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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the organization of the U.S. health care system. It will introduce the student to health care management and examine forces that affect healthcare delivery in the United States. The medical care system will be explored from a historical perspective. It will address the current major problems existing in healthcare delivery. Alternative resolutions for future implementation in the healthcare setting will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the field and the management of contemporary medical practices and examines strategies for a changing environment. It will introduce the student to historical overview of ambulatory care in the U.S, organizational environment analysis, principles of financial, information systems and human resource management. It will address marketing, strategic management of group practices, and the implications of managed care and integrated delivery systems. The course presents these topics from a managerial perspective.
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3.00 Credits
This internship is taken in the last semester of the Health Care Management program. It is designed to provide practical work experience in the healthcare community. This internship requires the student to perform healthcare management work directly related to the health care area.
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to teach the most common roots, prefixes, and suffixes in medical terminology. Emphasis is laced on definition, medical abbreviations, spelling pronunciation, use of the medical dictionary and vocabulary building.
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3.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to perform administrative functions using the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Students learn how to input patient information, schedule appointments, and maintain the EHR. Topics covered include the Medical Assisting Profession, Health Care Settings, History of Medicine, Coping Skills, Therapeutic Communication Skills, Legal and Ethical Considerations, Emergency Procedures, Facility Environment, Electronic Health Record (EHR), and the Patient Chart.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the conditions and diseases of the various organ systems, including etiology,signs and symptoms, and methods of diagnosis and treatment. Emphasis on pharmacology concepts for the drugs used in the management of common conditions and diseases.
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3.00 Credits
This course prepares the medical office assistant to perform financial reimbursement functions using proper health insurance claim forms and billing guidelines for various third party payers such as: Medicare, governmental plans, commercial carriers, workers' compensation, etc. Focus is also placed on understanding Managed Care. Students learn billing for both physician and hospital claims. Students will be introduced to basic coding techniques. Emphasis is placed on the uses of coded data and health information in reimbursement and payment systems appropriate to all health care settings and managed care.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the contents, use and structure of the health record, including data and data sets. It explains how these components relate to primary and secondary record systems and gives an overview of the legal and ethical issues applicable to health information. Students are introduced to the organization, financing and delivery of health care services and the organization and activities of hospitals, nursing homes, mental health and ambulatory care centers, home health agencies, and hospices.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of HIM 133 Medical Office Procedures. It continues to prepare the student to perform administrative healthcare functions. Students will use practice management software. Students will learn to input patient information and perform a variety of billing functions. Topics covered include Administrative Procedures, Telephone Techniques, Patient Scheduling, Medical Records Management, Written Communication, Managing Finances, Office Management, Human Resource Management, Employment Strategies, and Computerized Practice Management Software.
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3.00 Credits
Transcriptions from transcribing machines covering histories, physicals, operative procedures, autopsies, lab reports and letters from specialists. X-ray reports, manuscripts for doctors' publications and other materials are included.
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