MHA 501 Leadership in Health Services Administration

In this course, students examine leadership approaches that optimize quality outcomes. They further study management and leadership functions of planning, organizing, resource allocation (financial, physical, human and informational), supervision, controlling, and evaluation. The course explores how health care organizations are similar and yet different from other businesses and discuss strategies for managing change, empowering employees to make decisions and solve problems, and managing through teams. Pre-requisite(s): MHA 505 and RES 510; or permission of Program Chair. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours