Health Care Finance

This course provides students with an overview of the principal financial mechanisms in the U.S. health care industry and offers specific insights into the critical issues the industry currently faces. A feature of the course is the development of practical financial analysis skills that will provide students with a foundation for immediate application within the health care industry and a better understanding of course materials as presented. Training in the use of these tools will include several of the most important financial tools and methodologies employed across the health care industry such as benefit/cost and cost effectiveness analysis, ratio analysis and others. This online course is delivered utilizing synchronous and asynchronous distance learning modalities.