MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Catalog description

This online course provides a critical overview of healthcare management, leadership and entrepreneurial principles. Detailed discussions, teamwork, practical case study experiences, and oral and written assignments will be used to help students gain the skills necessary to effectively engage in the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, directing, evaluating and marketing. Emphasis will be placed on understanding political, regulatory, economic, and social forces that are affecting a constantly changing and often complex healthcare environment. Advocacy and legislation, reimbursement, financial planning, personnel management, leadership, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, ethics, and starting up a new program, business or practice also will be explored. Students participate in Level I fieldwork experiences in a community-based program as part of this course.