Healthcare Administration

Catalog description

Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Introduction to the administrative aspects of health care delivery; experience with the medical staff appointment and reappointment process; peer review process; physician health and wellness; hospital policy and procedure rationale, development and implementation; health information management, including electronic medical records; health care financing; health care expense allocation; third-party pay or systems, including alternative options such as accountable care organization; and various regulatory and compliance agencies, including The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Texas Department of State Health Services; experience with various internal and external health care improvement initiatives, patient safety projects, and issues related to institutional risk management. Prerequisite: Doctor of Medicine classification.