HCL 549 - Healthcare Insurance
Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the health insurance systems. Topics include private and public insurance models, employer-sponsored plans, Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, value-based insurance design, and insurance regulation.
HCL 550 - Healthcare Financial Management
Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of financial management principles in healthcare organizations. Topics include healthcare reimbursement models, healthcare budgeting, financial statement analysis, cost accounting, and financial decision-making in a healthcare setting.
HCL 551 - Health Informatics & Digital Health
Hours: 3
This course examines the role of information systems and digital technologies in healthcare. Topics include electronic health records, health information systems, data interoperability, telehealth, digital health tools, data analytics, and data protection and stewardship. Students assess how digital technologies support operational efficiency, quality improvement, and patient outcomes.
HCL 552 - Health Law and Ethics
Hours: 3
This course explores legal and ethical issues affecting healthcare organizations and professionals. Topics include healthcare regulation, compliance, patient rights, provider liability, bioethics, and ethical decision-making in clinical and administrative contexts. Students analyze legal cases and ethical dilemmas to understand how law and ethics shape healthcare leadership and organizational practice.
HCL 553 - AI in Healthcare
Hours: 3
This course examines the applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. Students evaluate the benefits, risks, ethical considerations, and regulatory challenges associated with AI-driven clinical decision support and AI-adoption in healthcare organizations.
HCL 554 - Healthcare Marketing
Hours: 3
This course focuses on marketing principles and strategies as applied to healthcare organizations and services. Topics include branding, market segmentation, digital marketing, and regulatory considerations unique to healthcare marketing.
HCL 555 - Health Care Services in the U.S.
Hours: 3
This course provides (1) a historical perspective on the development of health care services in the United States, (2) a description of the key factors and issues which influence the development of the current health care delivery systems and (3) a description of the current health care delivery systems.
HCL 556 - Healthcare Economics & Policy
Hours: 3
This course examines the economic foundations and policy frameworks of the healthcare system. Topics include healthcare supply and demand, reimbursement mechanisms, cost containment, access to care, and the role of public and private payers. Students analyze the impact of healthcare policies on providers, patients, and organizations.
