PUBH/MGMT/PMNU 5525. Health Services Delivery and Organization (3 credits) – Prerequisite(s): PUBH 5500 or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the identification and analysis of factors and interrelationships which influence the operation of health care organizations with specific attention to local health departments, hospitals, multi-institutional systems, integrated health systems, and strategic alliances. These organizations will be viewed and discussed comparatively with other types of health service agencies.
ACCT/PMNU/PUBH 5050. Health Care Accounting and Finance (3 credits) – This course applies the concepts of accounting and finance within the context of the health care industry. Course coverage includes basic accounting and finance principles and how these principles are applied in the health care arena. Topical coverage includes financial statement preparation and analysis, cash flow analysis, cost behavior and control, capital acquisition, budgeting, reimbursement mechanisms, and managed care.
PMNU/PUBH/MGMT 5530. Health Care Organizations and Law (3 credits) - Prerequisite(s): Admission to the School of Graduate Studies. The content of this course includes an overview of the legal system with an emphasis on general principles of liability, defenses, and contracts. Through class discussions and presentations, legal issues facing health care administrators are presented including standards for accreditation, information management, human resources management, and need for legal consultation.
PUBH/PMNU/MGMT 5550. Human Resource Management in Health Organizations (3 credits). This course focuses on the skills and concepts required in managing people in health service organizations, as well as the human resource implications of changes in the external environment. This course focuses on the technical aspects of human resource management, as well as the managerial skills required to manage people.
MGMT/PUBH/PMNU 5590 –Strategic Planning for Health Care (3 credits) - Prerequisites: PUBH/PMNU/MGMT 5505 and/or permission of the instructor. This course applies the concepts of strategic planning within the context of the health care industry. Issues associated with competing in a changing health care environment are explored with a focus on the development of solutions to problems associated with this change. The strategic management of health care delivery will be addressed from a variety of perspectives, ranging from those of the insurance industry, to public facilities, to large health care networks, to small practices of health care providers.
PMNU 5017. Health Care Information (3 credits) – Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Current and potential applications of the computer to health care are discussed. These same applications are analyzed for their impact on the client, health care professional, and health care delivery system. Requires access to a computer with a browser that facilitates access to the World Wide Web and a university or private sector electronic mail account.
MKTG 5217. Health Care Marketing (3 credits) -Prerequisite(s):MKTG 5010 or permission of the instructor. This course is intended to give students a basic theoretical and practical knowledge of marketing as applied to the health care industry. Emphasis will be placed on the emergence of marketing information systems, and making marketing decisions in a health care context.
ECON 5317. Health Care Economics (3 credits) – Prerequisite(s): ECON 2220 or prior approval needed. An overview of the economics of the health care industry; topics include the production and pricing of health, the demand and supply of medical care and health insurance, the markets for physician and hospital services, health manpower, medical education, and the role of government and legislation in health care.
PUBH 5400. Epidemiology (3 credits) – Prerequisite(s) Corequisite(s): PUBH 5310 or permission of instructor. This class is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the principles of epidemiology and the application of epidemiology to public health practice. The use and analysis of health statistics are emphasized.
PUBH/PMNU/MGMT 5401. Rural Health Issues (3 credits) – This interdisciplinary course addresses contemporary issues relevant to the delivery of health care in the rural areas, particularly those of Appalachia. It focuses on rural communities and is taught in a problem-solving, case project format with interdisciplinary team presentations and discussions.
PUBH 5505. Managing Health Care Organizations (3 credits) – Prerequisite(s): PUBH 5500 or permission of instructor. This course focuses on new approaches to leading health care organizations. Students will be presented both the conceptual and technical aspects of the art and science of administering, managing, and leading health care organizations.
PUBH 5535. Health Policy, Politics, and Analysis (3 credits) – This course applies the analytical skills of policy formation to the health professions. The course will focus on analyzing the processes in the design, adoption, implementation, and evaluation of current health policy.
PMNU 5957. Special Topics in Nursing (1-6 credits) – Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Special topics related to nursing and health care will be presented. Course may include didactic and experiential methods of instruction. May repeat for credit if course content is significantly different or advanced.
