HSA 220 Health Care Organizations. (3) F, S
Overview of United States health care delivery systems; financing, health policy, basic principles of budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, and resource management. Cross-listed as HCR 220. Credit is allowed for only HCR 220 or HSA 220. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 102.

HSA 473 Comparative Health Systems. (3) N
Comparison of health care financing and delivery in industrialized countries; covers insurance, hospital management and physician payment. Lecture, discussion.

HSA 502 Health Care Organization. (3) A
Concepts, structures, functions, and values which characterize contemporary health care systems in the United States.

HSA 505 Community Health Care Perspectives. (3) A
Epidemiological, sociological and political perspectives, and techniques for analyzing health problems and responding to health care needs in communities. Prerequisite: HSA 502.

HSA 512 Health Care Economics. (3) A
Economics of production and distribution of health care services, with special emphasis on the impact of regulation, competition, and economic incentives. Prerequisite: HSA 502.

HSA 520 Health Care Organizational Structure and Policy. (3) A
Functional relationships among managerial elements of health care institutions with major focus on hospital governance and policy dynamics.

HSA 522 Health Care Management Systems. (3) A
Systems concepts, quantitative methods, and information systems applied to management problems in health institutions and community health planning. Prerequisites: HSA 505; QBA 502.

HSA 532 Financial Management of Health Services. (3) A
Acquisition, allocation, and management of financial resources within the health care enterprise. Budgeting, cost analysis, financial planning, and internal controls. Prerequisites: ACC 503; FIN 502; HSA 502.

HSA 542 Health Care Jurisprudence. (3) A
Legal aspects of health care delivery for hospital and health services administration. Legal responsibilities of the hospital administrator and staff. Prerequisites: HSA 505, 520.

HSA 560 Health Services Administration and Policy. (3) F
Introduction to organizational theory and management of complex organization within the historical and contemporary contexts of the U.S. public health.

HSA 561 Biostatistics. (3) F
Aspects of descriptive statistics and statistical inference most relevant to health issues, including data, rates, and confidence intervals.

HSA 562 Health Care Organization and Systems. (3) F
Functional relationships among managerial elements of health care institutions with major focus on hospital governance and policy dynamics.

HSA 563 Health Care Economics. (3) S
Introduction to concepts and methods used to direct and understand production and distribution of health care services.

HSA 564 Health Care Finance. (3) S
Overview of the acquisition, allocation, and management of financial resources by health care providers. Focuses on economic, financial, and accounting principles.

HSA 565 Policy Issues in Health Care. (3) F
Current policy issues in health through concepts of access, cost, and quality; issues relating to disease trends and policy formulation.

HSA 571 Managed Care. (3) N
Trends in managed care/integrated systems, complexities of balancing objectives (e.g., financial and quality). A two-trimester-long marketplace simulation. Prerequisite: HSA 502.

HSA 573 Comparative Health Systems. (3) A
Comparison of health care financing and delivery in industrialized countries; covers insurance, hospital management and physician payment. Lecture, discussion.

HSA 575 Chronic Care Administration. (3) A
Management of long-term care services and facilities, including behavioral health and rehabilitation programs.

HSA 589 Integrative Seminar. (3) A
Capstone assessment of current policies, problems, and controversies across the broad spectrum of health services administration. Prerequisites: HSA 505, 520, 522, 532.

HSA 591 Seminar. (3) A
Seminar topics such as the following may be offered:

(a)	Behavioral Health
(b)	Cost Containment and Quality Assurance
(c)	Health Care Economic Outcomes
(d)	Health Care Policy
(e)	Managing Physicians
(f)	Topics in Health Services Research

HSA 593 Applied Project. (3) F, S, SS
Optional on-site experience in advanced development of managerial skills in health services administration and policy. Minimum of 10 weeks. Prerequisites: 18 hours of credit toward program of study; director approval.

HSA 598 ST: Special Topics. (3) A
Special topics such as the following may be offered:

(a)	Epidemiology

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