Healthcare Management, Advanced Certificate
Students may begin this 12-credit certificate in the fall, spring or summer terms. The required courses and suggested sequence are as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 6040 | High Performance Management | 3 |
| HCLM 6075 | Managing Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| HCLM 6080 | Health Policy & Management | 3 |
| HCLM 7005 | Healthcare Strategic Communication | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Formulate healthcare system goals and key components of a well-functioning health system.
- Understand the allocation of healthcare resources and their relationship to the delivery of care.
- Identify critical abilities, knowledge areas, and skills required for successful healthcare leadership.
- Apply strategies and methods to inform decisions about the efficiency and allocation of resources to improve healthcare delivery.
- Identify concepts and practices of professional accountability, patients' rights, and code of conduct and relate these concepts to ethical challenges faced by HCOs.
- Identify key trends with significant impact on healthcare industry that may influence the management and outcomes of HCOs.
- Consider the roles and relationships among various functions in HCOs.
- Apply business skills through the translation of strategic goals into operational plans for effective management of HCOs.
- Display critical thinking that requires decision making and problem-solving communication.
- Identify effective communication practices that help improve the patient experience and overall quality of care.
- Promote interprofessional collaboration that improves patient and system outcomes.
- Recognize the significance of provider-patient communication to patient satisfaction scores, willingness to recommend, hospital ratings, and value-based reimbursement.