Health Management B.S.

The health management program provides career-entry opportunities for high school graduates and professional advancement opportunities for health care personnel. Career opportunities for students with baccalaureate degrees in health management include management positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, health maintenance, and other managed care organizations, public health departments, community-based and home health agencies, medical equipment companies, government regulatory agencies, and health insurance companies.

The health management program focuses on developing managerial, administrative, and computer skills, supplementing those skills with an in-depth knowledge of the health care system. The program prepares graduates to offer managerial excellence to employers.

Long-term Care Administration—The health management program has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators and meets Minnesota regulations for long-term health care administration. Health management program graduates are eligible to take the Minnesota licensure examination for nursing home administration.

Program outcomes:
- Evaluate leadership concepts for strategic decision-making in healthcare organizations.
- Analyze how different factors impact quality and patient outcomes within the US healthcare delivery system.
- Compare and contrast the role organizational leadership and human resource functions play in healthcare organizations.
- Apply foundational financial management skills to evaluate healthcare organizations.
- Examine the impact of ethics, policy processes, and regulation on the delivery of healthcare.
- Recognize the role and value of technology and healthcare informatics in the delivery of healthcare.