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As our nation’s health care system grows in complexity, it’s critical that the next generation of leaders possess a skill set that blends a knowledge of patient care with organizational management, business acumen, and an understanding of the changing regulatory environment.
By earning an online Master of Health Administration from Regis College, you can develop the expertise to keep health organizations efficient and help ensure that people in your community have access to the best possible patient care.
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With coursework focused on the ethical, political, technological, and social issues facing the industry today, our online MHA program can prepare you to play a leading role in shaping the future of health care.
In addition to enhancing your knowledge in these key areas, this program can also help you build soft skills that are critical to success, including interpersonal communication, strategic planning, organization, and time management
Overview
The MHA can position you for a rewarding career where you can positively impact the quality of patient care. What’s more, this degree can help you distinguish yourself in the booming health administration field.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects a 28% increase in the number of jobs for medical and health services managers between 2021 and 2031, making it one of the 15 fastest-growing occupations nationwide. The BLS also reports a median salary of $101,340.
Overview
One of the most appealing aspects of a career in health administration is the wide array of skills you can apply on a daily basis.
Our online Master of Health Administration can prepare you to thrive in such an environment. By completing this program, you can enhance your knowledge of strategic management, communication, health policy, health care finance and accounting, ethics and law, quality care assurance, health information systems, and more.
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Earning your master’s in health administration can give you the expert-level health care, business, and policy skills to pursue a variety of leadership positions within the health care field.
Some MHA-related job titles you may qualify for include:
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Health administration professionals work in a wide range of settings across the health care field. Your online MHA from Regis can prepare you to pursue a meaningful career in places such as:
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When you choose Regis for your online master’s in health administration, you’re choosing a school with a university-wide commitment to social justice.
This is woven throughout the curriculum of our MHA program. No matter what path you pursue, our MHA degree is designed to help you make lasting change in health care by leading and managing organizations to increase access to high-quality health care for all people.
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Our online MHA curriculum is designed to enhance your overall understanding of the health administration field while helping you develop skills including leadership, management, business, and communication.
The program consists of 36 credit hours and includes foundational coursework, a field practicum, and a capstone experience. You can graduate in as few as 24 months.
Note: HP 620 (Field Experience in Health Administration) may be waived for those who have at least two years of work experience in a relevant health care setting, with at least one year in a managerial role, subject to the approval of the program director. A managerial role is defined as one in which the student may have managed staff, a program, or a project, as determined by the program director.
HP 601 Health Ethics and Law
This course introduces students to the complex area of health ethics and law. Ethical and legal issues related to organizational and professional responsibility, patient rights and informed consent, reproduction and human genetics, end-of-life care, duty to treat and to warn, and clinical research and experimentation are among the areas of study and discussion.
Prerequisites: HP 602, HP 609, or permission of the program director
HP 602 Concepts in Health Administration
This is an introductory course to the field of health administration. Topics include health care leadership and management, strategic planning, human resources, marketing, quality management, and cultural competency/diversity in health care organizations.
HP 608 Health Care Quality Management
This course is for students preparing for careers in health administration or for other leadership roles in health care. The history and evolution of health care quality improvement, quality measurement, patient safety, organizational systems and design, accreditation, continuous quality improvement (CQI), and utilization management are among the issues that are explored.
Prerequisites: HP 602, HP 609, or permission of the program director.
HP 609 Health Policy, Politics, and Perspective
This course examines U.S. health care policy and the political challenges related to delivery, cost, quality, and access to care. The course is in seminar format with a field experience component which allows students to observe the policy-making process and the role of government and private stakeholders in the financing and delivery of services through a field experience attending health policy-related events and meetings.
HP 611 Management Accounting in Health Care
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and principles of financial and managerial accounting. Students will learn management use of accounting information for internal reporting, planning, and decision making, including analysis of financial information, accounting principles and procedures, and current business practices in health care.
Prerequisites: HP 602, HP 609, or permission of the program director.
HP 614 Financial Analysis Health Administration
This course will give prospective managers a basic knowledge of accounting and financial management concepts and vocabulary as they apply to health care organizations. Students will learn to interpret and evaluate the financial statements, examine approaches to costing and price setting, perform and evaluate resource allocation decisions, utilize budgeting concepts, apply and evaluate reimbursement mechanisms, understand financial management concepts, and evaluate the impact of institutional financial management on the quality of the patient care delivery system.
