I. Course Title: Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration
II. Course Number: HADM 200
III. Credit Hours: 3 credits
IV. Prerequisites: None
V. Course Description:
Students will learn how healthcare has evolved, learning about different healthcare
delivery systems and provider models. Aspects of healthcare as a business and healthcare
as a way of improving the wellbeing of the community will be addressed. Students
will gain general knowledge about administrative processes that increase productivity,
organization and overall success of a business in the healthcare industry.
VI. Detailed Description of Content of the Course:
- Overview of the healthcare system
- Understand the theories relating to healthcare leaders and paper on the leader style
of the student choosing
- Read and ACHE Code of Ethics and compare/contrast to another profession
- The Importance of quality care and payment
- Understand and describe value-base care now and in the future
- Change management and healthcare leaders
VI. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:
Method of Instruction: Lectures, Required Readings, Recommended Readings, Class/Group
Discussions, Student Presentations, Slide Presentations/Microlessons
VII. Goals and Objectives of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 澳门老奇人论坛 principles and skills and develop practical strategies to enhance personal and
organization performance.
- Identify healthcare management theories and concept as applied in the healthcare organization.
- Understand the importance of values and ethics relating to healthcare administrative
leaders and other healthcare disciplines.
- Describe healthcare administration concepts and principles towards the change within
the healthcare environment, value-base care, population health, technology, quality
and risk management.
Program Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of social, behavioral, and environmental factors
that influence individual and population health in the US. and globally.
- Demonstrates knowledge and critical thinking skills in healthcare management concepts
and practices.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills to manage effectively healthcare organizations within
complex competitive, regulatory, and legal environments.
- Demonstrates the ability to apply, integrate, and synthesize acquired knowledge and
skills toward the resolution of practical managerial issues and problems.
- Demonstrates effective professional communication, cultural sensitivity and a commitment
to life-long learning.
Review and Approval
August 2020