Charter Oak's online bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration is designed to provide professionals working in the healthcare industry, or a healthcare related industry such as insurance, with the knowledge required to create, implement and efficiently administer programs and services delivered by healthcare and healthcare related organizations. This major requires a minimum of 42 credits.
Potential students who are interested in this Health Care Administration major may also be interested in our Health Information Management major.
HCA 101 Health Care Systems and Administration
3 creditsHCA 201 Health Care Quality Concepts and Principles
3 creditsACC 101 Financial Accounting
3 creditsHCA 211 Health Care Finance/Business Finance
3 creditsHCA 311 Economics of Health and Health Care
3 creditsHCA 301 Contemporary Ethical Issues in Health and Health Care
3 creditsHCA 401 Regulatory and Accrediting Requirements
3 creditsHRM 310 Human Resource Management
3 creditsOne of the following:
3 credits
HCA 450 Leadership in Health Care Administration
or
MGT 450 Leadership Practices
or
MGT 451 Team LeadershipElectives in Business, (e.g. MGT 315, MGT 365)
6 credits
Management
MIS
Informatics
Health Care (e.g. HCA 325, HCA 330, HCA 350, HCA 411)
or in an approved related fieldHCA 499 Capstone (Culminating course in concentration)
3 creditsMAT 105 Co-requisite: Statistics
3 creditsHCA 105 Co-requisite: Medical Terminology
3 creditsTotal
42 credits
Notes: Only grades of C or higher may be included in the major.
Outcomes & Pathways
Students who graduate with a major in Health Care Administration will be able to:
- Describe the different types of healthcare delivery systems and services by comparing past, present, and anticipated changes.
- Discuss human resource management, behaviors, diversity, and policies and procedures.
- Review legal and ethical responsibilities in the healthcare organization as they relate to patient/client rights.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how healthcare quality is delivered, measured, and monitored using research methods to assess customer service and client satisfaction.
- Describe economic factors and payment sources that influence healthcare decisions of the population served.
- Explain financial risk and risk to the organization through evaluation and interpretation of appropriate data and performance reports.
- Identify regulatory and voluntary accrediting standards, process improvement concepts and principles and application to healthcare.
- Recognize the value of clinical informatics in making informed care decisions.
- Demonstrate communication, teamwork, leadership skills and competencies.
- Discuss global factors affecting the healthcare industry.
- Identify and apply strategic management principles and concepts.
Why Charter Oak State College?
- 100% online
- Credit for credentials
- Six (6) start dates
- Expert Faculty