HCA 5301 U.S. Health Care System This course outlines the United States Health Care System. It facilitates an understanding of the history, basic structures, and operations of an expansive and complex field. Conceptual dimensions for health services at the macro and micro level are considered within a systems framework. Students are introduced to definitions and concepts about the system as well as current and future trends in health care delivery that will likely be encountered practicing management in the health services market. (Description taken from the The Army-Baylor Program website)
HCA 5105 Ethics in Health Care This class begins with a discussion of the major ethical principles in bioethics and models for ethical decision-making and is followed by topical readings and discussion in the areas listed below. Subject areas are intended to cover the five core competencies in ethics. These five domains are: 1. Decision-making Ethics 2. Professional Ethics 3. Clinical Ethics 4. Organization Ethics 5. Social Ethics. Discussion of case studies will cover subject areas to include but are not limited to withholding/withdrawing treatment, access to health care, the allocation of scarce resources, the principles of a just war, the proper professional role of administrators in the business of health care delivery and ethics in research conducted in health care facilities. (Description taken from the The Army-Baylor Program website)
HCA 5317 Health Management Information Systems Studies focus on information technology and systems, including historical development, for conceptual understanding of the evolution from reporting accounting data to newer broad based information support applications in the delivery of health care. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental principles of collecting and analyzing data for the production of information that supports management, operations, planning, and decision-making. Discussion of case studies, including health care examples, leads to an understanding of appropriate and cost-effective applications of technology. Analytical study of a health care system and the design of a current medical information support system synthesize the content of the course. (Description taken from the The Army-Baylor Program website)
HCA 5350 Finance I: Financial and Managerial Accounting This class is designed to expose students to the field of financial and managerial accounting within healthcare organizations. The course will cover the function and organization of the financial resource department, the purpose and methods of financial and managerial accounting, and special industry characteristics affecting healthcare finance, to include third-party payers, price or rate-setting and cost-shifting, taxation and healthcare incentives, and alternative organizations. (Description taken from the The Army-Baylor Program website)
HCA 5322 Organizational Behavior and Theory with Human Resources Focus of course is the application of human resources and theory in the organizational setting. Emphasis is placed on the skills and competencies necessary for effective health services management as well as the functions performed by, and roles required of, middle and senior level managers. Course will progress from individual, group, and organizational dynamics. (Description taken from the The Army-Baylor Program website)