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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course presents an overview of the legal and ethical issues faced by health care consumers, practitioners, and administrators. The course will introduce students to the legal aspects of health care at the federal, state, and local levels. Topics covered will include criminal and civil claims against health care providers, corporate and individual liability, and legal and ethical decision-making. Instructor permssion. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course will focus on the components of medical terms and the methods for analysis of word definitions. The empha sis will be on learning to define, pronounce, and spell med ical terms using prefixes, suffixes, roots and combining forms related to the anatomy and physiology of the human body. The course will include an introduction to operative, diagnostic, therpeutic, and sysmptomatic terminology of all body systems. 2.000 Credit Hours 2.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of record keeping practices in the hospital and physician's office. Emphasis is placed in hospital and medical staff organization, patient record content, procedures in filing, numbering and retention of patient records, quantitative analysis, release of patient information, forms control and design, indexes and registers, reimbursements, regulatory and accrediting agencies, and alternate health care delivery systems. Instructor approval. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is devoted to the practical aspects of finance in health care, an examination of current practices in financial management of health care organizations, and managerial application to specific problems facing health care managers. The first part of the course will focus on an overview of health care finance, managerial accounting, and financial analysis. The second part will continue with managerial accounting and fincancial analysis and will concentrate on the various tools used in financial management. Emphasis is placed on unique issues and concerns that result from the regulatory framework of health care organizations. At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to discuss the financial structure, market forces, controls and techniques used in the health care management field, be able to read and analyze financial statements and budgets and have the skill to interpret financial and operating performance. performance. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field. 1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours 1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Internship Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    The Health Administration Internship provides the students the opportunity to gain practical experience and integrate classroom knowledge and theory in an administrative setting within the health care industry. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course consists of an examination of epidemiological concepts and methods of studying the distribution and determinants of morbidity and nortality in human population. The knowledge and skills acquired should enable one to understand and critically review scientific literatur dealing with epidemiology concepts and measures. Instructor permission. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will examine health care decision-making and the functioning of health care markets in the U.S. The course is not designed as a pure economic theory course but instead emphasizes how you can frame and analyze various health issues using the principles of economics. By doing so, you will gain a powerful new perspective that will help you understand the decisions made by individuals and organizations in the face of scarce resources. Instructor permission. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    Quality is an important aspect of health care; indeed, for most people, it is the most important aspect. Quality is defined in the dictionary as "degree of excellence" or cussed. Differentiation between quality assurance and qual "superiority in kind." Quality of care must be part of both the process and outcome of health care whenever possible. The issue is how does the system develop mechanisms to assure such quality? This course serves as an introduction to the process of quality management in health care organizations. Principles of total quality in health care will be discussed. Defferentiation between quality assurance and quality management will also be presented. Instructor permission. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Business College Business Department
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field. 1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours 1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Internship Business College Business Department
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