HESA515 HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE STRATEGY (2.00) Introduces students to fundamental human resource functions: recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation and benefits, training and development, employee labor relations as they are implemented in health care organizations. The course will explore the unique strategic imperatives and challenges of workforce development in a health care organization. Prerequisite: HESA 511

HESA519 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & MARKETING (3.00) Applies organizational theories to the understanding and management of the processes by which leaders and their top management teams formulate organizational mission, assess external environments and align internal resources in the implementation of organizational strategies designed to maximize strengths and opportuinities and to eliminate weaknesses and threats. Prerequisite: HESA 511

HESA521 QUANT METHODS FOR H.C. MGMT (3.00) Discusses the nature and application of various quantitative methods for analyzing and improving organizational systems and processes within the health care field. Prerequisite: Basic Statistics Course

HESA523 QUALITY IMPROVE TECH IN HC MGMT (3.00) Introduces the theoretical application of statistical quality management in health care as well as the practical application of quality improvement methods in health care settings. Prerequisite: HESA 511 HESA 521

HESA529 INFO SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH SERVICES (2.00) This course introduces students to theory, technology, and practical application of information systems. Emphasis is placed on preparing managers to interact with multidisciplinary personnel to design, acquire and maintain information systems for integrated health care delivery. Prerequisite: HESA 551

HESA551 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR H.C. (3.00) Examines basic concepts of the structure and use of information to support managers' decision models. Introduces activity-based techniques for costing sales of health services, delivery activities and alternative organization structures. Covers accounting techniques to support the control of operations. Focuses on the relationship of costs to revenues in competitive, integrated care delivery systems. Prerequisite: Basic accounting course

HESA555 CORPORATE FINANCE FOR H.C. ORGS (3.00) Examines basic principles and techniques used in the finanical management of a health care facility, with special emphasis on the capital acquisition problems within the health care industry and their relationship to external pressures on the industry's structure. Prerequisite: HESA 551

HESA559 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF H.C. ORG (3.00) Examines special financial management topics in the health care industry, such as leasing, refunding debt, risk analysis, outsourcing, and merging. Places special focus on the management implications of revenue flows under various payment systems within integrated delivery systems and the effects of regulation. Prerequisite: HESA 551 HESA 555 (or for dual degree students) ACCT 901 FINC 901

HESA561 CLINICAL PROC FOR H.C. ADMIN (2.00) Prepares students to become conversant with clinicians by introducing them to basic concepts, terminology, disease processes and clinical issues and by exposing them to clinical experiences in the classroom and in patient care environments.

HESA565 DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY (1.00) Introduces students to the concepts, skills, and data sources involved in epidemiology and to the application of descriptive epidemiology to population health management and health services. This course presents concepts which are more fully applied in HESA 569.

HESA567 APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY IN HLTH ADM (3.00) Knowledge and skills useful to health service managers related to population health management, and also managerial epidemiologic analyses and assessment of medical care processes/outcomes are taught in this course. Epidemiology is defined and its applications in health services management and health policy are discussed. Population based epidemiologic assessment methods are presented and utilized. Methods for assessing outcomes of health programs are discussed. Students are introduced to the application of risk factor epidemiological literature in health services management through an applied project.

HESA569 MANAGERIAL EPIDEM & MED CRE ANAL (2.00) Students are introduced to the application of epidemiologic literature in health services management through an applied project using a health status analysis. Methods to determine risk factors for health problems are discussed and examined in this project. Prerequisite: HESA 521 HESA 565

HESA571 HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE U.S. (3.00) Provides (1) a historical perspective on the development of health care services in the United States, (2) a description of the key factors and issues which influence the development of the current health care delivery systems, and (3) a description of the current health care delivery systems.

HESA575 HEALTH ECONOMICS (3.00) Examines the application of economic prinicples to the allocation of scarce resources in health care; the use of economic theory to understand problems of organiztion, delivery, and financing of health services; and the choices available to society regarding these issues.

HESA579 HEALTH POLICY & POLICY ANALYSIS (2.00) Provides an overview of health policy in the United States and introduces both qualitative and quantitative methods for analyzing health policy with attention given to the political and economic perspectives on health policy questions. Prerequisite: HESA 571 HESA 575

HESA581 HEALTH CARE LEGAL ASPECTS (3.00) Describes the legal climate within which the health care institution operates with an emphasis on the legal concepts that influence the activities of health care administrators. Prerequisite: HESA 571

HESA583 ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE (3.00) Introduces students to the dominant ethical theories and principles. the current ethical issues in health care: professional, clinical, social, business and organizational, and provide students with the opportunity to begin to formulate an ethical position related to these issues.