Prerequisites: HP 602, HP 609, HP 611, or permission of the program director.
HP 619 Research Methods for Health Professions
This course will introduce health professionals and other interested students to the fundamentals of social science research methodologies. The course will provide an overview of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research design, analytic techniques, and ethical considerations of health research for use in the health field. The goal of this course is to acquaint students with basic methodological concepts and research tools. The course emphasizes practical application of research methods to enable the health professional to interpret and apply research findings, collaborate with researchers/evaluators, and/or determine research needs for programs
HP 620 Field Experience in Health Administration
Students will spend 100 hours in a health care setting experiencing the role of the health administrator or leader as the manager of health services. Placements will be with managers of departments within insurance companies and managed care organizations, hospitals and long-term care institutions, clinics and outpatient departments, state health care agencies, or nursing homes and home health agencies. The course meets in the classroom approximately six times per semester. This course is typically taken in the final semester of study.
Prerequisites: HP 601, HP 602, HP 609, HP 608, HP 611, HP 619, HP 622 or permission of the program director.
HP 622 Economics of Health Care
This course uses economic analysis to help understand the economic challenges confronting our health care system. Topics include supply and demand in health care, market forces, health reform, and health care financing.
Prerequisites: HP 602, HP 609 or permission of the program director.
HP 626 Sociological, Political, and Economic Perspectives in Gerontology
This course addresses social, political, and economic factors that impact the aging experience. Sociological, political, and economic theory will be incorporated as a form of understanding resource allocation, priorities, and cultural considerations. The impact of these factors on healthy aging related to income, housing, health care, employment, and policy will be described.
HP 635 Health Information Systems
This course addresses the multiple systems utilized to retrieve, manage, and report information in health care: information architectures, administrative and clinical applications, evidenced-based health, information retrieval, decision support systems, security and confidentiality, bioinformatics, information system cycles, the electronic health record, key health information systems and standards, medical devices, and telehealth.
HP 648 Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations
This course covers complex issues related to organizational behavior and leadership, strategic planning, human resources, and other management issues and challenges in a wide range of health care organizations, including non-profit, community-based health care organizations.
Prerequisites: HP 601, HP 602, HP 608, HP 609, HP 611, HP 619, HP 622, or permission of the program director
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For more than 95 years, Regis College has supported learners in their journey to realize their full potential, reach their personal and professional goals, and become forces of good in the world. It’s our mission to help empower people to challenge themselves as they prepare to serve and lead through education.
With our focus on student success and our commitment to social justice and service, we help students in the greater Boston area and around the globe achieve more and go further.
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Regis College is a coed university 12 miles west of Boston in Weston, Mass., founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston.
With more than 3,200 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students enrolled on campus and in fully online graduate programs, Regis provides an academically rigorous education within the schools of nursing, arts and sciences, business and communication, and health sciences.
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The School of Health Sciences at Regis helps today’s compassionate and empathetic learners channel their passion for service into impactful careers as tomorrow’s health care, wellness, and fitness leaders. Here, students who want to pursue meaningful work and make a true and lasting difference study topics like medical imaging, public health, social work, sport management, and occupational therapy.
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Our motto, Via Veritas Vita, translates to “the way and the truth and the light.” These words drive our mission of empowering learners through knowledge to live meaningful lives and contribute to our global society.
Today, Regis boasts an alumni network more than 20,000 strong. This supportive, tight-knit community has a history of professional success in the job market: 97% of our graduates find full-time work or pursue further education within six months of graduation.
Dr. Burke offers a wealth of knowledge and experience in the public health sector. Since becoming dean for the School of Health Sciences, she has focused on expanding interprofessional education at Regis College along with global collaborators.
With her strong background in epidemiology, Dr. Burke has worked to increase research opportunities for students and faculty in the School of Health Sciences.
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Dr. Hart led the development of the Regis Graduate Program in Health Administration in 2009. She currently serves as its program director.
As principal of Hart Government Relations, Dr. Hart develops and directs government relations strategy on behalf of nonprofit health and human services organizations.
She has also been a member of the Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge City Hospital, and Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, and served as chair of the Cambridge-Somerville Health Policy Board.
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