HCL - Health Care Leadership

This course introduces students to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program. Students are introduced to the different topics and courses presented in the HCL program and become familiar with the learning outcomes of the courses and the HCL program. Students will also become familiar with research methodologies using the NLU Library resources and the Internet. This course will also introduce students to adult learning philosophy and how it is a part of the HCL program. Students will additionally have an opportunity to explore their employment skills and health care occupations as part of this course. Prerequisite(s): LAE120, LAM109, LIBR200; Admission to the HCL program. Co-requisite(s): None. 4 quarter hours

(replaces AHG300) This course provides an opportunity to review and refine the written communication skills needed for advancement within health care organizations or professions. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of HCL300. 4 quarter hours

(replaces AHG405) This course is a study of group behavior and the effect group functioning has upon organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on the basics of group behavior, principles of group dynamics, problem solving, decision making, diagnosing and resolving conflict in groups, and managing and facilitating meetings. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. 4 quarter hours

This course reviews the general principles of adult learning with application to health education programs. The student is enabled to design an appropriate learning activity for health care organizations that utilizes various components of individual and group learning techniques. Additionally this course explores the general principles and guidelines for defining and assessing complex behavioral outcomes in training, supervisory, clinical and operational quality improvement contexts. Students develop evaluation tools and prepare a comprehensive assessment plan for a workplace training program. The use of assessment for program improvement is examined. Prerequisite(s): HCL300, HCL335; Admission to the HCL program. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

(replaces AHE432) This course explores the general principles and guidelines for defining and assessing complex behavioral outcomes in training, supervisory, clinical and operational quality improvement contexts. Students develop evaluation tools and prepare a comprehensive assessment plan for a workplace training program (designed in AHE430/HCL320 Educational Delivery in Health Care). The use of assessment for program improvement is examined. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. Co-requisite(s): HCL320. 4 quarter hours

(replaces AHE431) This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to present, evaluate, and construct units of instruction in the health care setting. Overview of various media and their appropriate use will be presented. Students will have the opportunity to apply these principles in critiquing media and in producing visuals through computer graphics. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. 4 quarter hours

(replaces AHG400) This course examines the evolution of health care delivery including societal expectations, organizations, careers, financing, technology, and regulation. The systems that deliver health care in the United States are compared to the systems that exist in other countries. The relationship between cost, access and quality is critically examined. Health care information sources are explored. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. 4 quarter hours

This course examines a variety of quantitative methods employed by health care administrators in the analysis of health care operations, evaluation of projects and improvement of quality. The underlying principles and assumptions of common methods and tools are examined. The improvement of health care operational systems is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. 4 quarter hours May count toward the "Other" category of General Education Requirements.

(replaces AHA431) This course examines the roles of supervisors in health care organizations. It prepares health care professionals for supervisory roles by examining management theory and principles and practical applications in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program and successful completion of HCL300 or permission of the program. 4 quarter hours

This course examines the roles of supervisors in health care organizations. It prepares health care professionals for supervisory roles by examining management theory and principles and practical applications in a variety of health care settings. Additionally, this course investigates the principles involved in job selection, training, development, and evaluation of job performance in health care organizations. The student is enabled to design and implement job descriptions, selection interviews, in-service and job training sessions, and performance appraisals at the departmental level. Prerequisite(s): HCL300, HCL310, HCL315, HCL330, HCL335, and MGT436, or approval of Dean or Associate Dean of the College of Management and Business, Admission to the HCL program. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

(replaces AHA432) This course explores and analyzes the application of principles involved in managing the financial and physical resources in health care settings. Students will focus on concepts dealing with third party reimbursement, budget development, expenditure control, record keeping, inventory control, equipment purchases, and departmental facility planning. Students will be introduced to the use of fundamental financial information and data, including income statement and the balance sheet. Students will use these statements and such tools as ratio analysis, time value of money and capital budgeting to perform a cursory evaluation of the overall financial health of an organization. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

(replaces AHA442) This course explores the ethical and legal aspects of contemporary issues concerning health care delivery. The potential interaction and conflicts between individual value/moral systems, ethical standards and legal considerations are examined. Practical considerations for protecting institutional, practitioner and patient interests are presented. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course provides an overview of information systems in health care operations and management. The course addresses health care information systems from multiple perspectives, including providers, patients, payers, and public sector agencies. The course describes core information technologies; clinical and administrative applications of these technologies; processes for implementing and managing these technologies; and the impacts of these technologies on the people, processes, and performance of today's health care industry. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

This course provides a basic understanding of the role of marketing activities in health care today, with a particular focus on marketing activities performed at the departmental level. It addresses the distinct needs and problems of health care service organizations in development and execution of marketing plans. Marketing discussions and assignments will focus on marketing principles and activities that contribute to positive growth and reputation of health care services through quality, service and value. The student identifies and analyzes a marketing opportunity or problem, and develops a marketing plan linked to actual outcomes by employing creative as well as critical thinking skills. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Health Care Leadership program and successful completion of the first year Health Care Leadership (HCL) program courses: HCL 300, HCL 310, HCL 315, HCL 320, HCL 325, HCL 330, HCL 335, HCL 340, HCL 345. 4 quarter hours

Health Care Systems provides an introduction to the fundamentals of systems management and organizational theory as it applies to the analysis of health care organizations. Systems models, organizational boundaries, varieties of systems, environmental factors, force field analysis, and the management of change will be introduced. Health policy issues are introduced. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the HCL program; HCL300, HCL310, HCL315, HCL320, HCL330, HCL335, HCL410, and MGT436. Co-requisite(s): None. 4 quarter hours

Business Planning in Health Care is the capstone course for the Health Care Leadership program. This course incorporates the learning experiences of the other Health Care Leadership courses to create an operational business plan for providing a new service within a health care facility or organization. The course includes assessing the needs & value of a new health care service, creating the business plan and the implementation plan and assessing the outcomes of the business plan. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the HCL program; the successful completion of HCL300, HCL310, HCL315, HCL320, HCL330, HCL335, MGT436, HCL410, HCL415, HCL420, HCL425, HCL430 and HCL440. Co-requisite(s): None. 4 quarter hours