BUSI 523 is the health care finance course in Liberty's MS in Healthcare Administration. Its written work is two long forums (thread one week, replies the next), a 5-page essay on the Affordable Care Act, a budget project and an 800-word faith integration essay on biblical principles in health care finance.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 523 Financial Analysis and Decision Making in Healthcare, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI523.
What BUSI 523 covers
The catalog description: Focused on financial analysis and decision making in healthcare, this course will provide exposure to the design and operation of healthcare financial and reimbursement systems. Examines the current system of financing healthcare and the factors affecting it. Students will examine topics related to the revenue cycle, disbursement, budgeting/forecasting, internal control, financial reporting, and contract management aspects of the healthcare organization.
The course covers financial analysis and decision-making in health care: the design and operation of financial and reimbursement systems, the current system of financing care and the factors affecting it, the revenue cycle, disbursement, budgeting and forecasting, internal control, financial reporting and contract management. The text is Harrington, Health Care Finance and the Mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement.
Eight chapter assessments in Navigate 2 (essay-type questions, 240 points) and eight reading quizzes (160) are publisher work with no guide here. The budget project's specific budgets and requirements are posted in the course, not in the published guide.
Textbook named in the published guide: Harrington, Health Care Finance and the Mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement (2016). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 523 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Thread at least 600 words; replies at least 450 words |
| 4 | Affordable Care Essay | 150 | 5 pages |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Thread at least 600 words; replies at least 450 words |
| 7 | Budget Project | 150 | Not set in the published guide; see the course instructions |
| 8 | Faith Integration Essay | 100 | 800 words |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 600-word thread in Week 1 and two 450-word replies in Week 2, each with 2 references and a biblical integration. How to write BUSI 523 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 4: Affordable Care Essay
A 5-page research-based paper on the Affordable Care Act's implications for the health care industry, including repeal efforts and current news, with at least 5 references beyond the textbook and the Bible. How to write BUSI 523 Week 4 Affordable Care Essay.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 600-word thread in Week 5 and two 450-word replies in Week 6, each with 2 references and a biblical integration. How to write BUSI 523 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 7: Budget Project
Create the budgets set out in the course instructions, with the requirements posted there. How to write BUSI 523 Week 7 Budget Project.
Week 8: Faith Integration Essay
An 800-word essay on integrating biblical principles in health care from a financial perspective, with at least 3 references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write BUSI 523 Week 8 Faith Integration Essay.
How BUSI 523 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The two forums are 100 each (50 for the thread, 50 for the replies). The Affordable Care essay and the budget project are 150 each, the faith integration essay 100, the Navigate assessments 240, the reading quizzes 160 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Affordable Care Essay | 150 |
| Budget Project | 150 |
| Faith Integration Essay | 100 |
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 200 |
| Assessments (8) | 240 |
| Reading Quizzes (8) | 160 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Module/Week 1 begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Module/Weeks 2-8 will begin on Saturday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and end on Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
How to approach BUSI 523
Note the week clock: Week 1 runs Monday to Friday, and Weeks 2 to 8 run Saturday to Friday.
The ACA essay must cover the debate over repealing the Act and current developments in the news, so collect recent news and policy analysis from Week 1.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 523 Affordable Care essay?
A 5-page research-based paper in current APA on the Affordable Care Act and its implications for the health care industry, including implications of efforts to repeal it and current developments in the news, with at least 5 references in addition to the textbook and the Bible.
How long is the BUSI 523 faith integration essay?
800 words in current APA on integrating biblical principles in health care from a financial perspective, with at least 3 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
Working through BUSI 523 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.