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Health Services Administration |
| State University of New York Institute of Technology |
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Health Services Administration
The Master of Science in Health Services Administration promotes the use of management and organizational theory, an understanding of health care delivery, reimbursement and financing systems, and applied research to formulate, implement, and evaluate managerial decisions in a health care setting. Areas of focus in the curriculum include management, health policy, legal topics in health care, financial management, health marketing and strategic planning, quantitative methods of data collection and analysis, and research methods. The Master of Science in Health Services Administration is an internationally-recognized degree, and is widely regarded as an outstanding graduate degree in the field of health care management. The program of study integrates both major topical areas in health care management (such as law, finance, marketing), which are essential given the increasing business orientation of health care, and applied health care research (i.e., quantitative analysis and research design methods). Upon completion of the program, a graduate will have the necessary academic training to assume a mid- to upper-level management position in a health care setting (e.g., practice management, managed care, acute care, long-term care, insurance groups, public health). Graduates will also be prepared to take the national nursing home administrator examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator. The Master of Science in Health Services Administration Program is primarily intended for students who have academic preparation in the liberal arts, the applied sciences (e.g., students with a Bachelor's degree in nursing), or business, and seek a career in health care administration. These students will benefit from the health services administration focus of the curriculum, which is designed specifically to meet the educational needs and career goals of persons with a desire to apply management techniques to organizations in a health care setting. |
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