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5.00 Credits
Develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENG 191, emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods emphasizes the student's ability to read literature and literary criticism analytically and meaningfully and to communicate that information clearly. Students analyze, critically interpret, and evaluate the form and content of a range of literary texts and practice various strategies of writing. Topics include reading and analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama advanced research methods and writing about literature. Prerequisite: ENG 191 with a grade of "C" or higher
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5.00 Credits
Emphasizes practical knowledge of technical communications techniques, procedures, and reporting formats used in industry and business. Topics include reference use and research, device and process description, formal technical report writing, business correspondence, and oral technical report presentation. Prerequisite: ENG 191 with a grade of "C" or higher
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5.00 Credits
Provides instruction in European 32mm design and construction. Topics include tool and equipment safety, design and layout, machining operations, construction, and hardware installation. Prerequisite/Corequisite: CAB 116
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5.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to financial markets, institutions, and management in contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the financial markets in which funds are traded, the financial institutions participating in facilitating the trade of such funds, and the financial principles and concepts behind sound financial management. Topics include the financial systems of the United States, business finance management, financing of other sectors of the economy, and the time value of money. Prerequisite: Program admission
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5.00 Credits
A course dealing with the problems of management of the small working unit (division, department, section, etc.) within a larger healthcare agency. Included items will be unit goals, identification of problems, staffing needs, monitoring of work progress, unit communication and interpersonal relations within the unit. Further study will include principles of authority/responsibility, delegation and effective communication, organization charts, job descriptions, policies and procedures, employee motivation, discipline and performance evaluation in Health Information Management. Prerequisites: HIT Program Manager approval.
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5.00 Credits
This course focuses on orienting the student to the health information profession. Students will also be introduced to primary and secondary records systems, context and structure of healthcare data and data sets of patient data elements structure of healthcare in the United States and an outline of its providers structure and function of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) accrediting, licensing, certifying, and government participation in healthcare documentation of medical information throughout the patient's course of treatment in the healthcare facility. Prerequisites: Provisional admission and HIT Program Manager approval.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the study of legal principles related to patient care, medical records and health information. Also addressed are legal terminology and procedures, court systems and liability of healthcare providers. Importance of the medical record as a legal document and the effect of confidentiality on the release of information function record retention and destruction of records are studied current legal issues, ethics and laws are discussed. Prerequisites: Provisional admission and HIT Program Manager approval.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine various technologies used for the collection and management of clinical data. Topics include numbering, filing, patient registration, master patient index, monitoring chart completion, tracking chart location, and correspondence organization requirements, and contents of disease registries data abstracting and retrieval techniques, and management of medical transcription services. The methods range from paper to computerbased systems, including optical disk and voice recognition. Prerequisite: AHS 109 and HIT Program Manager approval.
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5.00 Credits
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the basic structures and operations of the United States healthcare industry. The course focuses on the conceptual basis for the system its historical origins the structures of ambulatory care, inpatient care and other important services structures and the impact these structures have on the cost and quality of healthcare. Students will analyze the organizational structure of healthcare facilities including professional and medical staff, administration and the governing board. Consideration for healthcare regulatory agencies will be examined throughout this course. Prerequisites: HIT 191, HIT 192, HIT 193
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3.00 Credits
Topics include hardware and software components of computers for medical record applications database software and information management specialized information management systems in healthcare methods of controlling confidentiality and patient rights accuracy and security of health information data in computer systems as well as future directions of information technology in healthcare. Prerequisites: SCT100, HIT 191, HIT 192, HIT 193
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