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Click on the name of an online healthcare graduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Health Rights and Responsibilities (HS542) |
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Keller Graduate School of Management |
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This course examines the growing importance of legal and ethical matters in health care from
the manager?s perspective. Topics include legal aspects of the corporation, and physician/patient, institution/patient and institution/physician relationships. Ethical issues related to individual life-cycle stages, health services institutions, third-party payers and public policy initiatives are also discussed. |
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Health Service Systems (HS541) |
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Keller Graduate School of Management |
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This course surveys the major components and organizational interrelationships of the U.S.
health care delivery system across the continuum of care. Coursework emphasizes personnel, institutions, delivery systems, policy and payment mechanisms. Variables of access, cost and quality are introduced, and delivery of health care within those variables is outlined. |
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Health Services Finance (HS543) |
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Keller Graduate School of Management |
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This course provides an understanding of the unique features of health care finance, including payment sources and reimbursement arrangements, as well as of emerging industry trends within the health care industry that impact the financial decision-making process of various health care industries. Covered are financial planning, operating revenue, working capital, resource allocation, financial analysis and the future of health care. Special emphasis is given to managing inpatient and outpatient costs and ratios, capitated payment systems, the resourcebased relative value system (RBRVS), the prospective payment system (PPS), the impact of mergers, compliance issues and joint venture activities. |
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Heath Care Financial Management (HCA5012) |
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Northcentral University |
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This course presents an in-depth review of the budget formulation process specific to health care delivery systems. It explores various funding sources and payment methods. Unless you are part of a military organization or a federal government agency, your work experience as an administrator/manager will most often be limited in terms of direct budget responsibility to working with a specialist with a full range of technical competencies. This usually means that the finance section is directed or managed by a CPA or fiscal specialist. Your job as a manager is to develop a competent understanding of the budget process and of the system of financial management utilized by your organization. As a manager, you will be required to work with the budget office to set-up a resource allocation plan for your department or facility. When problems arise you should have enough information to sort out the problems in the system. Military and government agencies often rotate all managers through all departments as part of their normal duties. Also, the managers often serve as a project manager or leader. In these cases, you will usually be required to develop a deeper level of understanding of financial management. In today?s health care environment, the ability to successfully manage the financial portion of your operation is absolutely critical since the margins are very narrow. A working knowledge of finance is an absolute must. |
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High School Athletic Administration (DM602) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of one of the most complex professions in secondary education ? high school athletic administration. The topics include leadership and management roles in sports/athletic administration, high school sports finance and budgeting, student-athlete issues, association regulations and guidelines, and other issues focused on the array of sports disciplines, coaches, and programs at the high school level. |
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Human Resource Management (DHA 713) |
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University of Phoenix |
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Understanding the complexity of managing the vast resources needed to deliver quality health care is essential. Although human resources comprise the majority of needed assets, other resources include facilities and industry suppliers. This course will examine how these resources are interwoven and need to be successfully managed. The course is a combination of theoretical and practical approaches for resource management. |
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Introduction to Graduate Nursing Studies (HCS 501) |
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University of Phoenix |
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Students are introduced to the basic knowledge and skills needed to be successful during their graduate program at the University of Phoenix. Course content emphasizes professional roles, the University?s learning model, program policies and procedures, academic and ethical standards, oral and written communication skills, group dynamics, and study skill resources. |
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Leadership and Organizational Management (HCS 532) |
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University of Phoenix |
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This course focuses on the adaptation of organizational management and leadership to rapidly evolving health systems. Topics include leadership theory, power, organizational performance, structure, governance, and human resource management. Students apply various organizational and leadership theories to contemporary issues. |
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Managed Health Care Systems (HCA5019) |
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Northcentral University |
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The organization of health care has changed dramatically in the U.S. during the last two decades, beginning in the 1980?s. Nowhere is this change more evident than in the explosive growth of ADS (Alternative Delivery systems), also called managed care systems, typified by the HMOs and PPOs. Alternative delivery systems, such as HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) and PPOs (Preferred Provider Maintenance Organizations), are profoundly altering traditional mechanisms of paying physicians and hospitals. This shifts the focus of financial risk from purchasers to providers of care, and significantly reduces hospital utilization rates. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to assume roles in the management dimensions of HMO/PPOs in the private-for-profit/not-for-profit and publicly sponsored HMOs. |
