Healthcare Management
Course Descriptions & Syllabi
Course descriptions are listed numerically. Prerequisites, if any, are indicated in italics above the course descriptions. These prerequisites have been established to assure an adequate and uniform background for students in advanced classes. Franklin University reserves the right to alter course offerings or course content without notice. Not all courses are offered every trimester.
HCM 332
Contemporary Issues in Healthcare (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the HCM Program, or permission of Program Chair.
This is an issues oriented course that examines the healthcare delivery system in the United States. The course examines the entire continuum of care and uses the construct of a fully integrated system as a means to evaluate the current system to develop recommendations for further developments. Our intent is to identify the key issues confronting healthcare today, examine the causes and develop reasonable solutions to the current set of problems.
HCM 410
Healthcare Management Internship (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Approval of Program Chair.
Provides qualified students with an opportunity to receive academic credit for supervised professional training and experience in an actual work environment. This Internship is an ongoing seminar between the student, the faculty member and the employment supervisor. It involves a Learning Contract, periodic meetings with the faculty representative, professional experience at a level equivalent to other senior-level courses and submission of material as established in the Learning Contract. Participation cannot be guaranteed for all applicants.
HCM 442
Legal Aspects of Heathcare Management (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): None.
Individuals in the healthcare industry face ever changing legal and ethical trends in their environment. Practitioners, therefore, need to develop specific skills to evolve into the role of a change agent in order to manage these trends. This course will provide the student with the skills necessary to mitigate liability through risk management principles, develop relationship management skills, apply an ethical decision-making framework, incorporate employment law procedures, and manage communication.
HCM 452
Managed Care Contracting (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): None.
This course reviews the evolution and shape of managed care, related public programs and public policy. The practical application of the course is a primer on managed care contracting, developing an appropriate negotiating strategy and performing the necessary financial analysis to support a beneficial and workable health service plan.
HCM 495
Healthcare Management Capstone (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Contemporary Issues in Healthcare (HCM 332), Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management (HCM 442), Managed Care Contracting (HCM 452) and either Management Control in Healthcare Organizations (HCM 462) or Evolution of Management (MGMT 435).
The Healthcare Management Capstone is designed to assimilate and integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and field experiences. This class focuses on the key issues impacting the administration of today’s healthcare organizations and explores how those issues impact the delivery of care. The Healthcare Management Capstone prepares students to enter management positions in a healthcare setting. The goals of the course are to provide a solid foundation of applying managerial knowledge within the healthcare industry. The students will demonstrate the knowledge in a professionally competent manner conducive to the advancement of healthcare in the local community. This will include: the ability to express state-of-art knowledge about current issues facing the healthcare industry; and the ability to analyze and synthesize solutions to pressing healthcare issues. This course is designed to meet the Healthcare Management Program outcomes.
HCM 499
Independent Studies in Healthcare (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA, at least 16 credit hours completed at Franklin, related coursework completed with a minimum grade of “B” and permission of Program Chair.
Independent studies courses allow students in good academic standing to pursue learning in areas not covered by the regular curriculum or to extend study in areas presently taught. Study is under faculty supervision and graded on either a Pass/No Credit or a letter grade basis. (See “Independent Studies” for more details.)