Healthcare Management Fundamentals Certificate of Completion
Healthcare is an integral component of business. Adding a basic understanding of healthcare operations at any level of management, could prove beneficial. The Certificate of Completion in Healthcare Management Fundamentals introduces the student to basic business concepts of healthcare operations in leadership, management, marketing, finance, health information management that are key in understanding and navigating healthcare. The curriculum of the certificate program in Healthcare Management Fundamentals is designed to (1) offer support for individuals interested in the healthcare field who may or may not want to pursue a degree in the field of healthcare management, (2) provide basic level of knowledge in the practice of healthcare management topics. and (3) encourage students to pursue degrees related to their specific field of interest or practice.
You can build credit and add Certificates of Completion to your credentials as part of an undergraduate degree program -- such as in the Associate of Science in Business or Multidisciplinary Studies (AS) degrees or any bachelor's degree program.
Note: Courses taken with an approved degree program are financial aid eligible.
Curriculum
What You'll Learn
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of key healthcare terms and concepts.
- Explain basic healthcare revenue cycle and the importance of proper patient registration.
- Discuss how healthcare affects operational decisions.
- Apply basic concepts of management and leadership.
- Develop skills to become a successful frontline supervisor.
- Demonstrate basic file management and office software skills.
- Understand strategies to motivate employees and lead through organizational change.
Certificate of Completion Courses: (12 credit hours)
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This course provides an introduction to the role of manager and enables students to learn the basic skills necessary to be a successful front-line supervisor. This course will also develop students’ knowledge of the processes inherent to achieving desired results through efficient utilization of human and material resources.
This course examines the important supervisory and managerial topic of leadership. This course helps frontline supervisors identify the qualities of effective leaders, understand different leadership styles, know how to build credibility and trust, and lead employees and teams in challenging times of change. Pre-requisite MGMT 150
This course is designed for College of Business students who have basic file management and office software skills. Course projects are designed for business problem solving and include document management, using spreadsheets for information processing, design and management of personal databases for automated data management, presentation, and integrating business communications. Recommend prior computer knowledge. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Recommend prior computer knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint before taking BA 222, also MA 101 is a prerequisite.
In this course, students will develop their fundamental healthcare business concepts and acumen. Students will gain an understanding of common policies, procedures, and tasks that support healthcare operations, as well as the manager’s role in those activities. Students will be introduced to skills in budgeting, scheduling, employee allocation, safety and security, and inventory/asset/risk management.
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