WGU MBA-HM first impressions and ongoing comments

[dmjacobsen]

Risk Management -- one and done. Submitted at 5am today and meets requirement as of 6pm tonight (one of the fastest graded tasks I've ever gotten back). RM consists of only one task, but that task is actually three tasks in one. Overall, this was a relatively straightforward and simple course, already having exposure to risk management. Had to come up with a list of risks to an organization, along with a business continuity plan and ways to get the organization back up and running after a disruption to business. I focused on the hospital setting, and most of my risks were based on disaster management. I had some non-disaster based risks (theft of patient information, computer/network malware attacks, and reduction of insurance payments), but all of these were still things that I was already familiar with.

Now, on to Service Line Development, which also looks like it will be relatively simple, as it deals with proposals for opening new clinical service areas and political/economic impacts on healthcare. Again, with a lot of exposure to this area, doesn't look like it will be too bad. This is why I love the WGU model. Don't waste a lot of time on what you already know -- just prove that you know it, and move on.