The Health Care Management Undergraduate Certificate program is comprised of 5 courses of 3 credit hours each. Each course contains a printed or online study guide with course overview, lecture notes, practice exercises, computer-scored multiple choice tests and hand-graded assignments. To complete the program, students must take 1 required course and 4 electives.
H01 - Medical Office Management I
An overview of medical office topics, including typical happenings in a medical office; an introduction to medical terminology, insurance, and coding; and safety issues, communications issues, and records management.
H02 - Medical Office Management II
A continuation of Medical Office Management I, this course provides a first look at anatomy, building a patient's record, patient examinations, laboratory procedures, medications, and responding to medical emergencies.
H04 - Anatomy and Physiology I
This course builds on previously acquired knowledge about the human body to provide students with a clear understanding of how each system works and how the systems work together. As a foundation, the student is introduced to the chemistry of the human body, an analysis of the structure and function of cells, tissues, and membranes, and a description of how disease affects systems of the body. The integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems are explored in detail.
H05 - Anatomy and Physiology II
A continuation of Anatomy and Physiology I, this course explores in detail the senses, blood, and heart, along with the endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Topics such as immunity, nutrition, metabolism, development, and inheritance of medical characteristics are also covered.
H06 - Health Records Management
This course introduces most of the records used in a medical office. Students will see examples of these records, study their contents, and learn how these records are used, shared, and stored by the medical office. Students will also learn about the relationships among these records and medical care, legal, and insurance or billing concerns.
H07 - Medical Coding I
An introduction to the claim forms and billing concepts that depend upon the proper coding of each diagnosis and medical procedure. Topics will include descriptions of the most common insurance plans and health care programs, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare/Champus, and Worker's Compensation.
H08 - Medical Coding II
A continuation of Medical Coding I, this course provides a focus on coding from source documents. Students will broaden their knowledge of specific coding issues and improve their coding skills. ICD, CPT, and specialty coding topics are covered in this course, along with instruction on how to avoid or prevail in the audit and appeals process.
