Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (BSHCM): Concentration in Health Informatics

Healthcare management professionals work in a dynamic field that affects the wellbeing of individuals and families. The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (BSHCM) degree program at CTU is designed to help students obtain the general education, didactic theory, and hands-on training required to work in management within a healthcare industry.

The Health Informatics concentration provides the students with the background in healthcare management and a greater understanding of how information technology is used within the healthcare environment. Emphasis can be placed on business intelligence and data analytics to assist decision makers with the tools necessary to make informed decisions and highlighting useful information for stakeholders.

CTU's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management with a concentration in Health Informatics offers instruction in the business and administrative side of the healthcare industry, including, but not limited to, patient access, revenue cycle management, project management, economics of healthcare, and fundamentals of marketing and human resource management.

The program also includes Capstone courses that are designed to allow the student to integrate and apply
learned concepts into case studies or a project.

The BSHCM degree program can help prepare the student:

  • for supervisory-level employment in the field of healthcare administration services
  • to be a productive member of a healthcare team, in the current changing healthcare industry
  • for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certification examination offered through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)*
  • for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Awareness examination*
  • for a masters level program in healthcare management
  • to analyze and present data in useful ways to decision makers
  • to be a liaison between healthcare managers and IT

CTU does not guarantee third-party certifications. Certification requirements for taking and passing certification examinations are not controlled by CTU but by outside agencies and are subject to change by the agencies without notice to CTU. Therefore, CTU cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take a certification examination, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

Lower Level Core Courses:

  • Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors
  • Introduction to Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • Concepts in Healthcare Organizations
  • Medical Terminology
  • Fundamentals of Reimbursement in Healthcare
  • Software Applications in Healthcare Organizations
  • Certification Preparation
  • Management Fundamentals
  • Career Planning and Management

Upper Level Core Courses:

  • Quality Management
  • Healthcare Statistics and Research
  • The Healthcare Industry
  • Fiscal Management in Healthcare Services
  • Legal Issues in HRM
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Administration in Healthcare Services
  • Economics of Healthcare
  • Global Health Systems
  • Healthcare Administration/Management Capstone
  • Spreadsheet Applications
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior Principles
  • Introduction to Project Management

Concentration classes include:

  • Introduction to Health Informatics
  • DBMS for Healthcare
  • Security of Electronic Health Information
  • Health Analytics and Business Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Health Informatics Capstone

This program is available at the following campuses and/or online:

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