Florida Atlantic University Programs in Health Administration
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Masters of Health Administration ----A Business Degree for Health Professionals --For Course Descriptions Click Here The College of Business Master of Health Administration (MHA) Degree is designed to provide graduate level training for professionals who are presently employed or who intend to pursue a career in health administration.
Health care covers a large number of professional and managerial occupations and is the largest single industry in the U.S. economy. Furthermore, According to a recent report in Business Week, 45% of all in jobs created in the nation last year were in the health care field. The
Florida Agency for Workforce
Innovation reported that three of the six fastest growing occupations in
Broward County are in the
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Who Should Enroll? The typical student enrolling in this program will most likely come from one of four groups: 1. Recent graduates of undergraduate Health Administration Programs or Business programs who want to further prepare for a non-clinical career in a health care or related field.
2. Graduates of clinical programs ---medicine, physical therapy, nursing, etc--- who want to pursue a management career or who want to develop management skills.
3. Clinical practitioners and aspiring administrators seeking to make a career change or wanting to move into an administrative position. 4. Individuals from other areas seeking to change careers
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Core Course Descriptions HSA 6107 Health Care Management I Study of internal operations of healthcare organizations varying from hospitals to nursing homes, out-patient clinics, and assisted living facilities. Examines issues such as board governance, physician credentialing, resource utilization, and organizational structure. HSA 6108 Health Care Management II Study of the rapidly evolving U.S. healthcare market and its impact on the structure and functions of healthcare organizations. Examines changing patient demographics such as population aging, technological developments in such areas as pharmaceuticals, and government regulation of patient care. HSA 6146 Health Policy Provides an understanding of the leading health concerns of the day, including Medicare prescription drug benefit, the uninsured, managed care, and the pros and cons of universal health insurance, a market-oriented system and a government system. Analytic frameworks for understanding the policy and politics of health care are the backbone for understanding current health care issues. HSA 6420 Health Law A comprehensive examination of health law issues affecting healthcare providers. Reviews case law decisions, statutes, and regulations involving such issues as patient care liability, malpractice, workman’s compensation, and legal responsibilities of health professionals. HSA 6103 Introduction to Health Care Systems This course introduces students to the health care system and the issues confronting today’s health care administrators. Among the issues covered are population treatment models, systems organization, health outcome disparities, health care technology, and ethics. HSA 6175 Health Care Finance This course examines the complexities of the American system of paying for health care. Topics include Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, traditional indemnity insurance models, managed care, and evolving approaches to reimbursement HSA 6932 Current Topics in Health Care Management This course examines methods for improving quality of care and reducing medical errors in the U.S. health care system. A systems approach to traditional quality improvement models is complemented by operations management techniques for systems analysis. Emphasis is on affecting treatment outcomes and promoting the use of evidence-based approaches to the delivery of health care services. HSA 6707 Health Research Methods This course introduces students to the field of Health Services Research and the scientific foundations of health care administration. A comprehensive examination of both quantitative and qualitative methods is included along with a study of data resources, questionnaire design, data analysis and interpretation, and the ethics of research. |
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The
program is also intended for clinically trained supervisors and managers
such as nurses, physicians or physical therapists who are seeking
management education either to advance their careers or to enhance their
knowledge of the business of health 
