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NHS6008: Economics and Decision Making in Healthcare

A complete guide to Capella's NHS6008. Students develop and apply healthcare economics concepts, examining the political, legal, regulatory, and demographic implications of business decisions, cost-effective problem solving, and market research in healthcare.

Graduate4 CreditsPrereq: MHA5001 or NURS6201 or NHS5004

NHS6008 bridges economics and healthcare decision making — developing the economic literacy that health sciences and nursing leaders need to understand how political, legal, regulatory, organizational, and demographic factors shape healthcare business decisions, and how to apply cost-effective, population-based approaches to operational planning.

Healthcare economics for practitioners

Core topics

  • Healthcare economics concepts: Developing and applying foundational concepts in healthcare economics
  • Business decision implications: Examining political, legal, regulatory, organizational, and demographic implications of healthcare business decisions
  • Cost-effective problem solving: Applying cost-effective approaches to healthcare problem solving and operational planning
  • Population-based perspectives and market research: Using population-based thinking and market research to inform healthcare decisions

NHS6008 assignments include economic analyses and cost-effectiveness evaluations

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Why does NHS6008 serve both MHA and nursing students?

Healthcare economics and business decision making are relevant across every health sciences discipline — nursing leaders make staffing and resource allocation decisions with economic consequences, and health administrators make policy and operational decisions that require economic analysis. NHS6008 uses a shared foundation (economic concepts, regulatory implications, cost-effectiveness) while the prerequisite structure ensures each student enters with the appropriate background: MHA students through MHA5001, nursing students through NURS6201 or NHS5004. The course content applies equally regardless of the student's specialization because the economic forces shaping healthcare don't respect disciplinary boundaries.