Health Care Risk Management (MA)

Program description

The Master's Degree in Risk Management in the Health Industry is aimed at developing professionals who wish to expand their knowledge in that field. This knowledge will support the development of the business ecosystem in society. The graduate will analyze managerial work, from a managerial risk management perspective to the prevailing government regulation in essential health services for society.

The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this program.

Program goals:

1. Provide management education opportunities for risk management that contribute to the development of professionals capable of contributing to safety and quality in the provision of health services that include legal regulations.

2. Propose alternatives to face the challenges relevant to the environment of the health services industry with a view to achieving innovative solutions.

Program objectives:

1. Strengthen students' management skills for decision making through the use of appropriate information, concepts and techniques.

2. Expose students to the evaluation of legal risks and the design of mitigation strategies related to prevention, detection, investigation and identification efforts.

Profile of the graduate's competencies

The graduate of the Master's Degree in Risk Management in the Health Industry will demonstrate the following skills:

Knowledge

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of risk management.

2. Understand health care services in both state and federal jurisdictions.

3. Effectively contribute to the development of a safety environment as a value and culture within the organization in health care services in Puerto Rico and the United States.

Abilities

1. Apply quality concepts to optimize organizational efforts aimed at risk management and reduction.

2. Apply the concepts and skills related to risk financing and loss control when managing them while maintaining a proactive, objective and sensitive attitude.

Attitudes

1. Use with integrity and honesty the regulations in litigation processes that apply to the health care risk management program.

Admission requirements:

Students applying for admission to the Master's Degree in Health Care Risk Management must:

1. Present the results obtained in the Graduate Studies Admission Examination (EXADEP), or in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or equivalent, with a minimum score of 350 or comply with any measurement test established by the Program, with the exception of those candidates who have a minimum academic index of 2.75 in their high school degree or in the last 60 credits. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGMENT

Specialty - 36 credits

HCRM 5000	Management in Risk Management in Health Care	3
HCRM 5010	Quality and Risk Management in Health Care	3
HCRM 5020	Uncertainty and Risk in the Healthcare Industry	3
HCRM 5030	Patient Safety and Risk Management	3
HCRM 5045	Accounting and Budget Control in Health Organizations	2
BADM 6090	Supervision and Leadership	3
BADM 6100	Introduction to Operations Management	3
BADM 6287	Legal Aspects in the Health Industry	4
BADM 6450	Decision-Making	3
BADM 697F	Integration Seminar for Business Managers	3
LARE 5400	Labor Law and Labor Relations	3
QODS 5010	Strategic Management: Innovation and Change	3