Healthcare Administration (HCM 501)

Public Health

This course provides a foundation in Health care Administration. It will give an introduction to the principles of management and leadership as the foundations for the administration of health care products and service delivery. The evolution of management principles and practices are traced and the bases for health care administration are analyzed. The course will emphasis on the management of global health care systems in technological societies and the need for innovation and creativity in health care administration. The student will learn the roles of a manager in healthcare organizations, models and styles of leadership, theories of motivation and motivational strategies, strategic planning, outcome monitoring and control, healthcare marketing, quality improvement basics, financing healthcare, managing healthcare professionals and human resources, team work, and fraud and abuse of the healthcare system.

1.      Describe the leadership abilities and groups & team building skills in healthcare administration

2.      Recognize the different approaches and management which transforming the healthcare administration landscape in Saudi Arabia

3.      Illustrate the role of effective communication practices and key functions of human resources in healthcare administration

4.      Explain various problem arising in healthcare field related to change, innovation, marketing and consumerism in Saudi Arabia

5.      Evaluate strategic assessment & planning and its effectiveness & efficiency in Saudi Arabian healthcare organizations

Buchbinder SB, Nancy H. Shanks & Buchbunder D (2013) Cases in Health Care Management Jones & Bartlett Learning