The global healthcare industry is experiencing fundamental transformation as it moves from a volume-based business to a value-based business. With increasing demands from consumers for enhanced healthcare quality and increased value, healthcare providers and payers are under pressure to deliver better outcomes. At the same time, cost dynamics of healthcare are changing, driven by people living longer, the pervasiveness of chronic illnesses, infectious diseases, and defensive medical practices. In short, healthcare delivery is increasing in complexity and competitiveness.
The purpose of the Center for the Business of Healthcare is to serve as a catalyst for harnessing the cross-disciplinary intellectual resources at the University of Oklahoma to improve the efficient and effective delivery of healthcare and serve the greater good of Oklahoma and the nation.
We offer specialized courses in healthcare supply chain management, marketing and administration, competitive and economic environment of healthcare, ethical & regulatory issues, and a hands-on learning experience with ‘applied project’ which is developing into consulting experience.
A Healthcare Business student graduates with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Advanced degrees include Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy.
Healthcare Business Student Organization:
https://ou.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/healthcarebusinessclub
The Healthcare Minor benefits Price College and the healthcare disciplines through an interdisciplinary arrangement that augments traditional healthcare education, while providing added value to the Price College of Business undergraduate student.
Specifically, the minor offers additional perspective and credentials that supplements the student’s business degree, making them desirable recruits and better prepared employees for hospitals, clinics, and related healthcare organizations.
Students receive a preliminary look into the healthcare sector that will assist them in determining whether they should pursue more formal training at the graduate level in one of the allied health professions in addition to making them more attractive applicants to those programs.
The new MBA Healthcare Administration certificate is a collaboration between the Price College of Business and OU’s College of Public Health. Both colleges recognize the importance of strategically combining business and healthcare education as we proceed further into the 21st century. Courses will be taught by Masters of Healthcare (MHA) faculty.
Topics covered include theories and principles of healthcare administration, present and historical practices, healthcare operations, financing and governance of healthcare, effects of technology on healthcare, healthcare legislation, and challenges facing healthcare today.
The purpose of Price College is to “Ensure the enduring global competitiveness of Oklahoma and the nation.” In keeping with this objective, CBH will promote the study of all aspects of the business of healthcare.
The following are some published research from the Price College faculty on the business of healthcare.
Assistant Director
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Email: rondavidson@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 7C
Phone: (405) 325-3561
COO, Lynn Institute
3555 NW 58th St. Ste 800 Oklahoma City, OK
cblanco@lhsi.net
BA Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 1990
Vice President Finance, Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2831 E President George Bush Hwy Richardson, TX
amybodwell@mhd.com
BBA Accounting, University of Oklahoma, 1999; MA Accounting, University of Oklahoma, 2000
Partner/CPA, Eide Baily LLP
621 N. Robinson Ave., Oklahoma City, OK
tbernier@eidebaily.com
BAcy Accounting and BBA Management, University of North Dakota, 2004
Former CEO, CareView Communications
4405 Dade Dr. Flower Mound, TX
ihiltd@gmail.com
BS Accounting, Bryant University, 1973
Senior Consultant, INTEGRIS Health
6715 Avondale Dr. Nichols Hills, OK
Stanley.Hupfeld@integrisok.com
BA History & English, University of Texas, 1966; MS Healthcare Administration, 1972
Executive Chairman, LHP Hospital Group, Inc
6415 Bandera Avenue Apt. 2F Dallas, TX
dan.moen20@gmail.com
BS Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1974; MPH Health Administration, University of Oklahoma 1975; MBA, Southern Methodist University, 1977
336 NW 40th St., Oklahoma City, OK
Paula_Root@hcsc.net
BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1983, Doctor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma, 1987, Master of Public Health, University of Oklahoma, 1990, MBA, University of Oklahoma, 2002
CEO, Solara Surgical Partners
700 Fegans Path Colleyville, TX
kenross@gmail.com
BBA Finance, University of Oklahoma, 1973; MBA, University of Oklahoma, 1977; MHA Healthcare Administration, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1993
Executive Chairman, CyMedica Orthopedics
10040 E Happy Valley Rd. Unit 7 Scottsdale, AZ
ronyagoda@aol.com
BA History, University of Oklahoma, 1967
