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 Introduction to the contents and design of health records; The health care oversight and regulatory bodies; and discussion of how clinical documentation facilitates the function of the health care delivery system. (Formerly 2750:200)

Prerequisites: 2030:130 and CISS 105. This course covers computations of routine health care institutional statistics, the presentation and interpretation of health care data, and the use of disease and procedural registries. (Formerly 2750:226)

This course examines the nature of medical insurance reimbursement for medical services. Students will be equipped with an understanding of insurance and reimbursement methodologies. (Formerly 2750:328)

This course will acquaint you with concepts and methods needed to plan, forecast, recruit, train, develop, maintain, and evaluate health manpower. It will also provide an understanding of the impact of licensing, regulation, and 2 labor relations activities on health care institutions, with an emphasis on organization effectiveness and productivity. The course will include human resource planning, staffing, job analysis, job descriptions, job evaluation, availability of human resources, recruiting, selection, orientation, training, credentialing, communication, motivation, performance criteria, TQM, performance appraisal, counseling, career development, wage, salary, and benefits administration, OSHA, institutional labor relations, the National Labor Relations Act, collective bargaining, bargaining units, elections, contracts, strikes, Civil Rights Act, Affirmative Action, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Workers Compensation Act, Unemployment Insurance, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family

Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission . This capstone course will discuss and utilize methods used to define, implement, and monitor total quality management in health care. The doctrine of the quality assessment process and risk management will be emphasized. The course will provide an opportunity for the student to gain skills in collecting and analyzing data through a team approach. This course utilizes information that is acquired throughout the program. (Formerly 2750:402)

This course will focus on healthcare planning and marketing. It will include an overview of business analysis and application within the business of health care with a special emphasis on the development, application of plans, and their implementation in a health care institution. This course will also pay special attention to ethical and societal dimensions of marketing as it is applied in health care industries.

Prerequisites: [COMM 211 or ACCT 201], BAHA 227, BAHA 229 and BAHA 328. Integration of principles learned in accounting, coding, and insurance prerequisites into an exploration of financial management in the sector of the economy that is health care. (Formerly 2750:411)

Prerequisite: Permission of department. Field-oriented supervised learning activities outside the college classroom that include a preplanned assessment of the experience, registration during the term the experience is conducted, and post evaluation with the instructor. Departmental approval. (Formerly 2750:450)

Prerequisite: RESP 313. Detailed study of evolving roles for Respiratory Therapists including career opportunities and outlook for roles in alternative settings. (Lecture/Lab). (Formerly 2790:413)

First clinical course preparing future medical assistants in medical laboratory, physical examination, vital signs, EKGs, microbiology, procedural asepsis, suture removal, basic rehabilitation, eye and ear treatments, and basic nutrition. (Formerly 2740:135)

Theory and practice in administrative medical assisting competencies such as legal and ethical concepts, medical front-office responsibilities, and financial administration.

Prerequisite: MEDAS 135. The second medical assisting clinical course covers theory and practice of POL laboratory tests, medication administration, minor office surgery, venipuncture, emergent services, and radiography principles. (Formerly 2740:235)

Prerequisites: Permission of the clinical educator and the program director. The practicum work experience will allow the student to have direct practice experience. This class also prepares students for their national certification exam. The accrediting body requires a minimum of 160 hours. (Formerly 2740:246)

This course for Phlebotomy Technician includes theoretical experience in phlebotomy where the student can gain the knowledge of administrative/clinical procedures. This course also will prepare the student for the national certification exam.

This course for Phlebotomy Technician includes 40 hours of practicum experience in phlebotomy where the student can perform administrative/clinical procedures with actual patients. This course also will prepare the student for the national certification exam.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. This course provides detailed instruction of heart anatomy and physiology. It will discuss medical terminology, cardiac anatomy, ECG basics, introduction to the sonographic assessment and technical interpretation of heart disease, and the cardiac cycle. Additionally, this course discusses evaluation of right and left ventricular function, valve disease, prosthetic valve, diastology and hemodynamics.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. Fundamental principles of ultrasound physics including sound wave generation and propagation in tissue; factors affecting acoustical impedance and reflection. Transducer design, characteristics & construction and principles of Doppler ultrasound will also be covered. Integration of these theories, principles, and their clinical applications will be emphasized.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. Corequisites: RADUS 101 and RADUS 111. This practicum enables the student to learn and obtain images in a clinical setting. It provides an orientation to clinical aspects of medical imaging in a hospital environment for students without significant previous experience in clinical health care. It includes an introduction with emphasis on the basic orientation to a hospital cardiology department, its function, and its basic patient care techniques. Students will assist with routine echo lab procedures in all cardiac sonography studies and apply the skills learned in scanning lab.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. Corequisite: RADUS 101. This course compliments the didactic instruction of AE – 101. Laboratory demonstration and student practice in scanning techniques and protocol related to the various heart structures are included. This course provides an orientation to clinical aspects of medical imaging by scanning each other and other volunteers. Under supervision, the students will become familiar with the imaging equipment controls, transducer positions relative to anatomy, and scanning techniques.

Prerequisites: RADUS 101 and Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. Corequisite: RADUS 211. This course is an extension of AE 101 Adult Echocardiography I, covering in depth pathophysiology of heart disease and the role of ultrasound diagnosis. Introduction of global longitudinal strain, three-dimensional imaging, transesophageal echo, structural heart disease and advanced valve disease.
Course Requirements: Students must earn the minimum grade of 75% to progress to the next semester and continue the program.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. This practicum enables the student to learn and obtain images in a clinical setting. Students will continue to assist with routine echo lab procedures in all cardiac sonography studies and apply the skills learned in scanning lab.

Prerequisites: RADUS 111 and Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. Corequisite: RADUS 201. This course compliments the didactic instruction of AE 201. Laboratory demonstration and student practice in scanning techniques and protocol related to the various heart structures are included. Under supervision, the students will be proficient with the imaging equipment controls, transducer positions relative to anatomy, and scanning techniques. This course will also involve echocardiography image review and preliminary reporting with ongoing question and answers. It is structured to increase in complexity and difficulty and the student progresses.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. This course is an extension of AE 201 Adult Echocardiography II and will be a comprehensive review of material covered throughout the year. New topics such as embryology and congenital pathologies will be introduced, and complex pathophysiology and ultrasound findings.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. This is the last of three consecutive clinical practicum courses in which the student is supervised in a clinical setting. Students will assist with routine echo lab procedures in all cardiac sonography studies. The final goal is to achieve a competency level of an entry-level cardiac sonographer upon completion of the clinical course sequence.