8 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 3010Foundations of Healthcare Management3
Students will explore the foundations of management theory as it applies to healthcare and examine the organizational structure of the current healthcare delivery system and its history. Students will analyze the major issues presented to healthcare administrators and their role in healthcare facilities.
Acceptance into the Healthcare Administration, BAS.
HCA 3020Health Informatics3
Students will examine healthcare information systems and learn how to optimize computer functions to best collect and manipulate healthcare data. Students will appraise telemedicine, electronic medical records, cybersecurity and how technology has changed the way information is stored and shared in the healthcare industry.
Students explore concepts and principles of healthcare policy, legal control, and regulatory environments effects on the healthcare industry and on healthcare professionals. Students will analyze specific healthcare laws that will help them, as future managers, to recognize and guide decision-making policies to minimize legal risk.
Students will analyze the history and principles of public health, focusing on improving the health of populations through an evidence-based public health framework. Students will assess the importance of healthcare professional collaboration, healthcare infrastructure, and social determinants in public health. Students will also examine the differences between the U.S. health profile and that of other countries.
HCA 4010Healthcare Quality and Performance Improvement3
Students will analyze the fundamentals of quality management and improvement of healthcare processes, delivery, and outcomes. Students will address the concepts, topics, and practices needed to address quality improvement challenges in the healthcare industry and how managers can assess quality of care and implement process improvement measures.
Students will develop an understanding of administrative financial techniques in healthcare. Students will also analyze the purpose and methods of financial reporting, insurance principles, reimbursement, and laws associated with healthcare finance.
Students will examine the development of healthcare policy in the U.S. and the influences of societal, political, and economic environments on the healthcare industry. Students will also analyze the role of both the government’s and regulatory agencies’ influence on the healthcare field.
This capstone course is the culminating experience for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Administration. This capstone course also provides students with the opportunity to integrate and synthesize the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired throughout their coursework in an original comprehensive portfolio. Students will examine the principles of strategic management in relation to healthcare administration and analyze how leadership and professionalism play a role in the successful administration of a healthcare facility.
