Health Care Management
Associate of Science (Two year program)
The Healthcare Management degree focuses on management and administration in the health care industry. Topics to be covered include general education, ethical issues, health services, finance, business, marketing, information technology, healthcare technology advancement, management and legal issues related to healthcare.
The graduate of the program may pursue a variety of career paths such as medical office managers in physician's offices, healthcare managers in hospitals, nursing homes, retirement centers and related facilities, health information managers, healthcare project managers and case coordinators.
This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- Know major institutions, professions, and political forces that influence healthcare services in the United States.
- Learn necessary priorities in managing risk, measuring outcomes and quality improvement initiatives.
- Understand issue and trends in healthcare management.
- Work ethically, respectfully and professionally with individuals of diverse ethnic, cultural, gender backgrounds.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Explain the major components of today's healthcare system, contemporary medical practice and resources compromising the delivery system.
- Discuss the impact of advanced medical technology on the healthcare industry.
- Propose a basic plan for healthcare delivery reform which includes strengths and weaknesses.
- Identify management strategies for the changing healthcare environment.
- Examine management of finance, information systems, issues and trends in healthcare organizations as it applies to day-to-day operations.
- Develop skills to manage coordination of care activities and services.
- Analyze federal, state and local healthcare policies and procedures in serving needs of stakeholders.
