Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration

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Degree: Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Healthcare Administration
Hours: 36

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Healthcare Administration Degree Overview

In the �鶹AV MBA Degree with a concentration in Healthcare Administration, you will learn the principles of global business leadership and understand how to manage the complexities of leading the business-related aspects of the constantly changing healthcare sector. More than ever before, healthcare needs business leadership for the new and rapidly evolving demands of the 21st century.

Due to an aging population and healthcare reform, healthcare is the fastest-growing sector in the U.S. economy. Much has changed in the way healthcare-related businesses and facilities interact with care providers, patients and the government in the past several years and more changes are on the way. This degree will help you navigate those changes and lead healthcare facilities and businesses into the future. This program is available on-campus or online, offers core leadership skills and business knowledge along with specialized knowledge of healthcare-specific business topics. This mission-driven field can allow you to find deeper meaning and personal satisfaction in your work.

Students of �鶹AV’s MBA program come from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds. This MBA concentration gives you an understanding of business concepts that will enable you to lead in healthcare environments and also to move into other industries, should you so choose. Watch the faculty interview to learn more about �鶹AV's MBA program.

Healthcare Administration Courses You May Take

Healthcare Economics: This course is designed to familiarize the Future Healthcare Entrepreneur with the economics theories and policies that will drive public and business decisions in regards to the provisions of payment for healthcare and Health Services. The Future Healthcare Entrepreneur will learn how healthcare economics theory differs from standard commodities of consumer goods and services and how this difference must be addressed when assessing business ventures in healthcare.

Healthcare Entrepreneurship: This course will present to the future healthcare entrepreneur the different organizations and professions involved in the business and practice of healthcare; that is, the providers and payers for health care services. The course begins with an in depth look at Agency and Stewardship Theory of Man and how each theory is part of the present organizations and players in the health service business. The course will involve an in-depth discussion of the organization of healthcare insurance markets; managed care organizations; hospital and long term care facility (nursing home/long term care/hospice) organizations; various business models of the physician's practice; pharmaceutical and biotech industry; and the makeup of the health services salaried and hourly wage work force.

Healthcare Strategy: This course will concentrate on the social issues concerning the Healthcare industry. Is healthcare a right or a privilege? The answer to this question will define how health services will be compensated; how capital for healthcare facilities and technologies will be acquired; and who will be responsible for the cost of healthcare. Students will familiarize themselves with the differences concerning the efficiences, costs, and values of fees for service versus managed care; and private insurance versus government controlled single payer (universal) health care. A significant portion of this course will be directed towards the present model of healthcare process outcomes and the value chain model of patient satisfaction.

Healthcare Info Systems: This course prepares students to understand and apply the concepts related to the emerging trends in IT-enabled healthcare and to understand the role of analytics in healthcare and clinical decision-making. Students will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of various healthcare information systems.

Cybersecurity Management: Students will acquire knowledge necessary to implement cybersecurity programs and policies to protect an organization's systems and data. This course covers topics such as cybersecurity policy and governance, policy organization, format and style, cybersecurity frameworks, asset management and data loss prevention, cybersecurity incident response and business continuity management.

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Career Paths for Healthcare Administration

The healthcare system is booming, and healthcare administration careers are keeping pace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, those in healthcare administration can expect job growth of 23% from 2012 to 2022, which is much higher than the average for all occupations. Much of this growth is expected to stem from a healthcare system that will see increased demand from an aging baby boomer population, as well as technology that allows patients to live longer lives. This demand will mean more hospitals, clinics, physicians and other healthcare professionals are needed, and that means more health administrators will be called upon to make sure everything runs smoothly.