100
Colby-Sawyer College 2013–2014
Health Care Management
Senior Year Fall
Spring
BUS 401
HCM 487
Major Elective
Major Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Health Studies Seminar recommended
Elective
Health Studies Seminar recommended
Health Care Management Course Offerings HCM 278, 378, 478 Research Assistantship See Additional Curricular Opportunities for requirements.
1–3 credits
HCM 302 Healthcare Economics and Policy 4 credits Acquiring knowledge of basic healthcare economics is required to understand health policy and regulatory decisions made by the government. Students benefit by being able to differentiate market forces in medical care from those in other markets. Students explore economic concepts such as supply and demand, moral hazard, rationing of care, pricing, physicians as imperfect agents, and the role of government in health and medical care. Offered fall. Prerequisite: HEA 100 HCM 340 Health Care Finance 4 credits This course integrates knowledge of the health care industry, accounting and economics, health care payment systems and costs associated with providers. Students explore the role of financial managers in health care settings, the stakeholders impacted by financial policy decisions, and legal requirements for individual healthcare. Skills are developed in working capital management, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, forecasting and productivity measurement, incentives mechanisms and organized labor. Offered spring. Prerequisites: BUS 115, 216, HEA 100 HCM 341 Health Care Management and Law 4 credits Building upon learning in the introductory health systems and general management courses this course focuses on the development of management knowledge and skills for application in health care organizations. Legal concepts related to health care management are examined. Management challenges and opportunities unique to health care systems are explored through the use of directed reading, case study, experiential learning and class discussion. Offered fall. Prerequisites: BUS 115, 215; HEA 100 HCM 485 Health Studies Internship 1–6 credits Students in this course enroll for varied credit in a department approved internship with an appropriate health-related organization. Methods of evaluation are determined by a faculty sponsor in conjunction with the on-site supervisor. An oral presentation of the internship experience is required. A minimum of 240 hours is required for this internship. Graded Pass/Fail. Offered fall, spring and summer. Prerequisites: Major Acceptance; Pre-internship seminar; permission of faculty sponsor and department chair.