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HSM imageHealth Care Management Concentration

The Raj Soin College of Business and the Boonshoft School of Medicine co-sponsor a series of courses that are available to Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) students interested in completing a Health Care Management Concentration with their M.B.A. degree.

Recognizing that the business of health care is different from other sectors, these concentration courses will introduce master's students to health-specific advanced business concepts, evaluation techniques and strategic thinking so they can lead effectively, improve quality, increase productivity and better manage organizational costs.

Course Requirements

To be recognized as having completed the Health Care Management Concentration, students enrolled in the AACSB International-accredited M.B.A. Program at the Raj Soin College of Business must accumulate a minimum of 16 credit hours among the following courses (which are each four credit hours):

Course
Course Name
Description
Credit Hours
CMH 734
Health Systems Management

This survey course introduces an advanced understanding of health systems. Topics include: health economics, population-based approaches to health care, how health systems operate, strategic assessment, macroeconomics, principles of capitation and risk, budgeting and finance, health business professionalism and principles of quality. Syllabus.

4

EC 755
The Economics of Health and Health Policy

Sessions focus on the market for health care and its financing, the role of government, the impact of innovation, incentives for quality and economic evaluation. This investigation introduces underlying economic theory, emphasizes real-world examples and incorporates a discussion of current health care and public health policy issues. Syllabus.

4

CMH 754
Strategic Leadership in Health Care

This course introduces students to concepts, principles and practices of strategic management in health care settings. Topics include: negotiation, leadership, organizational design, organizational culture, strategic plan development and stakeholder and SWOT analyses. Syllabus.

4

FIN 750
Health Care Finance

This course starts with an introduction to basic financial management concepts and delves into health care–specific topics, including: accounting and financial statement interpretation; risk, return, time value of money; capital decision making; operational and capital budgeting; risk analysis; tactical alternative analysis; and forecasting. Syllabus.

4

CMH 744
Population-Based Management

This course presents techniques of epidemiology and biostatistics to evaluate population-based health programs as they can be practiced in public health, prevention and health care quality management settings. Syllabus.

4


HSM imageEnrollment

Since the HCM Concentration is awarded in conjunction with the M.B.A. degree, students need to be enrolled in the M.B.A. program at the Raj Soin College of Business.

Graduates of the Certificate Program in Health Care Management will have satisfied the course requirements for the Concentration in Health Care Management; however, they will need to enroll in the M.B.A. program to have their coursework credited toward the M.B.A. degree and the HCM concentration.

Cost

Please note that all courses eligible for HCM concentration have a program fee, in addition to normal tuition. This fee covers course materials and administrative costs that are provided as part of course enrollment.


For more information, contact:
Lori Metivier
Center for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy
Boonshoft School of Medicine
3123 Research Blvd., Suite 200
Kettering, OH 45420

Campus Mail: 200 Tech Center IV, Research Park

Phone: (937) 258-5547
Fax: (937) 258-5544
E-mail: lori.metivier@wright.edu