Monday, Jan 19, 2015
An information session about the major will be held on Feb. 14
by Kristine Brown
小优视频 announced a new bachelor of science in business administration in health care management, offered by the university鈥檚 College of Business Administration. The degree provides a core education in business combined with critical topics in health care management.
Anne Carroll, interim dean of Rider鈥檚 College of Business Administration, said, 鈥淭here is no field more exciting and relevant today than health care management. Health care is driving our economy both in New Jersey and nationally, and a well-rounded degree intersecting business and health care is high in demand.鈥
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook, the health care field is expected to grow rapidly as baby boomers age and people remain active later in life. Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow by 23% through 2022 鈥 faster than the average for all occupations.
鈥淭here has never been a greater need for decisive health care leaders who can understand and adapt to today鈥檚 complex and evolving health care system,鈥 Carroll said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a dynamic industry that鈥檚 driving the demand for health care professionals who have the skills and knowledge needed to plan, organize and supervise the delivery of innovative and quality care.鈥
Rider鈥檚 BSBA in health care management was developed with input from health care executives in hospitals, biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies and health insurance firms. The curriculum is designed to provide students with an understanding of both the business and health fields, including a deeper grasp of the legal, ethical, economic, social and managerial issues related to health care. Faculty includes professors with expertise in economics, finance, information systems, law and marketing.
One of the executives instrumental in developing Rider鈥檚 new program was Barry Rabner, president and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System. He said, 鈥淰irtually every aspect of health care delivery is changing radically both in the United States and countries ranging from China to Rwanda creating the perfect opportunity for a meaningful career in health care management.鈥
He added, 鈥淭he 小优视频 business administration program will prepare passionate, creative people to address challenges in financial management, health care reform, patient care, population health and more.鈥
Coursework in the new major includes 21 credit hours, 18 of which are required and three elective credits. Sample courses include Health Care Finance, Health Care Information Systems, Population and Health Care Management, Health Care Marketing and Health Care Law & Policy.
Carroll said the program is also designed to provide 鈥渞eal world鈥 experiences, and offers students the opportunity to participate in a semester-long internship, large data-group project for a client, and a health care marketing course where students design a marketing plan.
Additionally, Rider鈥檚 strategic location in the New York-Philadelphia metropolitan area offers students exceptional access to health care management internship opportunities with leading organizations including providers, government agencies, advocacy groups and more. Carroll said Rider students have recently participated in internships at such locations as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Capital Health Medical Center, the Department of Health & Human Services, American Cancer Society, Banker鈥檚 Life and Casualty Company, Pfizer, Novartis, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and Autism New Jersey, to name a few.