Allied Health Care Administration (BAHA)

Medical Terminology includes the study of medical prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, and with an emphasis on pronunciation, spelling, and abbreviations. Medical Terminology related to the body systems will be emphasized. The purpose of the course is to equip the student with a basic understanding of the tools needed to learn medical terminology as it relates to the body systems with an emphasis on spelling and pronunciation. (Formerly 2750:120)

This course studies human disease and the disease process including treatments, causes, incidence, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis. (Formerly 2750:121)

Theory and practice in recognition and response to emergencies by the medical professional including but not limited to: breathing difficulty, cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, bleeding, wound care, musculoskeletal injuries, burns. poisonings, heat and cold exposure, and diabetic care. (Formerly 2750:122)

 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)

This course is designed to introduce students to both healthcare analytics and the use of Microsoft Excel. Healthcare analytics can be used to provide actionable insights that aid providers, hospitals, and government agencies can use in making decisions about patient care and operations. The goal of healthcare analytics is to improve patient outcomes and provide value to provider organizations.

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)

Prerequisite: BAHA 120. Class focuses on converting the procedural language into industry standard character strings for purposes of reimbursement CPT and HCPCS codes; learning how to convert procedural statements into CPT and HCPCS codes; learning how to apply carrier rules for reimbursement. (Formerly 2750:227)

Prerequisite: BAHA 120. This class focuses on converting the diagnostic language into industry standard character strings ICD-10-CM for purposes of reporting, research, and reimbursement. (Formerly 2750:229)

This course is an introduction to pharmacology, organized and presented by therapeutic classification. Topics will include pharmacokinetics, factors which influence drug actions, routes or administration, and adverse effects. (Formerly 2750:230)

Discussion of clinical systems including history of EHR and EMR, the theories behind systems, implementation, evaluation pathways, 'Meaningful Use' and the architecture in different settings. (Formerly 2750:302)

Prerequisites: BAHA 227 and BAHA 229. Through case studies, the class is intended to prepare the student for either the AAPC CPC or the AHIMA CCS-P certification exam. (Formerly 2750:303)

This course focuses on the circumstances unique to the health care industry management as manifested by patient privacy, outsourcing, and telecommunications. (Formerly 2750:304)

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)

Prerequisites: BAHA:227 and BAHA:229. An advanced coding course that builds on the CPT and HCPCS codes sets and the ICD-10-CM code set and introduces a series of detailed management topics related to coding. (Formerly 2750:331)

Study of legal principles related to patient care and patient records. (Formerly 2750:336)

Prerequisites: BAHA 227, BAHA 229, BAHA 303, and BAHA 331. The coding practicum course provides professional experience in an approved site under the direction of a coding or HIM faculty member and an onsite coordinator. (Formerly 2750:350)

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

This senior level course focuses on the management of HIM through case studies and textbook work. (Formerly 2750:401)

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 health care 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: ENGL 222 and STAT 260. Through review of research, HIM students in this class will learn how to support clinicians' data needs while research is conducted. (Formerly 2750:410)

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)

Prerequisites: BAHA 200, BAHA 302, BAHA 303, BAHA 304, BAHA 331, BAHA 336, BAHA 402, and BAHA 411. Concepts of HIM are integrated and applied through the analysis of case studies and the completion of a capstone project. (Formerly 2750:412)

Prerequisites: BAHA 200, BAHA 226, BAHA 302, BAHA 303, BAHA 304, BAHA 331, BAHA 336, BAHA 402, and BAHA 411. This course prepares senior HIM students for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) national certification examination. (Formerly 2750:420)

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)