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Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Health Services Management

Put Your Passion for Healthcare to Work

Combine your ambition to improve lives and your interest in business, and earn a Bachelor’s Degree with a Specialization in Health Services Management from DeVry University. Learn the political, social, cultural, economic and technical influences that shape today’s healthcare system through our robust and hands-on program.

Get to Know Our Health Services Management Program

Learn the ins and outs of healthcare management through our Bachelor’s Degree with a Specialization in Health Services Management. You’ll be studying important topics such as health rights and responsibilities, healthcare policy, records management, insurance claims billing and healthcare financing. Our knowledgeable faculty of professors will give you a real-world view of what it’s like to manage comprehensive healthcare billing systems, facilities and patient accounting.

The Health Services Management Specialization can be earned as a part of the following bachelor's in business degrees:

  • Bachelor’s in Business Administration

  • Bachelor’s in Management

  • Bachelor’s in Technical Management

Classes Start Every 8 Weeks

Earn your  Bachelor's Degree in Business with Health Services Management Specialization in as little as 2 years + 8 months*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.

*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
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  • 01 Knowledge & Skills
  • 02 Career
  • 03 Program Courses
  • 04 Catalog Download
Knowledge & Skills

What You'll Learn

The Health Services Management Specialization covers the following:

  • Business affairs and strategies
    Learn about business affairs and strategies such as billing and collection.
  • Budget, Technology and Human Resource Planning
    Learn to achieve corporate goals by surveying current trends and best practices in use of technology in the human resources field and studying policies and procedures for short- and long-range human resource planning, recruiting and selection.
  • Organizing Patient Flow
    Learn about continually evolving healthcare systems, technological innovations, complex government regulations, and preventive care initiatives to assist with organizing patient flow.
  • Supervising and Hiring Nonmedical Staff
    Understand the fundamental management theories and traditional managerial responsibilities in formal and informal organizational structures, including planning, organizing, directing, controlling and staffing.

Accreditation and Recognition Matters

Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.

Accreditation
Accreditation
Career

Career Opportunities in Health Services Management

Graduates with our Health Services Management Specialization may consider the following careers:

  • Medical office supervision

  • Patient accounting and billing systems

  • Managed care coordination

  • Medical computer sales

  • Management of provider networks

  • Facility direction and marketing

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Careers in Health Service Management
Program Courses

Option 1: Business Administration

Program-Specific Courses
Health Services Management
HSM310
Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320
Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330
Health Services Information Systems
HSM340
Health Services Finance
HSM410
Healthcare Policy
HSM420
Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430
Planning and Marketing for Health Service Organizations
Core Degree Courses
Business Core
BIS155
Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115
Introduction to Business and Technology
BUSN319
Marketing
COMP100
Computer applications for business (with lab)
MGMT303
Principles of Management


+ Choose one below:

ACCT207
Fundamentals of Accounting
ACCT212
Financial Accounting

^All students pursuing ACCT or FIN specializations must take ACCT212

Finance and Management
ACCT360
Managerial Accounting
BIAM110
Introduction to Business Analytics
BUSN379
Finance
ECON312
Principles of Economics


+ Choose one below¥:

MGMT404
Project Management
PROJ404
Project Management for the Profession

¥All students pursuing the PROJ concentration must take PROJ404. 

Senior Project
BUSN460
Senior Project
Electives


+ Choose two below:

BUSN350
Business Analysis
CEIS110
Introduction to Programming
BUSN379
Leadership and Facilitating Change
LEAD200
Communication for a Diverse Workplace
MGMT408
Management of Technology Resources


+ Choose one below:

BUSN278
Budgeting and Forecasting
LEAD335
Cross-Cultural Leadership
SEC310
Principles and Theory of Security Management
General Degree Courses
Communication Skills
ENGL1122
Composition
ENGL135
Advanced Composition
ENGL216
Technical Writing


+ Choose one below:

SPCH275
Public Speaking
SPCH276
Intercultural Communication
Humanities3
LAS432
Technology, Society, and Culture


+ Choose one below:

ETHC334
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445
Principles of Ethics


+ Choose one below:

HUMN303
Introduction to the Humanities
HUMN304
Multi-Ethnic Humanities
Social Sciences
LAWS3105
The Legal Environment
SOCS18
Culture and Society


+ Choose one below:

SOCS325
Environmental Sociology
SOCS350
Cultural Diversity in the Professions
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
MATH114
Algebra for College Students
SCI2286
Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab


+ Choose one below^:

MATH200
Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221
Statistics For Decision-Making

^Students selecting the Business Intelligence and Analytics Management major/concentration must take MATH221.

