Program Overview

Gestion des services de santé (MHA)

The Gestion des services de santé (MHA) program is offered by the École de gestion Telfer.

Course Descriptions

The following courses are part of the MHA program:

• MHA 5140 Financial Accounting (1.5 unit): Introduction to the foundations of financial accounting, including theoretical aspects, principles of financial reporting, and preparation of financial statements.
• MHA 5141 Managerial Accounting (1.5 unit): Introduction to the preparation and use of accounting information to support managerial decision-making.
• MHA 5300 Fundamentals of Data Analytics: Making Data Useful for Health Care Managers (3 units): Analysis and data modeling skills to interpret large amounts of data and draw sound implications for health care problem-solving and decision-making.
• MHA 5330 Human Resource Management in Health Care (3 units): Focus on major issues unique to effective health human resources management.
• MHA 6203 Program Evaluation for Health Care Managers (1.5 unit): Overview of planning, designing, and conducting applied program evaluations in health care organizations and community settings.
• MHA 6213 Directed Readings in Health Care Management (3 units): Personal definition, investigation, and synthesis of broadly based literature on a topic from a list prepared in advance by the MHA faculty.
• MHA 6250 Health Care Finance (1.5 unit): Overview of financial concepts, including time-value of money analysis, risk and rate of return, bond and equity pricing, and financial planning.
• MHA 6260 Project Planning and Management (1.5 unit): Introduction to program planning and management of health management projects.
• MHA 6271 Application of Information Technology in Health Care (1.5 unit): Overview of timely topics related to the application of information technologies in health care.
• MHA 6301 Epidemiology and Population Health (3 units): Understanding of the principles of epidemiology and research designs in health-related fields.
• MHA 6312 Strategy, Governance, and Ethical Management in Health (3 units): Key concepts and theories on strategy, governance, and ethical management.
• MHA 6315 Quality and Performance Management in Health Care (3 units): Overview of approaches and tools used for managing, evaluating, and promoting quality in health care.
• MHA 6351 Health Economics (3 units): An economist's perspective illuminating the systems behavior of health care.
• MHA 6360 Health Care in Canada in a Comparative Context (3 units): Overview of the Canadian health care system, including its history and evolution.
• MHA 6361 Organizational Behavior and Change in Health Care (3 units): Overview of organizational behavior and change in the health care context.
• MHA 6370 Health Informatics (3 units): Overview of current developments, issues, and challenges in the emerging field of health informatics.
• MHA 6380 Quantitative Methods and Their Applications to Health Care Decision Making (3 units): Provide health care decision-makers with an overview of several useful quantitative methods.
• MHA 6990 Residency and/or Field Project (6 units): Capstone course where students apply what they have learned in the classroom to a health care management project.

Course Components

The courses are offered in the following components:

• Lecture
• Research

Prerequisites

Some courses have prerequisites, including:

• MHA 6213: must have completed the common core and at least 10.5 MHA units
• MHA 6271: MHA 6370
• MHA 6301: MBA 5300 or MHA 5300

Credit Restrictions

Some courses cannot be combined for credit, including:

• MHA 5140 and MHA 5141 with MBA 5340 or MBA 5140 and MBA 5141
• MHA 5300 with MBA 5300
• MHA 6260 with ADM 6260