HC 353 - Basic Healthcare Administration Budgeting and Finance

This course covers practical applications of financial management concepts and frameworks as well as the conceptual foundations of financing healthcare in a dynamically changing environment. This includes healthcare services reimbursement models; health insurance issues; multifunctionality of financial management within a healthcare institution; various types of budgets; the implications of future trends in healthcare financing; and ethical implications associated with the practice of rationing financial resources in healthcare.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3