7 courses with the subject HCA, 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.
HCA 501Healthcare Administration3
This course is designed to help students gain a conceptual framework and the practical applications of such skills within a healthcare setting. Best practices for healthcare administration are analyzed, along with sound business practices from management theory. Strategic planning, policies, objectives, change management and organizational strategy will be covered in this fundamental course. The relationship between consumer (patient) and business (practitioner) will be analyzed.
This course will examine systems and uses of accounting and financial planning with an emphasis on the healthcare organization, including planning and control. The course will include an analysis on financial decision making, using quantitative techniques to make sound decisions in accounting, and general financial planning for healthcare organizations. Included in the course will be an overview of the analysis of financial statements, reporting, ratios, and budgeting for healthcare businesses. Some emphasis will be placed on budget preparation and cost benefit analysis from a managerial perspective. 136 | College of Professional Studies 2022-23 Catalog
Present the practical use of technology in the medical practice. Identify the most common uses of technology in the field of healthcare and how best to deploy and architect systems. Understand the role of Health Information Management in the healthcare business, and the use of Electronic Medical Records in healthcare organizations. Identify and analyze the role of information technology workers specifically to the healthcare setting, and the implication of security and privacy as it pertains to secure electronic communications in the healthcare field.
HCA 531Healthcare Policy Analysis and Decision-Making3
The emphasis of this course is the role of government in healthcare policy, the US healthcare system, costs of healthcare, and an analysis of the ethical and business implications of social welfare. The course will emphasize current trends in economic and social issues along with efforts to revise the system. Students will benefit from a deeper understanding of the political, economic and social issues affecting healthcare businesses and how decisions are impacted as a result.
HCA 541Human Resource Administration in Healthcare3
This course will take a unique look at the issues impacting human resource management in healthcare businesses including physician relations, labor relations, recruitment and retention, development of staff, malpractice concerns, governance, and compliance of healthcare workers.
This course provides students with an overview of understanding current healthcare trends with leadership challenges. In this course, students will gain knowledge in collaboration of leadership and accountability to offer organizational success. The students will discover the servant leadership model in gaining organization efficiencies and managing healthcare professionals, technology demands, change management, and best practices. Students will gain a broad perspective of leadership and an introduction in quality systems management and strategic planning.
HCA 561Quality Strategic Planning and Execution in Healthcare3
This course is designed to help students gain conceptual framework in developing quality systems and executing organizational strategies in a healthcare setting. Quality management tools will be examined and blended with strategic planning tools (collaboration of PDCA and dashboards, balance scorecards, metrics) to ensure integration of organizational strategy and continuous process improvement programs. Students will gain knowledge of identifying organizational barriers, developing action and prioritization plans, decision-making and change management, gaining efficiencies, and how to implement and execute strategic plans. College of Professional Studies 2022-23 Catalog | 137
