HCA420 Healthcare Delivery Systems
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: This course will focus on the structure, operations, and outcomes associated with the U.S. Healthcare System. Students will learn to assess the appropriateness of a healthcare entity’s payer mix and expenditures and their impact on the cost of healthcare. Benchmark developments that contributed to the evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System will be addressed, and students will evaluate the impact of existing legislation. Healthcare System.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MHI615 Healthcare Analytic Tools
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: This course explores how health care facilities generate and capture data, with an emphasis on data collection for quality improvement that focuses on the skills of data organization and the evaluation of the process, performance, and relationships included in the health record and other data sources related to health.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
HCA480 Healthcare Administration Externship II
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: The focus of this course is on participating in an externship experience within healthcare organizations. This course will provide linkage between the theoretical concepts gained in the classroom to practical application in the study of healthcare administration. This course will allow students to gain a sound understanding of the industry and the position of leadership within the industry as they experience the working environment.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: All required courses except HCA450 and HCA490
Corequisites: None
HCA320 Healthcare Administration Externship I
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: The focus of this course is on participating in an externship experience within healthcare organizations. This course will provide linkage between the theoretical concepts gained in the classroom to practical application in the study of healthcare administration. This course will allow students to gain a sound understanding of the industry and the position of leadership within the industry as they experience the working environment.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: HCA300, HCA305, HCA310, HCA330
Corequisites: None
HCA310 Healthcare Administration Ethics
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: This course is designed to present an overview of ethical issues that face the healthcare administrator in today's ever-changing world of healthcare. Areas of broad ethical concern will be highlighted, as well as means of relating to others in the healthcare field, community members, families, and patients. The student will be prepared to discriminate between personal ethical decisions and professional ethical decisions.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
HCA490 Healthcare Administration Capstone
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: The focus of this course is for the Healthcare Administration students to synthesize their learning experiences by building a professional portfolio that supports achievement of the program outcomes.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: All required courses except HCA320, HCA450, and HCA480
Corequisites: None
HCA300 Healthcare Administration and Regulation
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: The focus of this course is to present the scope and practice of healthcare administration. This course covers Assigned readings will include the marketing, operations, financial and human resources management as well as effective communication strategies involved in healthcare administration. The scope of the regulatory environment in healthcare administration includes The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the American Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Federal and State Regulations.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
HCA400 Health Information Systems
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: This course is designed to explore the use of information systems in healthcare settings. Students will be introduced to the information systems and their applications in healthcare. Students will learn the history of health information systems, the uses of the electronic medical record, legal and ethical issues pertaining to electronic files, data management and use, information systems life cycle, and current and future healthcare technologies, applications, and security solutions.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
NUR315 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: Through a systems approach, the beginning level nursing student is introduced to theoretical and practical foundations to providing a holistic physical assessment for the child, adult and geriatric client. Information is presented within the continuum ranging from normal and expected findings to those that are abnormal and pathological. Students will have the opportunity to practice their assessment skills within a laboratory setting, applying therapeutic communication techniques.
Credit Hours: 5.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
NUR325 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides a foundation in physical assessment. Students learn how to assess major signs and symptoms of a variety of diseases across body systems. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom and laboratory.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: NUR307
Corequisites: None