Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
Approx. program length: Credits: Cost per credit: Format: 21 months 45 $698 Online Tuition Guarantee
Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
You’re on a mission to improve the quality of patient care at your hospital. Why stop there? Our Master of Health Administration/Health Care Compliance and Privacy (MHA/HCP) equips you with the skills to navigate the complexity of healthcare laws, rules and regulations to help keep patients and providers safe. Designed to fit into the lives of busy working adults, this degree program can be completed online in short, manageable, 6-week courses.
You’ll learn how to:
• Create compliance and privacy practices for diverse healthcare organizations
• Build the skills needed for compliance and privacy roles within healthcare
• Evaluate ethical issues concerning compliance and privacy practices in your industry
• Use data to address the Triple Aim (cost/quality of care, health of populations, patient-centrism) Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
Projected job growth: 18% According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
What can you do with a Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy?
An MHA/HCP can help prepare you to be a:
• Health information management director
• Practice administrator
• Health manager
• Program manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for medical and health services managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2018 and 2028.
BLS projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Institutional accreditation
University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org. Since 1978, University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor. Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
Total credits required: 45
Requirements and prerequisites
You’ll need 45 credits to complete this Master of Health Administration/Health Care Compliance and Privacy program.
15 Core courses
The Master of Health Administration/Health Care Compliance and Privacy degree includes 15 core courses in topics ranging from ethical marketing and informatics to leading with authenticity and tackling the talent war.
• MHA/505: SYSTEMS THINKING IN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS
• MHA/506: ETHICAL MARKETING: THE NEW HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS
• MHA/507: LEVERAGING INFORMATICS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
• MHA/515: SCANNING THE HEALTH SECTOR AS AN INDUSTRY EXPERT
• MHA/516: OPERATING IN STRUCTURE: HEALTH SECTOR POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
• MHA/520: SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS: IDENTIFYING AND CULTIVATING ALLIANCES
• MHA/542: LEADING WITH AUTHENTICITY IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
• MHA/543: TACKLING THE TALENT WAR IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
• MHA/560: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
• HCP/513: HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE FOUNDATIONS
• HCP/514: LEADING COMPLIANCE IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
• HCP/516: AUDITING, MONITORING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION IN COMPLIANCE
• HCP/517: COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING MECHANISMS IN COMPLIANCE
• MHA/598: LEVERAGING RESULTS TO BUILD BRAND IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
• MHA/599: CAPSTONE: LEADING THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH CHANGE
Schedule
Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for a Master of Health Administration/Health Care Compliance and Privacy online.
What you'll learn
When you earn your online degree, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job.
Topics covered in this degree include: Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
• Leveraging results to build brand in the health sector
• Informatics
• Leading with authenticity
• Auditing, monitoring and corrective action in compliance
Program Purpose Statement
The Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy program prepares leaders and aspiring leaders in the healthcare sector by providing the competencies necessary to drive the future of healthcare through effective facilitation of cross-system transformation and the improvement of health outcomes for patients, populations, and providers. The Health Care Compliance and Privacy concentration within this program is designed to prepare leaders and aspiring leaders for leadership positions in compliance and privacy within the health care industry that require competency in compliance practices, ethical considerations, and policy implementation regarding privacy, regulatory affairs and legal obligations within the healthcare industry. The program educationally prepares students to sit for the Certificate in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) examination.