Through classes focusing on medical terminology, management principles, and reimbursement methodologies, your learners will build the foundational skills to be effective leaders in your practice or hospital. Workers will then apply what they learned to real-world situations in a 160-hour practicum.
Associate Degree
Accredited
Estimated completion time per semester:
The estimated completion times per semester are based on completion times for consumer learners enrolled in this program from November 2020 - October 2021, excluding withdrawals. Enterprise Solution rates may be higher but are highly dependent upon implementation choices.
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In this course, your learners will develop the necessary skills to ensure their success in the program. They'll learn how they can improve their study skills, so they're able to use a number of tools that will help them to be successful. This course will also introduce them to healthcare, the healthcare industry in the United States, and the roles that healthcare workers play in that industry.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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Information literacy is a fundamental skill of writing and recording research. In this course, your learners will learn what it means to formulate correct and effective research questions. They'll also learn how to go about conducting and refining that research for any given project.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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Microsoft Office 2016 allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach your learners how to use three popular tools from the MS Office Suite— MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. In this course, they'll learn how to use MS Word 2016 to create and edit text documents, insert figures and tables, and format pages for a variety of uses. They'll then learn how to use MS Excel to organize and format data, including charts, formulas, and more complex tables. Next, they'll learn how to use MS PowerPoint to create and deliver slide shows. Finally, they'll complete a computer applications graded project, which will test the skills acquired in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course teaches the skills and techniques of effectively developing, drafting, and revising college-level essays toward a specific purpose and audience: active reading, prewriting strategies, sentence and paragraph structure, thesis statements, varied patterns of development (such as illustration, comparison and contrast, and classification), critical reading toward revision of structure and organization, editing for standard written conventions, and use and documentation of outside sources. Your learners submit two prewriting assignments and three essays (process analysis, comparison and contrast, and argumentation).
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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In this course, your learners will learn how law affects healthcare practitioners, the origin of law that affects medical professionals, the basics of the process of litigation and its alternatives, the common-law basis for the confidentiality of healthcare information, and the laws regulating healthcare information collected and maintained by government agencies.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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Your learners are taking this course because they're most likely interested in pursuing a health and science career, which entails proficiency in communicating with healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, or dentists.
As aspiring members of a healthcare team, accurate understanding, pronunciation, and spelling of frequently used medical terms are imperative. The textbook titled Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 8th Edition, by Peggy C. Leonard will provide basic knowledge and understanding of medical terminologies. Competence in using medical language doesn’t happen instantaneously. A strong medical vocabulary is a product of excellent time management skills and fervent commitment to learning the terminology.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course will provide a foundation in basic mathematical operations. You'll learn about percentages, discounts, interest, present worth, sinking funds, installment buying, pricing, depreciation, investments, insurance, the use of symbols and their applications, equations and formulas, and the importance of statistics.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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In this course, your learners will develop more effective personal communication skills to increase their chances for professional success. They'll identify the basic tenets of interpersonal communication, including diction, gesture, tone and facial expression, and practice methods for improving your skills in each area. They'll also improve their listening skills. The course also reviews the standards for professional communication, including making introductions, interviewing, and dressing professionally.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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In this course, you’ll learn the basics of being a good manager, what it takes to be an effective leader, and why the two aren’t the same. You’ll learn how to keep morale high as well as how to increase productivity. You’ll also learn how decisions made by managers impact the department and, quite possibly, the entire healthcare organization.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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The anatomy and physiology of the human body is presented as an integrated science. Each major body system is described and analyzed to illustrate normal function as well as pathology. Topics include basic biochemical elements, skin, bone, muscles, the nervous system, the senses, and the endocrine system.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course will build on the knowledge your learners gained in completing Anatomy and Physiology 1. After completing this course successfully, they'll have a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology. This course is intended to accompany the textbook, Anatomy & Physiology for Health Professions, An Interactive Journey, Third Edition. Don’t rely solely on this course. It’s important to read the textbook. The course emphasizes critical information and explains difficult concepts in the assigned material.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course meets the needs of your learners who need to understand accounting language but aren’t planning on becoming accountants. Your learners will learn what accounting information is, what it means, and how it’s used. Topics covered include financial statements, return on investment, bookkeeping process, cost accounting, and report systems.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
*Your learners will chose one out of the following Art & Humanities Elective options
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Art Appreciation
In this course, your learners will gain an understanding of artistic media, historical periods and artistic movements, the roles of the artist and the viewer, and the principles of art criticism.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
Music Appreciation
In this course, your learners will understand how to appreciate music and learn about the roles of the composer and the listener, the principles of music theory and instrumentation, musically significant historical periods, and varying styles of music.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
Introduction to Literature
This course will allow your learners to develop their critical thinking skills and broaden your knowledge of the main genres of literature—fiction, poetry, and drama.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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Welcome to your Human Resources Management course, which is designed to introduce you to the field. Your textbook's learning objectives, found at the outset of each chapter, are meant to introduce you to basic concepts, theories, and perspectives related to effective human resource management. Further, your text includes a wealth of case studies and features that will help you understand practical problems and applications of human resource management principles. If you're seriously thinking about a career in human resource management, you should take advantage of these extra features, even when they aren't assigned.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course is designed to introduce the health information technology student to principals of clinical quality management and performance improvement in the healthcare industry. Focus is on standards and implementation of quality programs and principals and concepts of performance improvement. The course also covers additional areas such as utilization management, risk management, and tools and techniques used in performance improvement and quality management.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course is designed to help you understand the reimbursement process and the various methodologies involved. You’ll be introduced to billing cycles and how health information technology is used in medical offices, and learn about basic accounting transaction terminology and apply this information to enter patient charges and payments.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
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This course begins with an overview of coding concepts, terms, and procedures. You’ll start by exploring the history of the ICD-10 coding system. You’ll code diagnoses in the ICD-10-CM and use the chapter specific coding guidelines to code diseases and conditions with specific and unique rules. You’ll then practice coding procedures in the ICD-10- PCS, and in the basics of coding with ICD-10.
You’ll also concentrate on procedures and their associated systems. You’ll learn about general coding guidelines for outpatient procedures and physician office coding using CPT, HCPCS Level I, and HCPCS Level II procedure coding.
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This course is designed to introduce your learners to major reimbursement systems in the United States. The focus is on prospective payment system, third-party payers, and billing and insurance procedures. The course also covers additional information including prepaid health plans, fee-for-service methodologies, chargemasters, fee schedules, and managed care.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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In this course, your learners will learn supervisory leadership perspectives and practices as well as the knowledge and skills needed to apply them in contemporary organizations. The course provides perspective on the challenges of guiding and leading a workforce in today’s complex society.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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Presents the management and supervisory functions and skills of a health information management department. Focus is on fundamentals of management, basic management functions, principals of supervision, and supervision of specific health information management functions. The course also covers organizational structure, human resources management, staff development, and management budgeting and finance functions.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course is designed to introduce the health information technology student to the calculation, compilation, analysis, and presentation of healthcare statistics. Focus is on basic descriptive and inferential statistics and the concepts of data validity and reliability. The course also covers data collection methods, interpretation of data, calculation of statistical formulas, and uniform reporting requirements.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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This course covers biology and behavior, consciousness, memory, thought and language, intelligence, personality and gender, stress, and community influences.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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A comprehensive overview designed to prepare the Health Care Management student to perform functions and demonstrate competencies related to health care management services in a variety of settings. Your learners will be tested on health care management knowledge, perform project and research work, practice skills, and gain workplace experience in a variety of settings under the supervision of an externship site supervisor.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to do the following:
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