HESA599 INTEGRATIVE SEM ON HLTH SVCS ADM (2.00) Integrates the specialized discipline and knowledge learned from previous HESA courses through the use of case analysis. Students are challenged to formulate strategies that address complex problem situations faced by managers of health services organizations. Prerequisite: HESA 511 HESA 519 HESA 521 HESA 523 HESA 559 HESA 565 HESA 569 HESA 571 and HESA 575.

HESA601 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I (0.00) Introduces students to professional organizations, trade organizations and accrediting agencies that serve and support the health care industry. Invited executive speakers discuss their respective organizations' missions, philosophies and functions.

HESA602 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II (0.00) Focuses on preparing students for administrative residence search. Students prepare resumes and letters and undertake mock interviews as preparatory measures. Residence search begins at the end of the spring semester and continues through summer and fall semesters for MHSA students. Dual degree students begin their active residency and/or fellowship searches generally in the fall semester of their second year. Prerequisite: HESA 601

HESA603 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT III (0.00) Brings to campus regional and national executives who have exhibited leadership in health care management. These executives discuss issues and topics of interest. Students also assist in preparing for the annual Fall Leadership Conference. Prerequisite: HESA 602

HESA604 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IV (0.00) Prepares students for administrative residency. Preceptors and current administrative residents visit campus to share their expectations and experiences. Local and regional CEOs, senior managers and other professionals also address pertinent health care topics in a seminar format. Prerequisite: HESA 603

HESA634 ADV QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHODS (3.00) Applies quality improvement practices including total quality management and quality function deployment to service organizations at an advanced level. Prerequisite: HESA 523

HESA646 MARKETING IN A MANAGED CARE ENV (2.00) Examines the use of marketing concepts, functions and policies as well as the role of marketing within the current managed health care environment. Data sources on the Internet and software/databases related to health care marketing are utilized in class experiences and in a project. Prerequisite: HESA 571

HESA651 AGING IN OUR SOCIETY (3.00) Examines the areas of biology, sociology, and psychology of aging with an emphasis on the application of research methodologies to the field of aging.

HESA655 ADMIN OF AGENCIES SERVING AGED (3.00) Examines and evaluates the range and relationship of community services, both existing and proposed, for chronically ill patients and an aging population. Prerequisite: HESA 651

HESA659 ADM OF INSTITUTIONS SERVING AGED (3.00) Examines the role of the administrator in developing and administering policies and programs to meet the needs of chronically ill patients and an aging population. Prerequisite: HESA 651

HESA662 MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT (2.00) Expands and applies knowledge of teamwork, statistical analysis, financial management, organizational theory, strategic management and interpersonal skills to enhance the student's ability to engage physicians in the development, governance and management of medical groups. Prerequisite: HESA 571

HESA672 HEALTH INS SYSTEMS & CONCEPTS (2.00) Covers the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for interacting with or operating managed care insurance organizations in the current health care environment. Projects will be completed using problems related to managed care insurance and management of health care utilization risk. Prerequisite: HESA 551 HESA 565 HESA 569 HESA 571

HESA686 CORPORATE ETHICAL ISSUES IN H.C. (3.00) Develops systematic methods of analyzing the ethical implications of corporate policies, practices and strategic decisions as they relate to internal and external stateholders as well as to society itself. Prerequisite: HESA 589

HESA710 IND STUDY IN HEALTH ADMIN I (1.00-3.00) Permits the student to individually investigate current issues related to the management of health care organizations under the guidance of a faculty member.

HESA711 IND STUDY IN HEALTH ADMIN II (1.00-3.00) Continuation of HESA 710

HESA720 INSTITUTION & COMMUNITY ANALYSIS (2.00) Provides the student with firsthand, in-depth skills in analyzing the internal operations of a health care institution, including governance, departmental structure, planning and financial management, and human resources development, as well as the external environments impacting the organization.

HESA730 PRACTICUM IN EXECUTIVE DEVEL I (2.00) Provides students with the opportunity to observe executive role models and to assess and develop their own management philosophies.

HESA750 MASTER'S PROJECT I (3.00) Requires students to conduct an individual integrative project that addresses an aspect important to both the student and the preceptor through either hypothesis testing, management studies, competency demonstrations, or case studies analyzing organizational policy or program implementation processes.

HESA751 MASTER'S PROJECT II (3.00) Continuation of HESA 750