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Online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration

New technologies, innovations and global pandemics create rapid growth, requiring the need for qualified healthcare leaders that can successfully lead healthcare organizations. Earn an online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration degree at Touro University Worldwide to impact the future of healthcare management.

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Core Requirements (27 Semester Credits)

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and foundation of healthcare administration. Students will assess the role and responsibilities of healthcare administrators’ across but not limited to public and private enterprises such as public health organizations, private medical facilities, and hospitals.

Credits

3

Course Description

Students will explore an introduction to theories of organizations and behavior. The course will provide students with the knowledge to understand the dynamics between attitudes, motivation, and how the impact on behavior in healthcare environments.

Credits

3

Course Description

This course provides an examination of the complex US health care delivery systems. Students will explore and assess the role of government, policies and regulations on healthcare access and services, financial and reimbursement parameters for public and private institutions, resource management as well as current and future trends with respect to healthcare systems in the US.

Credits

3

Course Description

In this course, students will explore and develop an understanding of dynamic legal and ethical issues encountered by healthcare administrators. Special topics include patient-provider relationships, compliance-related regulations such as end-of-life, and patient rights. Student will explore employment regulations such as sexual harassment, mental health and institutional liability.

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3

Course Description

The course provides an introduction to new and emerging technologies such as tele-health, databases, software applications and electronic databases. Students explore the challenges to implementation of new and emerging health information systems both internal and external, and develop strategies to increase quality of healthcare.

Credits

3

Course Description

In this course, students examine public and economic policy in the healthcare environment. Topics include the development of public and economic policies, approval, and impact of public and economic policies on disadvantaged communities, and healthcare administrators.

Credits

3

Course Description

This course introduces the basic principles and core concepts of population health in the field of healthcare administration. Students will apply epidemiological principles which include but are not limited to morbidity, mortality, prevalence, and incidence rates to tackle program planning, financing, economic, and managerial challenges brought on by today’s health problems. Students have a hands on opportunity to develop a surveillance system for a current health organization or system.

Credits

3

Course Description

In this course, students will examine the role of biostatics in providing a higher quality of care for healthcare administrators through the foundational skills to analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Students will learn data-analysis techniques to assess public health informatics relevant to healthcare administrators. Special topics data types, interpretation reporting and the dissemination of data findings.

Credits

3

Course Description

The Capstone Course is the final course in the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration program. The capstone is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to integrate all facets of healthcare administration by applying what has been learned throughout the program within a real-world scenario.

Credits

3

Operations Management Concentration Requirements (9 Semester Credits)

Course Description

In this course, students examine the function and role of marketing and communication for healthcare administrators. Students learn skills to develop effective marketing strategies across various healthcare settings. This course will feature real-world examples demonstrating how health care administrators must address real world challenges. Special emphasis include how social, economic, legal, and ethical forces influence healthcare marketing.

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3

Course Description

This course provides students with an overview of the best practices and skillsets in financial management useful for healthcare administrators. Special topics include budgeting, financial and cost management in a variety of healthcare administrative settings.

Credits

3

Course Description

This course will provide the opportunity for students to identify and apply effective managerial strategies as healthcare administrators to include hospital regulation, managing and organizing staff/personnel training, contracts, and scheduling. Special emphasis includes leadership skills, methods, and strategies to overcome challenges faced by today’s healthcare administration professionals.

Credits

3

Health Informatics Concentration Requirements (9 Semester Credits)

Course Description

This course will provide students with a foundation of health informatics in healthcare administration. Students will explore informatics concepts and use of technology in healthcare delivery to include the impact of data collection, storage, and analysis. Students will have an opportunity to apply health informatics concepts to a real-world scenario.

Credits

3

Course Description

In this course students will explore the fundamentals of the healthcare data analytics process and concepts in healthcare settings. Special emphasis includes the acquisitions of large datasets, associated analytic techniques, and applicable strategies to utilize the analytics in a variety of healthcare settings. Students receive an overview of visualization and presentation in a selected healthcare setting.

Credits

3

Course Description

Students will explore cases and real world scenarios to examine the ethical and legal ramifications associated with the use of electronic documents in contemporary healthcare settings. Special emphasis includes exploring local, state, federal and/or global security and privacy regulations relevant to healthcare administrators. Students will examine a contemporary security and privacy threat in a healthcare administration setting to develop strategies to minimize and combat risks associated with health informatics threats.

Credits

3

Tuition Information

TUW’s affordable MHA tuition is $500 per semester credit. A range of tuition assistance programs is available to prospective students to help reduce the out-of-pocket expenses associated with continued education, including scholarships and student loans.

Many employers offer tuition assistance programs, so speak with your human resource representative to find out if additional financial support is available to you. TUW tuition assistance counselors are available to determine your eligibility for financial aid and other tuition assistance programs.

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Program Requirements

The Master of Science in Healthcare Administration curriculum is comprised of 12 courses (9 core courses and 3 concentration courses) for a total of 36 credits. With a focus on leadership and analytical skills, the online coursework prepares graduates with the knowledge and competencies needed to become a manager in healthcare administration.

MHA Concentrations

In addition to the core curriculum, students can choose from the following concentrations:

  • Operations Management provides graduates of the Master’s in Healthcare Administration with skills and knowledge to aid healthcare organizations reach their goals. Students are taught how to efficiently manage healthcare systems by gaining an understanding of financial management, consumer marketing, and health information systems.
  • Health Informatics provides graduates with a foundational understanding of technology and systems within healthcare organizations. Graduates will gain skills and knowledge of technology in the healthcare system, application of data information and management of patient privacy and critical information.

Admission Requirements

Students seeking to attend TUW’s online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration degree must meet one of the following criteria to be considered for admission:

  • Have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5.
  • Transfer student from another college/university’s graduate program in good academic standing (minimum GPA of 2.75).

Students, who meet one of the above criteria, will be required to complete the following steps in order to be admitted and enrolled:

  1. Submit an application.
  2. As a non-profit organization committed to serving the underserved, Touro University Worldwide has waived the $60 application fee for all prospective students.
  3. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended. Transcripts must come directly from the issuing institutions. Students who completed college coursework outside the United States must have their transcripts translated and evaluated. (See International Admissions for additional information.) Students are required to complete step 3 by the end of their first term of enrollment.