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Health Care Management (H C M)

H C M 361 Health Care Systems (3) An analysis of health care-related occupations, use of health services and health care system. Discussion of alternatives to present system.
Effective: Fall 1985
 

H C M 462 Health Care Administration (3) Organizational perspectives, managerial techniques and political aspects of health care planning, administration and control.
Effective: Fall 1985
Prerequisite: H C M 361  

H C M 463 Legal Aspects of Health Care (3) An examination of legal rights and liabilities of patients, professionals, and health care institutions. Emphasis is given to medical malpractice.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H C M 464 Health Care Finance and Economics (3) Integration of financial and economic aspects of health care systems, including financing, mechanisms, economic theory, and regulatory constraints.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: FIN 301 6 credits economics (micro and macro)  

H C M 465 Health Care Insurance (3) A study of insurance as it relates to health care from the public and private sector viewpoints.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H C M 467 Methods of Health Care Planning and Evaluation (3) Health care planning, epidemiological concepts, forecasting procedures, and methods of health care evaluation.
Effective: Fall 1988
Prerequisite: 3 credits in statistics  

H C M 495 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

H C M 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H C M 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

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