HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE
Contact: Thomas Ross, 4340G Health Sciences Building, 252-744-6175 (rossth@ecu.edu)
The certificate in health administration is designed for health care workers who hold non-administrative degrees and for administrative degree holders who have no health care experience and may wish to seek employment in health care. In the case of current health care workers who have health care related degrees exposure to certificate courses should increase their skill set and position them for advancement into or within management. For students with administrative related undergraduate degrees (Business or Public Administration) the certificate courses will expose the student to the uniqueness of the health care field. The certificate program will provide both sets of students with the knowledge and skills needed for employment and success in health care administration. Specifically, candidates who successfully complete the certificate should be able to understand better the organizational structure of health care organizations, know how reimbursement systems function, explain the basics of third party payment, appreciate how legal and regulatory constraints affect the operation, management, and financing of health care organizations, and understand the role played by information technology in managing health care
The Health Care Administration Certificate is available to all students holding a baccalaureate degree. The certificate requires successful completion of 15 s.h. in COHE: COHE 6000 or HIMA 5060 and COHE 6300, 6600, 6610, and 6620. Students who have not previously passed a graduate health care systems course must first complete COHE 6000 before taking any other course.Students who have already taken the equivalent of COHE 6000, are advised to take HIMA 5060. Certificate students may transfer credits to other graduate programs but acceptance into the certificate program does not guarantee acceptance into other programs and non-degree students can only apply 9 s.h. toward a graduate degree.
HIMA: Health Information Management
5060. Health Informatics (3) P: Consent of instructor. Informatics in health care delivery systems with focus on the clinical, public health, and consumer aspects.
COHE: Community Health
6000. Health Care Systems and Problems (3) P: Consent of instructor. Advanced study of contemporary health care problems. Evolution, philosophy, and present and future trends of our health care system. Emphasis on health policy and practices of community health service institutions and agencies.
6100. Community Health Administration (3) P: COHE 6000 or consent of instructor. Role and application of basic administrative theory and practice in health service institutions and agencies. Emphasis on public aspects of health service.
6300. Health Law (3) P: Consent of instructor. Process and substance of law related to organization and delivery of health services in the US. Recognition of legal issues arising in the practice of health administration, understanding of how legal system thinks, and effective communicate with lawyers practicing in health care field.
6410. Electronic Health Records (3) P/C: HIMA 5060 or consent of instructor. Principles of and approaches to EHR technology.
6420. Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics (3)P/C: HIMA 5060 or consent of instructor. Design, data collection, analysis and reporting of health information technologies.
6430. Database Systems in Health Care (3). P/C: HIMA 5060 or consent of instructor. Relational database theory and applications in health care. .
6440. E-Health Care Information Systems (3). P/C:HIMA 5060 or consent of instructor. Systematic analysis of electronic technologies in health care.
6500, 6502. Independent Study (2,3) P: Approval of outline of study by student’s committee or advisor. Tutorial study or supervised research in contemporary health problems, programs, and educational methods.
6600. Management of Health Care Operations (3) P: COHE 6000. Focus on day-to-day operational aspects of managing health care organizations. Operational needs of various health care providers. Emphasis on legal, marketing, service, quality, and personnel issues.
6610. Financial Management of Health Care Organizations (3) P: COHE 6000; FINA 6144. Focus on acquisition, allocation, and management of financial resources within health care organizations. Emphasis on application of financial tools to unique problems of these organizations.
6620. Health Care Strategic Planning and Management (3) P: COHE 6600, 6610. Focus on methods for strategic planning and management health services organizations. Emphasis on techniques for determining strategies for unique services. Integrates strategy, structure, and administrative systems.
6971. Health Policy (3) Same as NURS 6971 Overview of health policy and legal issues related to delivery of health care. Emphasis on action, theory, and roles; strategies of power politics; legal foundations; and trends in policy formation with implications for health care administrators.
6990. Internship in Community Health (3) P: COHE 6000 or consent by the student’s advisor and the Department of Community Health. Professional learning experience in a work study program in community health settings. Supervised by experienced health professionals approved by Department of Community Health and student’s faculty advisor.
COHE Banked Courses
5460, 5461. Patient Education for Inter- 6400. Trends and Issues in Health Care (3)
disciplinary Health Care Providers (3,0) 6501. Independent Study (2)
6200. Community Health Education I: 6991. Internship in Community Health (3)
Concepts and Theories (3) 6992. Internship Project (1)
6201. Community Health Education II: 6993. Major Paper (4)
Methods and Techniques (3) 6999. Thesis (4-6)
