Minor in Healthcare Management
The minor in health care management is an introduction to relevant topics for managers in health care organizations, and pairs nicely with a variety of undergraduate degrees. Throughout this 18-credit minor, students examine topics of relevance for managers working in health care settings such as financial and reimbursement concepts, legal and regulatory concerns, uses of health information systems, quality improvement approaches, as well as health information privacy and security.
The career preparation offered in this minor relates to the occupational classification of Medical and Health Services Managers, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor.
This minor is available to current undergraduate students at the University of Kansas (all campuses) and is administered through the Department of Health Information Management (HIM) at KU Medical Center (KUMC). The ideal student for the minor in healthcare management has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. KU Lawrence/Edwards students should utilize current KU processes to add the minor to their student record. KUMC undergraduate students who add the minor after beginning a program at the KUMC campus should contact the Department of HIM to add the minor to their student record. After the minor is active on your student record, you'll receive follow up communication from HIM with enrollment information by the end of the current term. If you have any questions, please contact him@kumc.edu.
The minor requires students to complete 18 hours (6 courses) with a “C” or higher in all required courses.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses in this minor are all offered online.
Acceptance to this minor is subject to review. To request a declaration for the minor in healthcare management please visit the program website him.kumc.edu.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HEIM 415 | Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 |
| HEIM 567 | Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare | 3 |
| HEIM 585 | Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| HEIM 570 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HEIM 420 | Legal Aspects of Healthcare | 3 |
| HEIM 540 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |