BUSI 691 Healthcare Administration Capstone

This capstone course for all healthcare administration majors seeks to integrate the concepts, techniques, and knowledge of all areas of healthcare administration. Its focus is strategic management, which is studied in theory and then rigorously applied. This course is designed for final semester seniors.

A major component of the healthcare administration program is the capstone course that requires the student to apply what he or she has learned throughout the curriculum. The overall objective of the capstone course is to enable the student to build upon his or her theoretical preparation. The student, working collaboratively with one another, as he or she would in an organization, will enhance his or her leadership skills and systematic problem/issue analysis skills, etc. through direct participation in case analysis and other focused experiences.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Each student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 800 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, each student is required to reply to 2 other students’ threads. Each reply must be at least 300 words. Each student will discuss the prompt and will post the thread and replies within the Discussion. Each thread and reply must include a biblical integration and at least 2 peer reviewed source citations in current APA format, in addition to the texts.

Assurance of Learning Exercise Assignments (3)

The student will read respective cases from the Walston Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution text and under the Learn section “Move to a Concierge Model or a Direct Primary Care– Medicine Business Model?” from the link provided in Canvas. The student will respond to the case questions. Supplemental reading from the Wayland and McDonald Strategic Analysis for Healthcare: Concepts and Practical Applications text will provide the student with additional information for each case. The student will demonstrate his or her ability to diagnose strategic issues, evaluate alternative solutions, and recommend actionable plans. The student’s analysis must be a minimum of 5 pages and supported by at least 5 peer-reviewed sources cited in current APA format.

Assurance of Learning Exercise: Case Study of Safety Net Hospital Assignment

The student will read “The Struggle of a Safety Net Hospital” case in the Walston Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution text. The student will individually respond to the case questions in a at least 5-page paper. Supplemental reading from the Wayland and McDonald Strategic Analysis for Healthcare: Concepts and Practical Applications text will provide the student with additional information for each case. The student’s analysis must be supported by at least 5 peer-reviewed sources, the course text, plus the Bible cited in current APA format.

Field Activity Assignments (2)

The student will complete a field activity project related to a healthcare organization. The field activity may be part of current employment, a formal or informal internship, apprenticeship or consultant. The student may use his or her current healthcare organization or an organization within the healthcare industry for which he or she is not currently employed. The specific name of the organization will not be revealed in the assignment to maintain anonymity. Current APA formatting must be used.

Field Activity: Organization, Activity Summary, Role, Project Timeline Assignment

The student will provide the type of healthcare administration organization selected, the summary of the field activity, role, and the timeline of the project/activity. The student will receive feedback and permission to proceed from the faculty member.

Field Activity: Completed Activity – Overview, Research Support, Analysis, Recommendations Assignment

The student will provide a 15-20 page summary of the completed Healthcare Administration field activity that includes the following: overview of the activity, research support of the strategic impact on a healthcare organization (with a minimum of 15 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources less than 5 years old in addition to the course text), as well as recommendations for the organization as a result of the activity findings. Additionally, the assignment should include relevant application of at least 3 course principles made in the analysis of the field activity. The assignment should include the completed information from the previous Field Activity: Organization, Activity Summary, Role, Project Timeline Assignment. The assignment should include a title page, abstract, and reference page, not to be included in the length requirement, and include biblical integration.