Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 8273
2. Date:
09/06/12
3. Requested action:
x New Course: Health Care Finance
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
x
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The Graduate Faculty of the College of Nursing, in response to the 2004 endorsement by
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to move the entry level
preparation for all advanced practice nursing from the master’s level to the doctorate
level by 2015, determined that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) will be offered. The
DNP degree more accurately reflects competencies required for the complexities of the
evolving healthcare environment, prepares graduates for leadership in practice, and
translates research into evidence-based practice that promotes high quality and safe
patient care. This course proposal supports this endeavor and is approved by the graduate
faculty at the College of Nursing.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8273. Health Care Finance (3) P: NURS 8270 or consent of the program director.
Provides a working knowledge of selective financial and management control techniques
with practical application within the interdisciplinary environment. Provides a broad
overview to important financial concepts, issues, tools, and vocabulary useful for
healthcare leaders, clinicians, policy makers and administrators.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
DNP CON
N/A
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
s.h.
N/A
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
s.h.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
x
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
APA (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.,
2nd printing). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. ISBN-13: 9781433805615
Zelman, W., McCue, M., Millikan, A. & Glick, N. (2009). Financial Management of Health
Care Organizations (3rd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 13: 978-0470497524.
Selected readings from current periodicals and URL’s.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate the effectiveness of budgets developed by the student for
specific practice initiatives.
2. Analyze the cost-effectiveness of practice initiatives accounting for risk
and improvement of health care outcomes.
3. Employ principles of business, finance, and economics related to health
policy to develop and implement effective plans for practice-level
and/or system-wide practice initiatives that will improve the quality of
care delivery.
4. Synthesize health finance terms, organizational types, reimbursement
concepts, and clinician responsibility for financial decisions in the
development and monitoring of budgets for practice initiatives.
5. Explain quality measurement challenges, current regulatory initiatives
related to reimbursement, and the balance between quality care and
financial responsibility.
c. Course topic outline
1. Health care cost
a. Aging population,
b. Chronic disease
c. Uninsured,
d. Cost control
e. Ethical issues in finite resource management.
2. Health care financial statements
a. Balance sheet
b. Liabilities
c. Statement of operations
d. Operating income
e. Net assets
f. Cash flow
3. Financial statement analysis
a. Categories of ratios
b. Working capital management
c. Time value of money
4. Investment decisions
a. Internal rate of return
b. Net present value to guide decision-making
5. Capital financing for health care providers
a. Cost information for decision-making
b. Budgeting
c. Responsibility accounting
6. Provider payment systems
a. Health care regulation
b. Patient rights
c. Innovations in healthcare
d. Information technology
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Scale
93-100 = A
85-92 = B
77-84 = C
<76 = F
Evaluation Methods:
Finance Projects (2 projects for 20% each consisting
of the planning and evaluation of small healthcare
projects )
40%
Discussion board participation
(5 discussion boards worth 4 points each
focusing on health care financial content
of the respective units of study
Mid-term exam (multiple choice/true& false, essay)
Final Exam (multiple choice/true& false, essay)
20%
20%
20%
100%