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4.00 Credits
GHS 417.CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR GENETIC COUNSELING ASSISTANT The didactic portion of this course provides in-depth study of genomics and the implications for health care professionals, including ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic technological advances. The practicum portion of the course introduces students to the genetic clinical setting. At each site, students observe cases one day per week on a rotating schedule under the supervision of genetic counselors or other medical staff. This is an opportunity for students to familiarize themselves with different components of the genetic counseling session, observe different counseling styles, and compare and contrast how different clinical sites operate. Additional skill acquisition may occur at the discretion of the clinical supervisors. Four credit hours (3,1)
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2.00 Credits
GHS 499.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GENETIC COUNSELING ASSISTANTS This course is designed to help students with professional development, career structuring, and advanced preparation to provide administrative support to genetic counselors. This includes requesting and sending medical records, packaging samples with appropriate consents for transport to genetic laboratories, submitting appropriate information to insurance companies for visit and lab pre-authorizations as needed, completing post-visit tasks including sending referrals, returning patient calls regarding status of testing and any general questions/requests, contacting laboratories regarding testing, and communicating with patients and families regarding normal testing results. Two credit hours
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the U.S. health care industry focusing on the systems, the economics of health care delivery, and the political forces that impact the system. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Three semester hours.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Examination of current topics, issues, and trends in the health care industry. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. One to three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the foundational concepts of health care finance that affect the management of health care and health related organizations. Prerequisite: C or better in HCMT 201 and an institutional GPA of 2.5 or better. Co-requisite: C or better in FINA 301. For business majors additional prerequisites include completion of 45 credit hours and completion of ACCT 201, and ECON 101 or ECON 201 or ECON 202 with a C or better. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
FINA 301) and( HCMT 201 and( ACCT 201 and( ECON 101 or ECON 201 or ECON 202
Corequisite:
FINA 301)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of public health structure, policy, and public health practice. In contrast to clinical medicine, public health focuses on populations and strategies that can be used to promote health and prevent disease. The course will use problem-based and student-directed learning through lectures and small group discussions to highlight the roles of theory and practice in public health, and teach strategies that can be used to improve the health of entire populations. This course contributes to the student's professional development and provides them with knowledge of public health systems and practices at the local, national and global levels. Prerequisites: HCMT 201 and institutional GPA of 2.5 of better. Three Semester Hours.
Prerequisite:
HCMT 201
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This elective course allows for the study of various health care management topics which are not a part of the regular course offerings. This course may be repeated for additional credit as the topic changes. To repeat the course in order to improve a grade, the topic, the course number, and the semester hours must be the same. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. For business majors using this course as a selective, additional prerequisites include completion of 45 semester hours, institutional GPA of 2.5 or better, completion of ACCT 201, MATH 211 or BA 225, ECON 101 or ECON 201 or ECON 202 and ENGL 275 with a "C" or better. One to six semester hours.
Prerequisite:
( ACCT 201 and( BA 225 or MATH 211 and( ECON 101 or ECON 201 or ECON 202 and( ENGL 275
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of various settings for long-term care including nursing homes, senior housing options, adult day care, home health care, assisted living, and hospice. Students are introduced to ethical and quality care issues, reimbursement for services, and the role of technology, marketing and leadership responsibilities. Prerequisites: HCMT 201, HCMT 301, and HCMT 311 and an institutional GPA of 2.5 or better. Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
( HCMT 201 and( HCMT 301 and( HCMT 311
Corequisite:
( HCMT 301
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with knowledge of issues specific to health care systems such as organizational structure, governance, strategic planning, community needs assessments, marketing, and health information technology applications. Prerequisites: C or better in HCMT 311 and an institutional GPA of 2.5 or better. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
( HCMT 311
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3.00 Credits
An examination of those systems that measure and maintain quality in organizations is conducted. This course examines the basic principles and techniques of quality management, as well as methods of measuring, assessing, and improving products and services such as the Deming and Donabedian aproaches, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Total Quality Management. The quality movement in the United States and the adoption of the principles that have improved other industries by health care organizations will also be examined. This course will provide an overview of the current quality of care in the health care industry and other industries in the United States and other nations, including common challenges. Additionally there is an introduction to the science of improvement, with the theories and tools commonly used to change systems. Prerequisites: C or better in HCMT 201 and an institutional GPA of 2.5 or better. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
HCMT 201
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