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This course presents the scope and practice of healthcare administration. Students learn various models of healthcare delivery systems and social, political, individual, and organizational forces that affect healthcare delivery. Assigned readings will include the marketing, operations, financial and human resources management as well as effective communication strategies involved in healthcare administration. The scope of the regulatory environment in healthcare administration includes The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the American Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Federal and State Regulations.

This class is designed to present an overview of health law issues, and provides the student with a basic knowledge of health law. Government regulation, including but not limited to, legal constraints; liability; negligence; patient rights; confidentiality; and, corporate/administrative responsibility are presented. Emphasis is placed on applications of health law to current issues in healthcare administration. This course will assist students in understanding their own legal rights and duties as both healthcare professionals and consumers of healthcare, in recognizing legal issues as they arise.

This course is designed to present an overview of ethical issues that face the healthcare administrator in today's ever changing world of healthcare. Areas of broad ethical concern will be highlighted, as well as means of relating to others in the healthcare field, community members, families, and patients. The student will be prepared to discriminate between personal ethical decisions and professional ethical decisions.

The focus of this course is on participating in an externship experience within healthcare organizations. This course will provide linkage between the theoretical concepts gained in the classroom to practical application in the study of healthcare administration. This course will allow students to gain a sound understanding of the industry and the position of leadership within the industry as they experience the working environment.

This course is designed to review the wide variety of healthcare facilities and services outside the hospital environment. The management of organizations that deliver healthcare services such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care, home health, housing, and wellness will be presented.