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Management of Emergency Medical Services (EM518) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the organizational design, structure, and behavior associated with effective emergency medical services. The study is conducted using case examples, research, and identification of first principles associated with effective emergency medical services. Also addressed are the essential components necessary to ensure effective emergency medical services in the event of large scale disaster. |
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Marketing for Health Care (HCS 539) |
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University of Phoenix |
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This course examines marketing principles as they are applied within various health delivery systems. Special attention is focused on consumer behavior, market segmentation, environmental scanning, and identification of new market opportunities. The role of social marketing, data base research, and evaluation design and interpretation are addressed. |
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Nursing Practicum (NUR 590AB) |
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University of Phoenix |
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This course allows students to apply what they have learned in their program through a 60-hour practicum. Students develop specific learning objectives, which they are able to achieve as a result of placement with a preceptor in a variety of nursing settings. (has prerequisite of 21 completed graduate credits) |
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Policy and Regulation in Health Care (DHA 722) |
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University of Phoenix |
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Contemporary administration requires a thorough understanding of the federal policy and regulatory development process. Students analyze the history of health financing legislation, as well as regulatory implications of both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This course examines the impact of emerging social, ethical, legal, and political issues on the future of the health care system. Emphasis is on the creation of innovative models of health care delivery. |
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Population Health and Epidemiology (DHA 731) |
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University of Phoenix |
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The science of epidemiology is essential for projecting the population health needs, and appropriate allocation of public and private resources. This course focuses on the utilization of epidemiologic studies and techniques as a basis for health care policy and administrative decision-making. Students will apply this science in the analysis of emerging health epidemics and diseases. |
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Public Health in America (EM630) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a detailed study of the public health system in America, to include national, state, and local public health policies, implementation, providers, and structures. The course addresses the system?s strengths and weaknesses, and it looks out into the future to address looming issues in the first quarter of the 21st Century. |
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Quality and Database Management (HCS 584) |
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University of Phoenix |
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The design of decision-making models to address the standards/ guidelines in health care systems is a critical skill for health professionals. The course focuses on the use and development of data sets within the framework of a quality improvement initiative. |
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Research Methods (NUR 517) |
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University of Phoenix |
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This course focuses on the refinement of the ability to critically analyze and evaluate nursing research. Through exploration of nursing research methods, the findings of research are examined for their use in evidence-based nursing practice. Ethical issues in research and the value of nursing and health care research are explored in order to advance the integrity of nursing practice. |
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Research Methods in Public Health (RC550) |
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American Public University |
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This course teaches the student to design their own empirical research, and evaluate the research of others, in any of the sub-fields of public health. The course begins with an introduction to the field of public health. It introduces the philosophy of social science and several theoretical approaches used in public health. The course then concentrates on teaching the details of public health research design. The course takes the student step-by-step through qualitative, comparative, and quantitative research design and analysis methods. |
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Research Methods in Sports and Health Sciences (RC595) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of theories and practices in sports and health sciences research. It focuses on theoretical and methodological approaches to the study and research of contemporary sports and health issues. The course teaches the student to design their own empirical research, and evaluate the research of others. It begins with an introduction to the field of sports and health science research. It then concentrates on teaching the details of health science research design. The course takes the student step-by-step through qualitative, comparative, and quantitative research design and analysis methods. |
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Research Utilization Project (NUR 598) |
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University of Phoenix |
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This is a graduate-level research course that focuses on utilization of a body of scientific knowledge in the practice setting. The student will develop a research proposal based on problems identified in nursing practice, evaluate the relevance of existing research, set forth a plan for implementation, and identify evaluation criteria to measure the outcomes of the research implemented. |
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