Healthcare MBA Curriculum

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The MBA in Healthcare Management has been designed in a hybrid format of both online and in person learning. With eighty percent of the class interaction done online, students are required to come to the South Waterfront campus for the remaining twenty percent two Fridays and Saturdays per term. This program allows students to earn a masters degree with flexibility and convenience in 34 months.

The Curriculum:

Built on the foundation of OHSU's Certificate in Healthcare Management
Leverages PSU's expertise in leadership, marketing and finance
Infused with the Institute of Medicine's six criteria - safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable
72 credit hours covering such curricular areas as: Understanding the Healthcare Industry, Leadership and Management in Healthcare, Operations and Quality in Healthcare, Marketing, and Business Planning and Strategy

Curriculum Comparison

Comparison of OHSU-PSU MBA Curriculum with PSU MPH Cirriculum (HMP: Health Management and Policy; PH: Public Health). Blank cells indicate a lack of corresponding course in the particular program

	Healthcare MBA Course	Cr	Type	MPH Course	Cr	Type
BA 508	Leadership Development & Assessment	2	Core	Leadership and Governance in Health Care	3	Elective
BA 509	Leadership Immersion	1	Core
Mgmt 560	Ethics in Organizations	2	Core	Values and Ethics in Health	3	HMP required
Mgmt 550	Organizational Management	4	Core	Organizational Behavior in Health Services Organizations	3	HMP required
Actg 511	Financial Reporting	4	Core
Actg 512	Managerial Accounting and Control.	2	Core
Fin 561	Financial Management	4	Core	Financial Management of Health Services	3	HMP Elective
Mktg 511	Pioneering Innovation	4	Core
Mgmt 562	Business Strategy Capstone	4	Core	Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations	3	HMP required
Mktg 544	Marketing Research and Strategy	4	Core
ISQA 511	Managerial Decision Making	4	Core
ISQA 551	Management Information Technology	4	Core	Health Care Information Systems Management	3	HMP Elective
ISQA 552	Managing Operations and the Value Chain	4	Core
Fin 514	Economic Environment of the Firm	4	Core	Introduction to Health Economics	3	HMP required
MST 563	Legislation and Regulation of Health Care Delivery	4	Core	Health Care Law and Regulation	3	HMP Elective
BA 531	Executive Briefings	1	Core
BA 506	Capstone: Integrative Consulting Engagement	6	Core	Organizational Experience	6	HMP required
NEW	Payment Systems in Health Care	2	Required Elective
BMI 537	Health Care Quality	3	Required Elective	Continual Improvement in Health Care	3	HMP Elective
MST 562	Health Care Program Management	3	Required Elective	Program Evaluation and Management in Health Services	3	HMP Elective
MST 560	Organization, Financing, and History of Health Care Delivery in the US	4	Required Elective	Health Systems Organization	3	HMP required
NEW	Application Project: Program Learning Applied in the Workplace (taught as a 1- credit course; two required)	2	Required Elective
				Health Policy	3	PH required
				Epidemiology Survey	3	PH required
				Introduction to Biostatistics	4	PH required
				Principles of Health Behavior	3	PH required
				Concepts of Environmental Health	3	PH required
				Health Administration	3	HMP Elective
				Advanced Health Policy (3 Credits)	3	Elective

Healthcare MBA Graduates Will

Gain a systematic understanding of the American healtcare industry
Acquire relevant business knowledge, skills and tools to be effective leaders
Expand interpersonal and organizational skills to manage cross-professional teams
Manage healthcare organizations in a professional, businesslike fasion to enhance compassionate care
Lead profound change in healthcare organizations