Healthcare Administration (HCA)

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1 Program Description The Peirce College Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration degree program will prepare students for employment in administrative and managerial positions in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, health insurance companies, health marketing firms, non-profit communityrelated organizations and associations, government agencies (local, state, and federal), law firms focused on healthcare issues, and other healthcare regulatory bodies. In addition, the program will prepare each student to successfully demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of external influences on ethics for healthcare management including risk management, facility planning, healthcare privacy and security, basic coding and auditing, and data management through credentialing methods from various organizations such as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Program Goals Graduates of the Healthcare Administration program will be able to: 1. Develop, plan, and manage healthcare operations and services within healthcare facilities and systems. 2. Apply theory and methodology of sound business, human resources, and financial management. 3. Utilize principles of healthcare marketing and communication in a variety of settings. 4. Adapt to new policies and procedures to be in compliance with health-related laws, regulations, and applications pertinent to specific types of healthcare services. 5. Synthesize a complex healthcare administration problem into a coherent written statement and oral presentation as well as use technology to promote conclusions. 6. Understand and be able to use team building, collaborative behaviors, and project management in the accomplishment of group tasks. 7. Select and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative tools and methodologies to make reasoned recommendations. 8. Recognize and analyze problems that occur in the healthcare field. 9. Choose and defend resolutions for practical situations that occur in the healthcare field. 10. Recognize ethical issues and apply sound ethical principles in economic competition, managing healthcare organizations, and in the use of healthcare resources. 11. Achieve employment in their chosen field. 12. Analyze contemporary healthcare policy issues and challenges for application in various healthcare settings. 13. Apply sound quality management principles to healthcare administration. 47

2 Virtual Lab Tech Requirements Virtual Lab system requirements for individual users PCs (subject to change). All of the Virtual Lap Applications are hosted and maintained by the Virtual Lab and/or its vendors. Software: In the Health Information Technology program, Peirce College will prepare the student to handle the dynamic healthcare environment as it is influenced. by many internal and external forces. Students in. the Health Information Technology program will be able to: Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.0 or higher (a free plug-in for viewing.pdf files) Macromedia Flash Player (a free plug-in for viewing Macromedia Flash movies) Java Runtime (a free plug-in for viewing downloaded applets) Windows media player (installed by default on PCs but some places have them disabled) Citrix 10.1 (Citrix-Presentation Server Client Package to be used for Cerner EHR) Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Only Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista are supported (Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System has not been officially certified for the Virtual Lab. However in limited testing Windows 7 has performed well in the Virtual Lab) Mac OSX is not supported. Broadband High Speed Internet Access: Cable. or DSL Internet Explorer 7: (You can use Firefox 3.0 but it requires special add on s. Your IT staff can contact us for Firefox configuration) Internet Explorer 8 works under compatibility mode but not officially supported by Vlab until further notice ActiveX enabled Hardware: 1Ghz Intel or AMD processor (minimum) 1 GB of RAM (minimum) The Lab is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. Otherwise you may experience clipping or pixilated content CD-ROM USB ports Firewall (Connecting to the lab requires that you have port 443 open. Please see your network administrator for assistance) For the most updated requirements, please visit JavaScript enabled (typically enabled by default) Able to accept browser cookies (typically enabled by default) 48

3 Core/Peirce Requirements: 1 Peirce Course: PRC 101 Peirce College Orientation (Online Course) 4 English/Communication courses: ENG 101 English Composition* ENG/COM COM 202 Intercultural Communications (Prerequisite: ENG101) COM 345 Advanced Comm Skills (Prerequisite: two ENG or COM classes, one of which must be ENG101) 3 Mathematics courses: MAT (Recommended MAT101) MAT 109 Business Statistics I* MAT 210 Business Statistics II* (Prerequisite: MAT 109) 4 Social Science courses: ECO 101 Macroeconomics ECO 102 Microeconomics SOC 240 Sociology of Behavior SOC SCI 3 Humanities/History courses: 2 Science courses: SCI 240 Intro to Anatomy & Physiology SCI 1 General Education Elective: Gen Ed 1 Technology course: BIS 101+ WP & Internet (Take BIS109 if familiar with MS WORD & Internet) 3 Business/Healthcare Electives: * A Grade of C or above is required in this course **Business and Healthcare Electives: HRM306, 310, 320, 330, 401, 425; MGT305, 306, 404, 405; MKT301, 305, 308, 401; HCA217, 220; HIT218 +Students who are familiar with basic word processing and Internet use should take BIS 109 instead. Note: Please consult with your Program Advisor for a list of core curriculum and electives. 49

4 Healthcare Administration Requirements: ACC105 Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers* HCA 101 Introduction to Healthcare Administration BUS 100 Introduction to Business MGT 210* Applied Management Concepts* (Prerequisite: BUS 100) HIT 125 Medical Terminology HCA 210* Healthcare Delivery in US* (Prerequisite: HCA 101) HCA 302* Legal Issues in HA* (Prerequisite: All required 100 & 200 Level HCA/HIT) HCA 330* HIPAA for Healthcare Mgr* HRM 301* Human Resource Mgmt* (Prerequisite: MGT 210) HCA 430* Healthcare Ethics* HCA 413* Healthcare Mgmt Strategies* (Prerequisites: MGT 210; MGT 210 and all required 100 and 200 level HCT/HIT) HCA 420* Health Info Systems Admin HCA 415* Healthcare Marketing HCA 405* Financing Healthcare (Prerequisites: ACC 105 and all required 100 and 200 level HCA/HIT) HCA 440* Public & Community Health HCA 460* Healthcare Planning and Dev 50

5 Healthcare Administration Requirements: (Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102, and all required 100 & 200 level HCA/HIT) HCA 450* HCA 480* (Prerequisites: All required HCA/HIT courses completed or concurrently enrolled) CWE 099 (Optional) Choice of: CWE 425 HCA 490* (Prerequisites: All required HCA/HIT courses completed or concurrently enrolled) Healthcare Quality MGT* HCA Capstone* Pre-Co-op Workshop HCA Co-op Work Edu OR Selected Topics in HC* * A Grade of C or above is required in this course 51