Healthcare Management 2010

Subdomains

Click on the subdomain titles to examine the range of skills and concepts a student can expect to demonstrate for assessment of this Domain:

• Healthcare Economics and Finance
• Healthcare Environment and Community Health
• Healthcare Operations Management
• Healthcare Values, Policy and Law

Healthcare Economics and Finance

• The graduate evaluates and analyzes a healthcare organization’s management of service lines.
• The graduate manages costs and productivity to improve a healthcare organization’s sustainability.
• The graduate performs net revenue analysis to maximize a healthcare organization’s financial performance.
• The graduate ensures a healthcare organization is in compliance with mandatory regulatory audit guidelines pertaining to the organization.

Healthcare Environment and Community Health

• The graduate designs, administers, and evaluates a community health needs assessment.
• The graduate analyzes international healthcare trends and assesses their impact on local health issues to develop strategies for improvement.

Healthcare Operations Management

• The graduate designs, develops, creates, and communicates a healthcare organization’s marketing strategy to staff and the public.
• The graduate identifies and assesses external and internal resources available to a healthcare organization.
• The graduate effectively manages construction projects and other facilities management projects for a healthcare organization.
• The graduate interprets quality assessments and prioritizes patient care improvement needs.
• The graduate designs quality improvement programs to enhance the level of patient care in a healthcare organization.
• The graduate prepares organizational plans such as disaster plans, contigency plans, or staffing plans.
• The graduate designs, administers, evaluates, and negotiates contracts to minimize the risk and liability for the organization.
• The graduate develops risk management programs that result in improved quality patient care.
• The graduate can effectively interact with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.

Healthcare Values, Policy and Law

• The graduate effectively interprets health policy initiatives.
• The graduate analyzes strategies that impact health legislation.
• The graduate identifies and helps a healthcare organization comply with applicable healthcare statutes and regulations.