The Health Care Administration concentration is designed to provide professionals working in the health care industry with the knowledge required to create, implement and efficiently administer programs and services delivered by health care organizations. This concentration requires a minimum of 36 credits.

Concentration Requirements:

Requirement	Credits
Health Care Systems and Administration	3 credits
Health Care Quality Concepts and Principles	3 credits
Financial Accounting	3 credits
Health Care Finance/Business Finance	3 credits
Contemporary Ethical issues in Health and Health Care	3 credits
Economics of Health and Health Care	3 credits
Regulatory and Accrediting Requirements	3 credits
Human Resource Management	3 credits
One of the following: Leadership in Health Care Administration Leadership Practices Team Leadership	3 credits
Electives in Business, Management, MIS, Informatics, Health Care or in an approved related field	6 credits
Capstone - HCA 499 (Culminating course in concentration)	3 credits
TOTAL	36
Co-requisite: Statistics	3 credits
Co-requisite: Student must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge or Medical Terminology

Notes:
Only grades of C of higher may be included in the concentration.
Individuals who plan to seek licensure in Health Care Administration or other public health capacities should investigate the requirements of such licensure. A degree from Charter Oak State College is not a professional degree and does not guarantee or assure automatic qualification for certification. However, the bachelor's degree provides the courses needed for entry into a graduate program.

Student Learning Outcome

Students who graduate with a concentration in Health Care Administration will be able to:

1. describe the different types of health care delivery systems and services by comparing past, present, and anticipated changes ;
2. discuss human resource management, behaviors, diversity, and policies and procedures;
3. review legal and ethical responsibilities in the healthcare organization as they relate to patient/client rights;
4. demonstrate an understanding of how health care quality is delivered, measured, and monitored using research methods to assess customer service and client satisfaction;
5. describe economic factors and payment sources that influence health care decisions of the population served ;
6. explain financial risk and risk to the organization through evaluation and interpretation of appropriate data and performance reports ;
7. identify regulatory and voluntary accrediting standards, process improvement concepts and principles and application to health care;
8. recognize the value of clinical informatics in making informed care decisions;
9. demonstrate communication, teamwork, leadership skills and competencies;
10. discuss global factors affecting the health care industry: and
11. identify and apply strategic management principles and concepts.

Concentration Plan of Study Forms

The concentration plan of study (CPS) is the tool you will use to plan your degree completion program. The CPS form offers information on how subject requirements can be met. You may download the form below as a Microsoft Word document (form will open in a new window). To request a course subsitution in a CPS, use the Request for Substitution Form. Additional information on the concentration is also available in the Official Catalog.

• Health Care Administration CPS Form (using Charter Oak courses exclusively)
• Health Care Administration CPS Form

Please Note: for prospective students this form should simply serve as a guide. Once you have matriculated (enrolled), you will receive personalized degree planning advice from your Academic Counselor.