leadership and Strategy3
This course covers organizational and management theory, and the application of these principles to health services organizations. Emphasis is placed on current trends in health care organizational structure that will affect performance, quality and inter-organizational relations in the future, and the values and principles of health management as a profession. Responsibility of health systems for the health of populations as well as the provision of high quality clinical services is emphasized. The course utilizes information from the textbook and current management publications; guest lecturers; case analyses, both published and live, that provide important insight into the workings of health services organizations; and personal experiences of the instructors and class participants.
Subject
HCM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in HCM 5101.
HCM 5103Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations3
Current practices in financial management of health care operations, including the development of operational and capital budgets, business plans, and methods for measuring financial performance, and assessing the impact of alternative contractual arrangements with third party payers. The live cases studies will deal with the issues related to practice acquisition, and the financial insolvency of health plans and delivery systems.
Subject
HCM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.Pre-requisites: Minimum grade of B- in (HCM 5101 or (HCM 5601 and HCM 5602)) and (ACCT 5301, ACCT 5401, ACCT 5001, or ACCT 5003)
