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Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA
HIN 762 HIN 764
HIN 800 HIN 801
TOTAL Systems Thinking and Problem Solving
3 Artificial Intelligence: Evaluation and Applications for the Future 3 Field Study: Applied Informatics (Faculty-led Field Experience) OR Applied Informatics Capstone Project (Classroom-based) 3
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Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)
The DHA program is designed to develop the next generation of leaders with the skills and agility needed to succeed in complex healthcare environments. The DHA curriculum strengthens the financial and analytical foundations of healthcare leaders who are ready to tackle uncertainty and the complex issues in the healthcare administration. The professional competencies identified by the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Leadership Alliance are addressed throughout the doctoral core. Students also have opportunities to identify a relevant problem of practice. Students identify, evaluate, and apply evidence to establish, implement, and measure solutions ready for the real world. The methods and skills to address practice-based problems are taught through the Evidence-based Capstone series resulting in a viable project and the experience necessary to advance professional practice.
Mission - The DHA program develops healthcare leaders to become practicing scholars through an interdisciplinary and interprofessional curriculum that incorporates evidence-based research and scholarship focused on the challenges of healthcare.
Vision - The DHA at MCPHS University is a highly respected doctoral degree program that develops students as visionary leaders capable of handling the complex challenges of healthcare.
Values - The students and faculty in the DHA program share a distinct focus on scholarship, lifelong learning, reflective practice, and visionary leadership, and approach challenges in healthcare delivery with the professional ethics and integrity patients and stakeholders demand.
Upon successful completion of the DHA program, graduates will be able to: • Demonstrate critical thinking and critical analyses through the identification, assessment, and translation of evidence to solutions that address the complex practice-based problems of healthcare; • Advance professional practice in healthcare through the collection and collation of available data, synthesis of evidence, and demonstration of support for complex decision-making in the evolving healthcare environment; • Model collaboration, communication and motivational approaches that lead teams and colleagues to perform at the highest levels and achieve shared goals; • Integrate the principles of quality improvement in leading, innovating, and developing solutions to improve the delivery of healthcare; • Practice interdisciplinary and interprofessional leadership in pursuit of sustainable change in healthcare delivery and health services organizations; • Incorporate current technology in developing solutions to healthcare administration and leadership challenges, while maintaining professional ethics and standards; • Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare finance, accounting, and general business principles in addressing the challenges of healthcare.
Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA) Curriculum
This innovative 54-credit program was created to meet the needs of current healthcare administrators and consists of coursework in five distinct areas of study: Healthcare Systems and Environment, Healthcare Leadership, Health Systems Operations and Data Analytics, Healthcare Finance, and the Doctoral Research Core. The curriculum was developed for interdisciplinary health professionals to prepare them to work in clinical settings, and hospital and healthcare administration. The program is flexible and 100% online.
Evidence-Based Capstone - The program culminates in a capstone Evidence-Based Healthcare project. The capstone project offers students the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge to advocate for best practices and promotes the translation and utilization of evidence.
Admission Requirements
Prospective applicants should have experience working in a healthcare environment, such as being a credentialed health professional, experienced educator, or a researcher in a health-related field. Admission decisions are based on the following: • An earned masters or doctorate degree from a regionally accredited college or university • A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in previous coursework • Three to five years of healthcare-related work experience preferred • A minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 90 (Internet-based), 213 (computerbased) or 550 (written) for all candidates for whom English is not the primary language.
Transfer credits may be accepted on a limited basis, and only when all of the following criteria have been met: The coursework was completed at a regionally accredited institution at the doctoral level with a grade of B, or better. The syllabus demonstrates significant similarity to a required DHS course and has not been applied to any other credential. Any transfer credit request must be accompanied by an official transcript and will be reviewed by the program coordinator.
Curriculum: Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)
Doctor of Healthcare Administration Required Courses (54 credit hours in total)
Healthcare Systems and Environments of Care (choose 4 courses, 12 credits)
COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
HSC 837 Patient-Centered Care & Healthcare Integration HSC 843 Health Systems Evaluation & Monitoring HSC 831 Demographics & Population Health HSC 785 Health Policy & Reform HCM 832 Global Comparative Healthcare Seminar 3 3
3 3 3
Healthcare Leadership (9 credits)
COURSE TITLE HSC 827 Workplace Ethics & Professionalism HCM 871 Innovating, Disrupting & Leading Change in Healthcare HSC 781 Transformative Leadership CREDIT HOURS 3
3 3
Operations and Data Analytics (choose 3 courses, 9 credits)
COURSE TITLE HCM 828 Data Collection, Analysis & Representation in Healthcare HCM 845 Informed Decision Making for Healthcare Executives HCM 806 Strategic Planning for Health Organizations HCM 842 Practice Management and Leadership CREDIT HOURS 3
3 3 3
Healthcare Finance (9 credits)
COURSE TITLE HSC 787 Financial and Human Resource Management HCM 874 Strategic Financial Management and Accountability HCM 788 Budgeting & Planning in Healthcare CREDIT HOURS 3
3 3
Doctoral Research Core
COURSE TITLE HSC 801 Introduction to Doctoral Studies CREDIT HOURS 3
HSC 815 Healthcare Research Methods 3 HSC 852 EBHC Capstone I: Question Development and Search for Evidence 3 HSC 854 EBHC Capstone II: Appraisal of the Evidence 3 HSC 856 EBHC Capstone III: Dissemination of Findings 3 TOTAL 54
