Credit Distribution

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management requires:

HCM-5000 × HCM-5000 21st Century Healthcare Systems This course presents the principles and dynamics of healthcare management, the healthcare system, and basic concepts and skills in administration. Students will analyze the institutional, social, and political forces in the field of healthcare and fundamentals of management in modern healthcare. This course introduces an overview of the healthcare stakeholders in a variety of settings as well as key health and medical terms. Students will also examine current trends in modern healthcare delivery. Credits: 3 Delivery Methods: Online Offered in Semester Preview the Online Syllabus (Please visit the University bookstore to view the correct materials for each course by semester as the contents of the actual online syllabus may differ from the preview due to updates or revisions)	21st Century Healthcare Systems	3
HCM-5010 × HCM-5010 Organization of the Healthcare Value Chain Students identify and describe components of the system, including patients, healthcare professionals, public and private third-party payers, regulators, reimbursement methods, and information technology. The roles of patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies through the lens of the healthcare value chain. The interaction between the government and these different groups will also be covered using the most contemporary healthcare legislation as the backdrop. Credits: 3 Delivery Methods: Online Offered in Semester Preview the Online Syllabus (Please visit the University bookstore to view the correct materials for each course by semester as the contents of the actual online syllabus may differ from the preview due to updates or revisions)	Organization of the Healthcare Value Chain	3
HCM-5030 × HCM-5030 Quality Improvement Strategies in Healthcare This course will focus on the methods used by managers to assess the quality of hospital or provider healthcare and evaluate the tying of reimbursement to healthcare outcomes. Topics will include the history of healthcare outcomes analysis; the framework for outcome studies; and how the consumer and the payers define and demand quality. By the end of the course, students will have developed a thorough appreciation of the current methods used by policymakers, researchers, payers, and healthcare providers to evaluate outcomes as well as those used by consumers to choose where they get medical care. Specific issues facing the healthcare manager and the need to synthesize complex and often disparate outcomes will be addressed as well. Credits: 3 Delivery Methods: Online Offered in Semester Preview the Online Syllabus (Please visit the University bookstore to view the correct materials for each course by semester as the contents of the actual online syllabus may differ from the preview due to updates or revisions)	Quality Improvement Strategies in Healthcare	3
HCL-7040 × HCL-7040 Healthcare Law This course provides a foundation in healthcare law and how it can be used to improve the quality of healthcare delivered. Topics include tort law, medical personnel, information management, patient consent, legal reporting, patient rights, management of healthcare data, ethics, AIDS, and end of life issues. Emphasis is placed on establishing foundational knowledge of the different aspects of the legal system as it pertains specifically to healthcare. This includes understanding historical implications that shape the legal system as we know it today. This course will also strive to understand the responsibility to protect the needs of the uninsured and those who face barriers to quality care. Credits: 3 Delivery Methods: Online Please contact the schools for availability. Preview the Online Syllabus (Please visit the University bookstore to view the correct materials for each course by semester as the contents of the actual online syllabus may differ from the preview due to updates or revisions)	Healthcare Law	3

Total Credit Hours: 12