HEALTH MANAGEMENT -315

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<p>The goal of this course is to create the foundation for all other&nbsp;courses in health&nbsp;management&nbsp;department through the following objectives:<br />
•Demonstrate the knowledge of the&nbsp;fundamental and technical concepts of health management and apply it to decision-making in managing the healthcare organizations<br />
•Identify and use health management terminologies in oral and&nbsp;written communications.<br />
•Understand the other core disciplines of health care management: health economics, health care finance, health care policy, epidemiology, and/or public health to enhance decision-making in managing the healthcare organizations.<br />
•Perform&nbsp;effectively in&nbsp;work teams, both as a leader and a follower<br />
•Demonstrate knowledge of the primary&nbsp;ethical&nbsp;values underlying health care delivery (i.e., respect for persons, beneficence, non-malfeasance, and justice, in managerial decision-making)<br />
•Understand the benefits and challenges of managing a diverse staff in the healthcare field in&nbsp;addressing the implications of gender, ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, age, and lifestyle&nbsp;diversity within the service population<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The overall goal of the course will be to encourage&nbsp;students&nbsp;to integrate&nbsp; within objectives context, allowing them to manage&nbsp;organizational&nbsp;structure and process while enabling the organization’s central aim to achieve strategic&nbsp;goals&nbsp;and objectives.&nbsp; Specific learning objectives are developed within each thematic area</p>