Faculty: Associate Professor P. Driscoll; Assistant Professor R. Maurer.

The mission of the Graduate Program in Health Care Administration at Dallas Parkland is to provide high quality post-baccalaureate educational programs in health services management to prepare graduates for professional management careers in the health care industry.

The curriculum is designed to prepare students to be problem solvers and independent thinkers, while also emphasizing the role of managers as team leaders in health care organizations that must adapt to the constantly changing needs of a rapidly evolving marketplace. The academic program emphasizes four general skill/ knowledge areas:

Management Sciences - Organizational structure analysis, statistical and quantitative analysis, economic and financial analysis, accounting and management information systems, behavioral theory and social psychology, and human resource management.

The Health Care Environment - History and organization of the health care system, factors influencing system financing and utilization of health care services, the measurement of health/health status and the quality of health care services, health care policy, and legal aspects of the health care environment.

Strategy and Product Management - Policy analysis, performance measurement and reporting systems, computer-based decision support systems, and the marketing of health care services.

Leadership - Organizational effectiveness and leadership behavior, ethics and ethical analysis, and social/community responsibility.

The Program maintains a World Wide Web site with additional information at the following address: (http://www.twu.edu/hs/d-hca/).

Health Care Administration Graduate Courses

HCA 5003. Management of Health Services Organizations

HCA 5013. Hospital Organization and Operations

HCA 5023. Health and the Health Care System

HCA 5033. Health Services Human Resources Management

HCA 5043. Legal Foundations of Health Care Administration

HCA 5053. Quantitative Methods in Health Care Administration

HCA 5063. Financial Management for Health Care Administration

HCA 5073. Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing

HCA 5083. Research in Health Care Administration

HCA 5093. Ambulatory Care Administration

HCA 5113. Quality Improvement and Risk Management

HCA 5123. Foundations of Administrative Decision Making

HCA 5143. Critical Issues in Health Policy

HCA 5153. Information and Decision Systems for Health Care Administrators

HCA 5163. Long-Term Care Administration

HCA 5183. Health Resources and Policy Analysis

HCA 5263. Advanced Financial Management for Health Care Administration

HCA 5903. Special Topics in Health Care Administration

HCA 5913. Individual Study in Health Care Administration

HCA 5933. Capstone Seminar in Health Care Administration

HCA 5935. Residency in Health Care Administration I

HCA 5945. Residency in Health Care Administration II

HCA 5956. Cooperative Education

HCA 5973. Professional Paper