Course Title: Health Care Financial Management
Campus Course Code: NURS 5337
Campus: UT El Paso
Program: Non-Program
Course Description:
Health Care Financial Management is an introduction to basic financial and accounting concepts relating to health care management. Programming, budgeting, and controlling processes in health care organizations will be discussed within the nurse manager’s role. Basic economic and financial policies related to funding of healthcare of individuals and populations of diverse backgrounds will be discussed as well as accounting concepts. Planning, budgeting and controlling processes will be analyzed from the perspective of the impact on patient populations, programs, units, and organizations. Students will complete a cost/benefit study and business plan for a specific healthcare project focusing on a specific patient population and/or healthcare need.
Materials
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Prerequisites: Graduate level in good standing
Credits:3.0
Level:Graduate
Faculty
Thomas Beeman
tbeeman@utep.edu