Fayetteville State University

Department: Management

Program: Minor in Healthcare Management

Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions Course Objectives Artifacts/Evidence

HCM 310 (3-3-0) Organization of Health Care System: This course provides an introduction to the Health Services Industry. The course will examine key components, characteristics, and organization of the health care system as well as trends and management challenges in the provision of care to a diverse population. Prerequisite: MGMT 311 HCM 311 (3-3-0) Principles of Health Care Management: This course presents the foundation principles and dynamics of health care management, the healthcare system, and basic concepts and skills in administration. The institutional, social, and political forces in the field of healthcare are analyzed. Topics include fundamentals of management in healthcare and contemporary issues. HCM 320 (3-3-0) Managed Care: This course is intended to provide a foundation for managed care and practice and contractual arrangements, including the evolution of managed care as well as an exploration of the various tools that have been developed to improve systems of care. Particular emphasis is placed on contemporary/integrated systems of care. HCM 330 (3-3-0) Healthcare Policy and Law: This course provides an introduction to a wide range of topics in the area of health policy, and law. Students will become familiar with the evolution of health care policy as well as potential legal and problems in various health care settings. They will also learn to differentiate between legal and ethical problems. Among the subject areas covered are licensing, professional liability, confidentiality, informed consent, professional relationships, access issues, antitrust, and bioethical issues, with particular emphasis on how these areas impact management practice. FINC 336 (3-3-0) Healthcare Finance: This course focuses on the financial assessment, acquisition, allocation, and control of financial aspects of health care organizations. Topics include application of financial management principles to the unique decision-making in healthcare industry, budgeting processes, cost allocation, fees structure, and management control process. Prerequisite: FINC 311