Health Services Administration

About the Program
The mission of the Health Services Administration program (and the related Long-Term Care Administration program) is to provide students with the academic foundation to be successful in the health care field. Graduates of the four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science in Health (BSH). The curriculum covers topics such as gerontology, nursing facility and assisted-living regulations, accounting, reimbursement, marketing, health policy, law and human resource management.

The Health Services Administration program provides students with a fundamental understanding of the health care industry and its professional environment. Health care administrators plan, organize, direct, control and coordinate the delivery of health care. The program prepares students for entry-level administrative or other non-clinical positions in a variety of sectors in the health care industry, including hospitals, physician practices, managed-care organizations, home health care agencies and community health centers. The program also prepares graduates for admission to graduate professional programs in health administration, business and public health.

Admission
Admission requirements for the Health Services Administration program are the same as those established for admission to Ohio University
in general. There are no special prerequisites needed to declare a major in either program. Either of the majors can be designated on the application when applying for admission to Ohio University. Current students can request to enter the majors by visiting the Student Services Office of the College of Health Sciences and Professions at W370 Grover Center.

Course Overview
Courses in the Health Services Administration programs cover the following topics:

• Introduction to public health
• Health system organization, financing, and delivery
• Human resources management in health care
• Community health epidemiology
• Leadership and management of health care organizations
• Contemporary problems in health care organizations
• Information and decision support systems for health care organizations
• Principles of health care finance
• Health care policy, law and ethics

Program Contact
Department of Social and Public Health
Ohio University
W324 Grover Center
Athens, OH 45701-2979

740.593.4675