Curriculum

Core Curriculum

Introduction to UT Health – An introduction to departmental data and metrics
Operations and Patient Flow
Relationship with APP, Nursing, Auxiliary Staff, and Administrators
Billing, Coding, and Revenue Cycle management
Finance and Budgeting
Contracts and Interactions with Insurance Companies
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Compliance
Information Technology
Hospital Leadership
Community Emergency Medicine Leadership
Career Planning
Academic Leadership and Research
Leaders as Educators

Supplemental Curriculum

Healthcare Policy, Legal and Regulatory Issues
ED Crowding and Full Capacity
External Relationships with service Lines and Hospital Governance
Communication Skills and Conflict Management
Negotiations
Alternative Dispositions for ED Patients
Emergency Department Facility Design
Value Based Healthcare Delivery
Population Health and Social Determinants of Health
Staffing Models and Demand-Capacity Matching
Patient Experience
Physician Wellness

Academic Expectations

Completion of ABEM certification
Completion of MBA degree (if selecting the two-year fellowship option)
Completion of one longitudinal administrative project with submission of abstract for presentation or publication
Two didactic presentations per academic year in core ED Admin topic
One presentation per academic year at quality review conference