The Associate of Science in Healthcare Administration degree program provides students with the foundational skills required for healthcare administration using up-to-date information and technology. Students will gain experience using the practice management software, Medisoft, to learn how to manage patient billing, apply ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes, and use an electronic health records software to learn how to manage patient health records. The program length is 104 weeks.
After students complete the core courses, they can focus on professional tracks in the fields of billing and coding, pharmacy technician, and surgical instrument processing to further develop their skills.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment in several healthcare occupations is projected to grow 14% between 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. There is expected to be an increase of 23% in the need for Medical Assistants which is much faster than the average for other occupations. The demand for Pharmacy Technicians and Medical Records and Health Information Technicians is expected to be faster than the average for other occupations. This growth is expected due to an aging population and because federal health insurance reform should increase the number of individuals who have access to health insurance. (Source:https://www.bls.gov/ooh/)
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Upon completion of this degree program, students are expected to able to:
- Name the parts of the various body systems and discuss the function of each
- Accurately and professionally perform the duties of a medical office professional
- Explain federal and state laws and regulations that affect the health care industry
Depending on the professional concentration and elective courses chosen, students are expected to be able to:
Professional Concentration: Medical Records, Billing and Coding
- Look up and apply ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes
- Use a patient billing software to manage billing and collections
- Process insurance claims
- Use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) program to manage patient health records
Professional Concentration: Pharmacy Practice
- Identify the knowledge, skills, and job responsibilities of a pharmacy technician
- List the uses and side effects of medications
- Use standard pharmacy reference sources
- Identify the top 200 drugs
- Carry out dosage calculations
- Identify the information contained on medication orders, prescriptions, and drug labels
Professional Concentration: Central Service/Surgical Instrument Processing
- List the steps to clean, disinfect, sterilize, and package surgical instruments and equipment to prepare for use
- Identify how instruments, equipment, and utensils are transported to prepare for cleaning and reprocessing
- List systems used to track inventory of reusable and disposable supplies, equipment, and instruments for distribution
Completion: Students must successfully complete 60 semester credit hours to earn an Associate of Science in Healthcare Administration Degree.
Healthcare Administration Associate Degree Program – Courses Include
Core Courses
Medical Terminology I
Medical Terminology II
Medical Office Procedures
Business Software Applications for the Medical Office
Business Office Administration Skills
Professional Concentrations
Medical Records, Billing & Coding
Computerized Medical Billing
Medical Coding
Health Insurance Processing
Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
Electronic Health Records
Pharmacy Practice
Introduction to Pharmacy Practices
Pharmacology I
Pharmacology II
Pharmacy Math and Dosage Calculations
Pharmacy Practices and Employment
Central Service/Surgical Instrument Processing
Introduction to Central Service
Microbiology and Infection Prevention
Cleaning, Decontamination, Disinfection
Surgical Instruments
Packaging, Processing, Sterilization
Inventory Management, QA, and Safety
General Education
Introduction to Computer Technologies
Business Communications I
Introduction to Psychology
American Government
Business Mathematics
Electives
Business Software Applications I
Business Software Applications II
Business Software Applications III
Business Professionalism
Medical Transcription I
Medical Transcription Lab