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Master of Business Administration
MBA Health Care Management at Baker College
The Health Care Management MBA program seeks
to combine the best of academic training with
the best of field-based learning and an emphasis
on the allied health field. Health care management
has become a vital function in today's economy.
With the emphasis on cost, service, and quality
of care, the health care manager is faced with
a significant number of issues and problems.
Most typical business disciplines are represented
in the curriculum because a successful manager
must be conversant with different aspects of
running organizations or companies.
Specialized Courses for Health Care
Management MBA
Foundations of Health and Wellness
Introduces students to the historical and philosophical
foundations of leisure and recreation and a study of
implications of continued growth of the leisure phenomenon
in contemporary society. This course evaluates the
contribution of purposeful recreation to the development
of the complete person.
Quality Utilization Review
Helps students to perform analysis of current utilization
rates and trends within the health care arena. Students
will learn to use projections, forecasting, and decision-making
techniques to predict future utilization and trends.
Health Care Administration
Applies traditional management functions to the healthcare
environment. Within this framework, management theories
are reinforced using examples, issues, and cases from
health care organizations. Key topics include: continuous
quality improvement, management ethics, decision making,
strategic management, leadership, organizational change,
and human resources management.
Organization and Management of Health/WellnessPrograms
Introduces management of facilities and personnel,
program development, budget preparation, and application
of public relations techniques. This lecture-laboratory
course is designed to assist students in exploring
the five components of wellness and applying component
concepts into their lifestyles through experiential
learning. Students in this course will learn how to
relate to the concept of "wellness" to fitness in the
recreational environment.
Current Topics in Health Care
Includes current topics in health care with an emphasis
placed on recent developments in the field and their
practical applications to the health care industry.
Free Info Kit: Baker College Health Care MBA
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