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3.00 Credits
Provides hands-on experience in working with children. The students will plan and implement a variety of acceptable early childhood techniques. The student will control and manage a group of children, using appropriate guidance and management techniques.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Students will explore the scientific rationale for sanitation and safety practices that are enforced for group protection in institutions and food service facilities. Students will identify causative agents of food-borne illnesses and demonstrate preventive techniques by adhering to sanitation standards. The course emphasizes methods of accidents and fire prevention.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. The course develops an understanding of the importance of asking customers what they want and then managing the organization so as to fulfill these expectations. This course also teaches how to manage an organization in a way that focuses on the customer with a comprehensive study and appreciation of gracious customer service.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This Introduction to Health Care course is a prerequisite to Surgical Technology, Dental Assisting and Practical Nursing. It introduces the student to: the American Health Care system; legal and ethical issues; medical terminology; desirable traits and behaviors of health care workers; a healthy life style; communication skills; anger management; coping and defense mechanisms; HIPPA regulations; basics of disease transmission and body mechanics. A review of basic math and college success strategies are also included.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HSC 2531. This course gives an overview of common diseases and illnesses. It focuses on the anatomy and physiology, common signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment and pharmacology associated with each condition. Information gained in this course will enable students to abstract, analyze and code information from the medical record.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Corequisite: CGS 1100. This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of health information management. It provides an overview of the evolution of health care delivery systems, health-related associations, organizations and agencies in the United States, as well as the history of the health information management profession. The development, content, and management of the hospital medical record will be discussed. Students will be introduced to forms design; filing methods, storage, and retention; coding and classification systems; indexes; health information in reimbursement; health care information; and the impact of technology on health information processes.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisites: HIM 1800 and HIM 2012. This course provides students with supervised, practical experience in an acute care facility health information department. Emphasis is placed on providing opportunities for students to relate classroom theory to the actual functions of a health information department, such as record assembly and analysis; medicolegal procedures; information retention, filing and retrieval; and the use of technology. Students will become familiar with policies and procedures and understand the relationships other hospital departments have with the health information department. This course also enables students to further develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in realistic situations.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HIM 1800 and CGS 1100. This course is designed to assist students with an understanding of the legal principles that govern the health information field. It emphasizes the legal theories underlying lawsuits involving the health care field, medical record content, access to patient records, confidentiality and informed consent, and disclosure of records in legal actions.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HIM 1800. This course presents an overview of the management of health information in sites other than acute care settings, including ambulatory care and specialized treatment facilities. Emphasis is on regulatory issues, documentation, reimbursement and funding modalities, information management, quality improvement, risk management issues, and the roles of health information personnel in each setting.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HIM 1800 and CGS 1100. Corequisite: HIM 2201. The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the various computer health information systems that are encountered in health information departments. Topics for discussion include clinical data repositories (including the various registries), community health information networks, telemedicine, transcription, the computerized patient record, voice recognition technology and optical disc scanning. Use of data sets and databases, data collection methods, and the importance of data quality will be discussed.
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