Department: SHRP-Health Administration (Academic_Department)

Code Name Description
DHA 700 Leadership Strategies in Health Entities An exploration of leadership strategies that generate value, competitive advantage, and growth in health entities. Students will be exposed to core concepts, analytical techniques, and frameworks.
DHA 706 Foundations of Health Policy An examination of health policy and economic issues as they relate to the health care delivery system. The complex arrangements and interactions among governmental, private not-for-profit, and for-profit systems are explored within a context includin...
DHA 712 Strategic Change Management A discussion of the strategic change management process in the delivery of health care. Within the context of health care mission, planning, resource allocation, program implementation, and program evaluation are examined.
DHA 717 Health Organization Revenue An overview of health care payment systems and reimbursement methods in the health care marketplace. Students will examine various health insurance markets, current coding policies and procedures, and the foundational work for external funding.
DHA 718 Current Trends in Accreditation & Licens An inquiry into the foundations, requirements, and trends in various accrediting and licensing entities within health care.
DHA 724 Health Care Law, Regulations & Ethics An exploration of the legal and ethical issues and dilemmas in the delivery of health care. The principles and practical application of laws and regulations affecting operational decisions of health care providers, health plans and third party payers...
DHA 730 Org Behavior for Health Professions An examination of organizational theory as applied in the delivery of healthcare. Areas studied include psychological and cultural processes affecting recruitment and selection, factors influencing training and development, the scientific method as a...
DHA 736 Health Economics A discussion of economic theory, trends, market issues, and applications as related to health care delivery. The application of economic analytical techniques to health care markets, quality improvement, and patient safety will be explored.
DHA 742 Health Marketing Dynamics An examination of marketing theories applications as related to health care delivery.
DHA 748 Communications in Health Organizations An exploration of concepts and issues related to communication among internal entities and with external entities in the delivery of health care. Interprofessional collaborative practice, interprofessional education, knowledge management, negotiation...
DHA 754 Fundamentals of Applied Research A comprehensive exploration of research design frameworks and their application in the health care environment. Students will progress toward independent scholarly work by mastering critical literature appraisal, developing data collection and analys...
DHA 756 Quality Processes in Health Organization A review of methods to improve health care systems and health care delivery. Students will learn to focus on identifying opportunities to improve process, developing methods to identify factors that impact process, and using data to determine appropr...
DHA 760 Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability An examination of financial management and operations theory as related to health care delivery.
DHA 764 Health Systems A discussion of the evolution, structure, requirements, and trends in the health systems. Students will be exposed to provider and supplier aspects of health systems as well as to health care disparity within the United States, especially within Miss...
DHA 767 Current Topics in Health Administration An exploration of the rapidly changing health care landscape. Students will examine executive-level managers' use of innovative and strategic practices to capitalize on trends and optimize potential opportunities in today's health care market.
DHA 770 Epidemiology An exploration of epidemiological principles and tools of investigation as applied to managerial decision-making in health care delivery. Students will examine health behaviors and lifestyles that impact demand on health care delivery systems, requir...
DHA 776 Applied Research Techniques A continuation of DHA 754, Fundamentals of Applied Research. Students will apply research methods to community health problems and critique research in terms of design, technique, analysis, and interpretation.
DHA 791 Doctoral Project Proposal In consultation with the department chair and advisory committees, students will write and successfully defend a doctoral research project proposal in which they describe the problem and question(s) to be answered, the introduction, the literature re...
DHA 798 Doctoral Project In consultation with the department chair and the advisory committees, research, findings, implementations and conclusions of the doctoral research project will be defended and recorded.