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  • MHA Program Director
    ...Dr. Kathy Wood     Dr. Kathy Wood’s experience in higher education spans more than twenty years during which she served as Program Chair for the MA Health Care Administration program at Ashford University and University Dean, Health at Colorado Technical University. In addition, Dr. Woo...
    Required Core Courses
    ...Trimester 1 IPE 7000 Introduction to Interprofessional Scholary Studies HSA 7200 Foundations of Health Care Administration Trimester 2 IPE 7120 Organizational Leadership & Policy in Health Care IPE 7050 Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professional Trimester ...
    Elective Courses
    ...   HSA 6325 Advanced Practice in Business HSA 7455 Special Topics HSC 7470 Legal and Regulatory Issues IPE 7025 Psychosocial Strategies for Healthcare  IPE 7100 Ethics in Healthcare *IPE 7155 Clinical Data Analytics and Decision Support IPE 7200 Cultural Competency *IPE 7250 Healthc...
    Scholarships Available
    Qualified applicants for the Master of Health Administration program are eligible for the MHA Scholarship of 10%. Students who are accepted and enroll for the next program start date can take advantage of this award. Contact your enrollment advisor for further details.
    Program Contacts
    ... Program Director Dr. Kathy Wood Phone: 904-770-3589 Email: kwood@usa.edu   Academic Advisor Sherrie Jensen Phone: 904-826-0084 Ext. 1354 or Cell: 801-540-9453 Email: sjensen@usa.edu   Academic Program Assistant Chris Brownworth Phone: 904-826-0084 Ext. 1297 or  904-770-3597 ...
    Learning Outcomes
    ... Upon completion of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program, graduates will be able to demonstrate: Evaluate scholarly research that contributes to sound, evidence-based practice in the administrative health care setting Collaborate with other health care disciplines in the admi...
    Incomplete Coursework
    ... If a student cannot complete the required work within the predetermined timeframe, he/she will receive a grade of Incomplete ("I"). The student must then complete the work by the new assigned due date to receive a letter grade. No further extension will be permitted. If the student does no...
    Completing Your Degree
    It is required that students complete all degree requirements within 2 years. An extension of up to one year may be requested.  If the Program Director approves the extension, there is an extension fee of $333 per trimester.
    Student Portal Page Information
    ... Keep your contact information up to date: Through the MyUSA portal and My Contact Info link on the Student tab under Student Links. You will be able to update your contact information, address changes, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. Since the portal requires students to use an ID and...
    Course Evaluations
    ... At the end of each term we ask all students to complete a short evaluation of the course/courses they have just completed. It is important that all students fill out the evaluation, it is your way to tell us if the instructor met you expectations and it is needed for the Universities accre...
    Remaining an Active Student
    To Remain in the MHA program, the student must: Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. Complete a minimum of one (1) course within three months (12 weeks) of acceptance and a minimum of 12 credits a year.
    FERPA & your USA Email
    Going forward all communication from the University including registration confirmations will be sent to your USA.EDU email address. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your Program Administrative Assistant.
    Resources
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    Book List
    ... IPE 7000- Suggested Resources, not required: TEXTBOOKS: Weiss, D., Tilin, F., & Morgan, M. (2018). The interprofessional health care team: Leadership and development, 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. ISBN: 978-1-284-11200-9ARTICLES: Articles/readings for a course will be ...
    Job Resources
    http://www.aupha.org/resourcecenter/currentstudents http://jobbank.hfma.org/ 
    Healthcare Administrative Organizations
    ...Organizations for Healthcare Administration Organization Name Website Student Dues American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) http://www.aaham.org/  Free for FT; $35 for PT American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) http://www.aaham.org...
    Journal Names and Organizations
    ... Journal Name Organization Journal of Healthcare Administrative Management AAHAM Journal of Health Administration Education AUPHA Frontiers of Health Services Management ACHE Health Care Management Review (HCMR) Wolters Kluwer Journal of Hospital Administ...
    Work Titles and Positions for MHA
    ... Revenue Cycle Manager Vice President of Finance/CFO Director of Clinical and Business Intelligence (CBI) Vice President, Financial Reporting Vice President, Patient Financial Services Director, Business Services Director, Revenue Management Practice...
    Where Can I Work?
    ... Hospitals Clinics Physician Practices Long-term Care Facilities Nursing Homes Skilled Nursing Facilities Hospice Home Health Veterinary Offices Dental Offices Insurance Organizations Consulting Firms Collection Agencies ...
    About
    ... Journal Finder   The Journal Finder is an online, searchable list of all the journals to which our University has access, both online and print.   Use the Journal Finder if you want to find out what access the library provides to a particular journal, e.g. Spine or American Journal ...
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    Google Scholar
    ... Link your Google Scholar account with the USA Library for links to connect to our library's full text. The video below demonstrates:     We recommend Google Scholar as a full text finding tool, but encourage you to use Search USA or online databases, rather than a search engine, when ...
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    Searching by Topic
    Enter your keywords into a suggested database: PubMed  More information ProQuest More information ERIC More information   More databases
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    Contact Us
    library@usa.edu Or Chat Live with a librarian:   For full information on the library, visit the Library online
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    Citing Sources
    ... Electronic Article (with DOI): APA Format: Author LastName, FirstInitial. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), Page Number(s). doi:# Example: Kelly, P. G., & Smales, R. J. (2004). Long-term cost-effectiveness of single indirect restorations in selec...
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    ProQuest/Gale PowerSearch
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    PEDro
    ... PEDro "PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 22,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the ...
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    OT Seeker
    ... OT Seeker "OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability. These ratings will help you t...
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    Allied Health Evidence
    ... Allied Health Evidence "A search tool that allows you to locate research across 4 databases at once: PEDro, OTseeker, SpeechBITE and PsycBITE.   "These databases provide the citation details, and where possible, the abstract and link to the full text [typically on the publisher's webs...
    Speech BITE
    ... speechBITE "speechBITE™ is a database that provides open access to a catalogue of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy across the scope of Speech Pathology practice. This is an evidence based practice initiative between The University of Sydney and Speech Pathology Australia." ...
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    PubMed
    ... PubMed     A  free, public citation and absract database from the National Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine. "PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to...
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    OT Search
    ... OT Search Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System From the American Occupational Therapy Association, OT Search allows occupational therapists and OT students to search a wide scope of materials specifically in and directly related to the field of occupational therapy....
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    ERIC
    ... ERIC Education Resources Information Center Help "ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provide...
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    Clinical Trials
    ... Clinical Trials "ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone nu...
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    PsycBITE
    ... PsycBITE " PsycBITE is a database that catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain  impairment (ABI). These studies are rated for their methodological quality, evaluating various  as...
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