Health Care Management - BA

The Health Care Management major promotes an understanding of complex, evolving, and integrated health care and reimbursement systems. Students analyze perspectives, methods, and values associated with the delivery and financing of health services. They evaluate client needs, fiscal constraints, management practices, ethical principles, public policies, promotional strategies, and system designs to discover ways to meet the growing demands for affordable, efficient, responsible, and effective health care. The major promotes organizational insight and managerial ability for those who desire leadership positions in health-related enterprises. It is especially suitable for health care professionals with technical/clinical degrees, nurses, reimbursement specialists, utilization review professionals, medical office or managed care personnel, and health insurance providers. 

The Health Care Management major offers two tracks. 

The Clinical Track is for students who enter OU with prior education, such as an Associate's degree in a technical health care discipline.  The Associate's degree will take precedence over a license or registry in evaluating and transcribing student credits.  A license/registry will be used in those instances in which students have earned their license/registry in a way other than through academic credit.  Students can meet the criteria for the clinical track if they fulfill one or both of the criteria:

1. Has earned an associate's degree in a technical clinical discipline;

OR

2. Possesses a license/registry in a technical clinical discipline.

The Non-Clinical Track is designed to assist individuals interested in health care management/administration who do not hold a clinical license or registry. Individuals interested in administrative, management, sales, insurance, and reimbursement professions related to health care will find valuable preparation in the Non-Clinical Track.

Elective Concentrations Available:

Economics

Finance

Human Resources

Leadership and Management

Marketing