BHA Healthcare Administration

The Bachelor of Healthcare Administration degree with a major in healthcare administration (BHA) integrates healthcare management theory and practice, and prepares graduates to assume entry to entry-level management positions in a variety of healthcare settings. These settings include health maintenance organizations (HMO), physician group practice, hospitals, insurance companies, clinics, and medical offices. Healthcare administrators manage employees, prepare and maintain budgets, procure resources and perform other administrative functions so that the clinical professionals can provide their services. The major is certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Health Sciences (BS-HS) is critical to meet the increasing demand for health managers. Health managers are key to the delivery of healthcare services, as they run the day-to-day operations in the healthcare arena to allow clinicians to see patients. The business of healthcare is the largest industry in the United States, with an annual expenditure of almost $3.84 trillion dollars and 18.2% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. The efficient and effective delivery of care is integral to the process of delivering care across the "Iron Triangle" of healthcare; cost, quality, and access. Imperative to that delivery is well-trained health managers to conduct the finance, human resources, legal maintenance, and supply process for the system to function. The new BS HS graduate will be able to quickly assimilate into these roles in medical group practice management, long-term care facilities, and acute care facilities.

It is a policy of the College of Health Professions that each student must provide a Health Report completed by a physician or licensed healthcare provider and must take certain immunizations before the student can be placed in a clinical or residency assignment. Information on these requirements and forms to be supplied may be obtained through the school office.

As a condition for placement in all professional practice sites, students are required to have a background check and/or drug screen to meet requirements set by individual sites. Information on the drug screening process will be provided by the School of Health Administration. Previous misdemeanor or felony convictions under various titles of the Texas Penal Code will affect eligibility for placement in field experience.