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Master of Business Administration
Health Care Management Regis University
The Master of Business Administration
MBA in Health Care Management at Regis University
is tailored to provide healthcare professionals
with the skills and leadership techniques needed
to meet the demands of the rapidly changing healthcare
industry. The curriculum, taken in the track
progression listed below, is comprised of 11
8-week courses that are structured so that one
course builds upon the mastery of other courses
and emphasizes the integration of course materials
to insure a cohesive, coordinated learning experience.
Courses for Health Care Management
MBA
Essentials of Business Development
I & II
Using a comprehensive case analysis studying
a startup medical supply company as a framework,
this course introduces students to basic concepts
and principles of macro and micro economics,
business uses of accounting principles for
financial statement preparation and management
information, key components of business finance,
financial statement analysis, capital budgeting
fundamentals, asset management techniques,
the basics of cash management, statistical
modeling, probability theory, estimation and
regression, principles of marketing, analysis
of markets and pricing and distribution decisions.
The Economics of Management
Examines the range of economic assumptions in an environment
of rapid change from the perspective of the manager.
Utilizes methods, concepts and models deriving from
microeconomics, macroeconomics and international
economics in quantitative and qualitative aspects.
Stresses the convergence of economic systems, the
increasing importance of regionalism and the emergence
of a truly global economy. Emphasizes national income
determination, economic growth, the theory of the
firm, a changing production process and global economics.
The Ethical & Legal Environment
of Business
Examines the social and governmental structure within
which business operates. Focuses on effective and ethical
strategies for addressing issues of public concern,
including labor and employment law, administrative
agency procedures, public issues management, product
liability, and social contract, agency, stakeholder
models of corporate responsibility.
Health Care Policy
This course analyzes the healthcare system
in the United States, focusing on analysis
and critique of for-profit and not-for-profit
organizations, commercial vs. government
payment mechanisms, national health planning
and the use of DRG systems. The course also
contrasts and compares the U.S. system with
healthcare systems in other key countries.
Healthcare insurance, reimbursement methodology,
and the economics of the healthcare industry
are also analyzed and critiqued.
Issues in Health Care Management
This course is a follow up to Health Care Policy MBAH
602. The course analyzes the effects of the following
on the health care industry: venues for health care
delivery, the pharmaceutical industry, legal issues
unique to the health care industry, the medical device
industry and its effect on health care, and discusses
the future of health care in the U.S. The course
also analyzes iatrogenic medicine and alternatives
to allopathic care.
Health Care Marketing
Using care analysis, this course explores how
marketing principles apply to management
decisions. It covers product development,
pricing and distribution, consumer behavior
analysis, market definition and forecasting
and development of marketing plans focusing
on application of these concepts to health
care organizations.
Health Care Finance
This course develops financial theories and
techniques of financial analysis used to
make decisions under conditions of uncertainty
and capital constraints. Emphasizing critical
analytical skills in assessing business problems
and opportunities, the course also considers
the financial analysis of third party payer
programs and government reimbursement plans
using computer simulations and models to
analyze health care management and general
business problems.
Managing Change
Focuses on business and industrial change and
control management. Explores change in industry
standards through technology innovations,
markets and opportunities, corporate skill
portfolios, and products and services. Identifies
methods available to plan, initiate and direct
change for facilitating positive benefits
for future forecasts. Emphasizes methods
for dealing with rapid and unplanned change.
Information Management in Health Care
This course emphasizes the interpretation, evaluation
and use of information management systems and outputs.
The course examines several models of information
management, stressing their use as tools in business
operations and health care management while enhancing
physicians' skills in using computer tools to develop,
manage and analyze information and data.
Managerial Leadership
Provides student with leadership skills in
managing the work teams. Emphasizes interpersonal
behavior and group dynamics and processes.
Includes communication, job design, role
definition, motivation of individuals within
groups, work force diversity and the evolution
of group cultures and norms in various kinds
of work environments. Concepts will be drawn
from the fields of industrial psychology,
industrial sociology and other behavioral
sciences.
Strategies in a Global Environment
Examines the influence of international economic, political,
business and financial factors on the long range planning
of the firm. Includes the impact on business of global
competition, multicultural human resource management,
domestic and foreign government policy, global marketing
and product development, international capital markets
and regional trading blocs such as the EC or NAFTA.
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