"Healthcare Management Education Directory of Programs, 2008-2010" ranked Bellevue University's Master of Healthcare Administration degree program, combined with its bachelor' degree program in healthcare, as the largest program in the nation.

Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Recognized in the healthcare field as an important credential to assume a position of significant authority, this degree prepares for a leadership role. The curriculum was developed to include all critical competencies which are reflective of knowledge and skills identified by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) as desirable for ensuring quality healthcare delivery within a changing and dynamic industry. These include issues in healthcare delivery, healthcare finance, ethical and legal issues in healthcare administration, and management topics. This 39-credit hour degree program includes a 4-credit hour Capstone Research Project. It is offered in a cohort format, allowing classroom work to be completed in 18 months.

• Leadership and Team Development in Healthcare
• Information to Technology in Healthcare
• Legal, Ethical & Compliance Issues in Healthcare
• Organizational Desighn and Delivery Systems in Healthcare
• Quality Management in Healthcare Operations
• Healthcare Finance and Economics

Member of Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Member of Higher Education Network of the American College of Healthcare Executives

Saint Joseph's University Online

The "America's Best Colleges" 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report has ranked Saint Joseph's University among the top 15 master's universities in the north for the 13th consecutive year.

Master's in Health Administration

The online master's degree in health administration at Saint Joseph's University provides coursework and professional development for experienced individuals working in the health delivery system who want to advance their careers beyond their current roles. You will be equipped to engage in health administration in a variety of applications, whether your interest is in health policy formulation, organization development and behavior, economic and financial analyses, market assessment, strategy formulation and implementation, quality assessment for patient care improvement, legal and ethical issues or information systems management and assessment.

Saint Joseph's University online master's degree in health administration is a comprehensive program for health care professionals who need the foundation of a business perspective applied to the health delivery system. Courses focus on essential content as defined by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (2007) to provide students with the knowledge and skills for the management of the environment, processes of patient care and/or population health.

Students can choose to specialize in Health Care Ethics or Informatics.

Courses in the Master's in Health Administration program include:

• Health Administration
• Health Care Organization
• Managed Health Care
• Health Care Information
• Accounting for Health Care Organizations
• Financial Management of Health Care Organizations

Master of Health Care Administration (MHA)
This practice-oriented online degree program offered at Walden University features a relevant, current curriculum that addresses the core competencies and best practices of the profession. It emphasizes understanding clinical service delivery through the analysis of the day-to-day operations in clinical support service activities and includes a practicum to give you hands-on experience in the field. The cutting-edge curriculum will help you develop the skills, knowledge, and expertise in health care management needed for leadership positions across the spectrum of health care delivery organizations. Career opportunities are available in the following fields, Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Supplies, Health Insurance Organizations, and Healthcare Policy Organizations.

Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
The Kaplan University master's degree in health care administration could help prepare you to seek leadership and management positions in governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations. Students will be able compare theoretical health care principles essential to leadership positions and assess the impact economics, ethics, professional standards, and the law have on health care administration. Students will learn to design effective strategies based on leadership and management concepts within the health care industry and develop policies and programs to address health care industry concerns.

Master of Health Administration (MHA)
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program prepares leaders who can effectively respond to the dynamic and ever-changing health care industry. These individuals have a capacity to critically examine and evaluate issues and trends and are empowered to influence the destiny of the global health care system. Curriculum is tailored to the needs of the health care leader/manager by providing content in finance, policy, research, technology, quality improvement, economics, marketing and strategic planning. This degree program offers specializations in Education, Gerontology, and Informatics.

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Master of Health Administration (MHA)
Enhance your career and strengthen your ability to successfully administer health care delivery in your organization. The curriculum for Capella's online MHA is designed around the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Competency Model(TM) and features collaborative, practice-based learning that incorporates industry best practices and the knowledge and skill sets expected by leading health care organizations. The General Health Administration specialization focuses on concepts, principles, and processes associated with general health administration, with a choice of topics that include human capital management, health care consumerism and marketing, facilities and capital asset management, comparative models of global health systems, health care policy drivers, and policy and legislative development processes. Convenient electronic textbooks lower costs and provide immediate access to course materials. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing supervisor, manager, or director positions in health care settings, such as health clinics, hospitals, and outpatient care centers.

The MHA program also offers the following specializations: Health Care Operations, Health Policy.

Health Services Administration - MHSA
The Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) program prepares graduates to manage and direct the business aspects of today's health services organizations. Many graduates of this program work as hospital administrators, healthcare managers, managed healthcare plan coordinators, short and long-term residential facilities managers, and medical records and health information technicians.