Rand Kerr named Interim Director of the MHA program
MHA Director Steve Walston will be taking a leave of absence for the next 18 months on a humanitarian mission in Africa. Steve has led the program in growth, stature, and flexibility – adding an online professional version to the degree. We will miss Steve dearly, but [...]
The U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement System: A Call for Change
For centuries, the healthcare reimbursement system in the U.S. has been run on a fee-for-service basis, in which providers are paid for the services they deliver. But in recent years, this model has been evolving, with many healthcare professionals calling for a move toward a more value-based [...]
How the pandemic and telehealth are changing the waiting room
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically expedited the growth of telehealth services. While the online service was already being used before the lockdown, patients were hesitant to adopt this practice due to unfamiliarity with the process. However, as the pandemic has forced telehealth to become the new standard of [...]
Case Competitions
Students from the MHA program will be attending two virtual case competitions within the next few months. These competitions will be an opportunity to put what they learned in the classroom into a real-life case. Ohio State University First-Year Healthcare Competition The Ohio State University First-Year Healthcare [...]
Introducing Kayla Smartz, our new Admissions Coordinator
The Master of Healthcare Administration program is pleased to announce that Kayla Smartz has joined our team as the admissions coordinator. Kayla joined the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah in March 2020 as the Admissions Coordinator for the MHA program. Kayla will [...]
MHA Mentor and Mentee Q&A Session
We asked Janelle Robinson, University Neuropsychiatric Institute Senior Director of Clinical Operations, and Chad Naylor, MHA student, to weigh in on their experiences of being a preceptor and intern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Janelle, how did your experience being a preceptor this year differ from your experiences in [...]