ABOUT PROGRAM
The MHA Master of Health Administration program is intended primarily for managers and representatives of middle and senior management operating in the field of healthcare. It is suitable for all those who want to learn not only about management in healthcare and thus deepen their knowledge, but also for those who want to study the program to increase their value in the labor market. The program introduces students to the basic categories of management such as organizing, making decisions, influencing or leading people. The program touches on health care, and the world. The program focuses on the essence of the management of health services and public health. Students will learn to obtain, process and use information as a basis for the management of medical facilities. By studying the program, students will learn to effectively and efficiently manage the improvement of the quality of health care at the level of the hospital department. The program can be studied 100% online.
STUDY BENEFITS
The program details practical health and operations skills to help you optimize patient care, manage finances, and improve operations. Whether you are medically trained or a professional, you will gain the organizational skills needed to effectively manage and lead as a healthcare provider. The aim of the study is to orientate oneself in the basic forms of financing individual types of medical subjects and facilities. Students will learn to define the quality of services provided, use quality evaluation criteria in health services. Upon successful completion of your MHA studies, you will receive the prestigious professional title of MHA, which is listed after your name. You will also receive a diploma.
COURSE OF ONLINE STUDY
The entire teaching takes place completely online in the study system, so you can complete the entire study from anywhere. A computer and internet are enough for the whole studio. Through a complete online study, we try to reflect the requirements of very busy managers who cannot afford to spend time on the way to or from school.
The start of the study depends only on your time possibilities, the start of the study is determined by you. You are not waiting for the beginning of the semester or next month. You can really start at any time. Due to the fact that you are not tied to attendance or attendance at lectures, you can compile a study schedule according to your own possibilities. So you don’t have to worry about combining your studies with work, family or other responsibilities.
Upon admission to the study program, each student will gain access to the student section. Students will find all the necessary information and study materials in the student section, which represents the study system. Throughout the study, students can consult with lecturers via e-mail communication or using other online tools such as Teams or Skype. To successfully complete the MHA study, the student must complete a total of ten courses. Study requirements include answering test questions and passing a practical application exam for each subject in the program. The study is conducted in English. After completing all courses, you will be assigned a final thesis. The study is completed by elaboration of the final thesis. Subsequently, you will be issued a diploma and you will receive a professional title.
SUBJECTS OF THE PROGRAM
The MHA program bridges the gap between clinical training and basic organizational, managerial, and leadership responsibilities. With items designed to specifically illuminate the healthcare system, you will gain an introduction to practical business topics with real-world applications, including strategic plans, budgeting strategies, financing, compensation, compliance, and quality assurance. The program also addresses the macroeconomic forces that have shaped the current health care system.
Management in healthcare
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information about planning, work organization, motivating people or measuring the quality and productivity of subordinates from the perspective of managers in health care. Attention is paid to the functioning of medical facilities, their financing, control and quality of work at the workplaces of these facilities. Upon successful completion of the course, students will gain a comprehensive overview of how medical facilities work, not only economically, but also from a personnel point of view and with regard to the constant need to increase the quality of work.
Quality of care in healthcare
Within the course, students will get acquainted with the basic concept of quality of care in health care, what is the view of the WHO on the quality of care in health care, and how the legislation works in this area. Students will gain a comprehensive overview of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and needs of the population, which in their summary with regard to practice and medical science create and determine the level of quality of care.
Medical law
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the legal regulation of relationships arising from the provision of health services. Emphasis is placed on the basic conditions under which health services can be provided and on the basic rights and obligations of the health service provider, the healthcare worker and the patient. Students will learn the basic rights and obligations of health care providers, health professionals, patients and other entities, such as insurance companies or suppliers. The issue of protecting patients' privacy in the provision of health services, which includes mandatory confidentiality of health care providers and strict rules for handling medical records, is not left out either.
Crisis management
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the tools of crisis management in the organization and to point out their application in practice on examples, both at the strategic and operational level of organization management. Another goal of the course is to acquaint students with the basic principles and structure of crisis management (concept, function, developmental stages of the crisis, stages of the process of managing crisis phenomena, crisis planning, crisis management bodies, crisis preparedness of the company). After completing the course, the student will be able to understand the basic principles of crisis management, implement basic measures to stabilize the organization, to start the dynamic development of the organization and the future optimization of the organization's management system.
Financial management in healthcare
The subject of financial management in healthcare focuses on human, material and financial resources in the field of healthcare. Students will get acquainted with the basic concepts of health care, learn about ways to finance and measure the results of health care or measure the productivity and economic efficiency of health services. They will also get acquainted with the principle of cost management and methodology of valuing medical services.
Health care system and health insurance
The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the issue of providing health care and the functioning of the health insurance system. Understand the methods and principles in the organization of the system, their meaning and basic principles. The course provides an overview of the functioning of the health care system and health insurance. It is based on the economic nature of health services. It divides these health services into individual systems in the world and compares them. It analyzes the public health insurance system, including the role of health insurance companies as one of the actors.
Personal management
The aim of the course personnel management is to acquaint students with modern knowledge of personnel management and the ways of its application by global companies. Students will deal with strategic human resource management and questions about what internal and external conditions affect strategic human resource management, get the opportunity to get acquainted with personnel management - as one of the crucial elements of successful fulfillment of organizational or business goals - as well as the laws of its origin. They will learn to understand the crucial importance of motivation in the work process and they can distinguish and also control the various ways and possibilities of recruiting and selecting employees.
Patient and customer relationship management
The content of the course is customer relationship management with a focus on patients in health care and the provision of health care. Students will gain an overview of the principles of meeting the needs of patients and customers, ways to increase patient satisfaction and the quality of services provided, as well as the importance of evaluating patients and customers in the environment of medical facilities. The key factors that determine patient satisfaction, communication or corporate culture and its influence on the functioning of the relationship with patients within the healthcare facility will not be left out either.
Remuneration and training of employees
Students will get acquainted with the basic possibilities and principles of remuneration and education of employees. The partial goal of the course is to understand the ways of building educational programs in all its phases from the analysis of educational needs to the evaluation of education. By studying the course, the student will gain awareness of the performance management of employees through their evaluation and subsequent remuneration. After completing the course, the student will be able to perform an analysis of educational needs and set educational goals.
Psychology of leadership and people management
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic knowledge about the development and current problems of management, with the psychological theory of management and the application of management psychology to the practice of global companies. Students will get acquainted with the role of psychology in managerial practice and in personnel management. They will understand the importance of the manager's personality, his internal attitudes, his behavior and communication when acting on subordinates. By completing the course, the student is equipped with basic knowledge for successful team leadership and teamwork, as well as for basic practical situations.
- Conditions of acceptance:
- Completed university degree or sufficient experience in a managerial position
- Method and form of teaching:
- The study takes place completely online, through an e-learning system. All study materials are available online in the student system.
- Language of instruction:
- Study in English
- Length of study:
- 12 - 16 months
- Commencement of studies:
- Individually. The program can be studied completely online. Starting a study depends only on your time possibilities.
- Studying materials:
- Included in the price of study (own study materials, syllabi, presentations and other study materials)
- Control test:
- Each subject includes a control test that verifies knowledge and understanding of the subject matter.
- Practical exam:
- Completion of each subject by passing a practical application exam.
- Graduation:
- Final thesis (range of at least 30 standard pages)