Personal and Professional Development
CARD405
Career Development
COLL14
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
Program Courses

Option 2: Management

Program-Specific Courses
Health Services Management
HSM310
Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320
Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330
Health Services Information Systems
HSM340
Health Services Finance
HSM410
Healthcare Policy
HSM420
Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430
Planning and Marketing for Health Service Organizations
Core Degree Courses
Business Core
BIS155
Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115
Introduction to Business and Technolog
BUSN319
Marketing
COMP100
Computer Applications for Business (with lab)
MGMT303
Principles of Management


+ Choose one below:

ACCT207
Fundamentals of Accounting
ACCT212
Financial Accounting
Management and Leadership
BIAM110
Introduction to Business Analytics
LEAD335
Cross-Cultural Leadership
BUSN278
Budgeting and Forecasting
BUSN369
International Business
MGMT410
Human Resource Management


+ Choose one below:

MGMT404
Project Management
PROJ404
Project Management for the Profession
Senior Project
BUSN460
Senior Project
Analytics
ACCT346
Managerial Accounting
BIAM300
Managerial Applications of Business Analytics
BUSN379
Finance
General Degree Courses
Communication Skills
ENGL112
Composition
ENGL135
Advanced Composition
Humanities3
LAS432
Technology, Society and Culture


+ Choose one below:

ETHC334
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445
Principles of Ethics
Social Sciences
ECON312
Principles of Economics
SOCS1857
Culture and Society
Mathematics and Natural Sciences8
MATH114
Algebra for College Students
SCI228
Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab


+ Choose one below:

MATH200
Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221
Statistics For Decision-Making
Additional General Education Selection


+ Choose one below:

SPCH275
Public Speaking
SPCH276
Intercultural Communication
Personal and Professional Development
CARD405
Career Development
COLL148
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
Program Courses

Option 3: Technical Management

Program-Specific Courses
Health Services Management
HSM310
Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320
Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330
Health Services Information Systems
HSM340
Health Services Finance
HSM410
Healthcare Policy
HSM420
Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430
Planning and Marketing for Health Service Organizations
Core Degree Courses
Business Core1
BIS15
Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115
Introduction to Business and Technology
BUSN319
Marketing
COMP100
Computer Applications for Business (with lab)
MGMT303
Principles of Management


+ Choose one below:

ACCT207
Fundamentals of Accounting
ACCT212
Financial Accounting
Management and Technology


+ Choose one below:

BIS245
Database Essentials for Business with Lab
SEC310
Principles and Theory of Security Management


+ Choose one below:

MGMT404
Project Management
PROJ404
Project Management for the Profession
Senior Project
BUSN460
Senior Project
Electives9


+ Choose two below:

ACCT360
Managerial Accounting
BIAM110
Introduction to Business Analytics
BUSN379
Finance
LEAD150
Leadership and Facilitating Change
LEAD200
Communication for a Diverse Workplace
MGMT408
Management of Technology Resources


+ Choose five below:

BUSN278
Budgeting and Forecasting
BUSN369
International Business
BUSN412
Business Policy
GSCM206
Managing Across the Supply Chain
LEAD335
Cross-Cultural Leadership
MGMT410
Human Resource Management
General Degree Courses
Communication Skills
ENGL1122
Composition
ENGL135
Advanced Composition
Humanities3
LAS432
Technology, Society and Culture


+ Choose one below:

ETHC334
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445
Principles of Ethics
Social Sciences
ECON312
Principles of Economics
SOCS1857
Culture and Society
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
MATH114
Algebra for College Students
SCI2286
Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab


+ Choose one below:

MATH200
Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221
Statistics for Decision-Making
Additional General Education Selection


+ Choose one below:

SPCH275
Public Speaking
SPCH276
Intercultural Communication
Personal and Professional Development
CARD405
Career Development
COLL148
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
Academic Catalog
2023 - 2024 Academic Catalog
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Business Administration: Health Services Management
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*Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. This accreditation applies to the Bachelor's of Business Administration and the Bachelor's of Technical Management.
1Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206; MGMT408
2Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
3Students enrolled at a Pennsylvania location must take HUMN451 as part of this requirement.
4Certain students enrolled as online students are assigned PSYC307 in lieu of this requirement.
5Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
6Students enrolled at a New Jersey location may take PHYS204 or SCI200 to fulfill this requirement.
7Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 as part of this requirement or the General Education Option. 
8Ohio residents enrolled as online students, and students enrolled at an Ohio location, must take an additional natural sciences course from those with prefixes BIOS, PHYS, or SCI as part of this requirement.
9Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take 55 semester-credit hours of general education coursework. Fifteen semester-credit hours of general education coursework may be applied to the Electives course area.