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Show 220 degree or credential while at the same time accommodating the more traditional four-year student. The curriculum is organized so that students may tailor their studies in any one of five emphases: Health Services Administration, Health Information Management (HIM), Health Promotion, Long-Term Care Administration, Medical Record Technology (MRT). All study emphases lead to a Bachelors Degree in Health Sciences except for Medical Record Technology, which offers an Associate of Applied Science degree. The HAS program was developed to better prepare health practitioners and others to take advantage of the challenges and opportunities facing them as members of the nation's health care team. Health Administrative Services CHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES DEGREE (B.S.) Study Emphases • Health Services Administration: Designed to provide health care practitioners and others with the skills and competencies to function as supervisors and managers in health care settings. In the changing health care environment new and challenging demands are placed on health care personnel to expand their conventional roles to include increased administrative responsibilities. The HSA curriculum provides a working foundation in management and interpersonal skills, while at the same time introducing the student to the health care delivery system and its many and varied issues and challenges. Graduates are not only better prepared to assume increased management responsibilities, but to do so with a better understanding of the complex system in which they work. • Health Promotion: The major purpose of the health promotion program is to professionally prepare students for employment in programs that promote health and prevent disease. Coursework emphasizes the development of skills required of the entry-level health educator: assessing needs, planning effective programs, implementing programs, evaluating effectiveness of programs, coordinating services, acting as a resource person, and communicating needs and concerns. Successful program completion may lead to employment in the community (health agencies, public health departments, community action projects), health care system (hospitals, clinics, student health clinics, long-term care, rehabilitation) or in the work place (business, industry, consulting). • Health Information Management: This profession focuses on health care data and the management of health care information resources. The profession addresses the nature and structure of health data and the translation of that data into usable forms of information which support the health care of individuals and populations. HIM professionals collect, integrate, and analyze primary and secondary collections of data and manage information resources related to the research, planning, provision, and evaluation of health care services. This emphasis provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become self-directed learners who possess critical-thinking skills and problem-solving abilities, communication and interpersonal skills, a commitment to life-long learning, and important ethical values. The program fosters the acquisition of leadership abilities and systems thinking necessary for adapting careers within a changing health care environment. The HIM emphasis is accredited by the American Health Information Management Association in conjunction with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, making students eligible to write the national credentialling exam of the AHIMA. • Long-Term Care Administration: Prepares students to function as administrators in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a foundation in management principles and human relations, introduce them to the long term care field, and give them operational experience in nursing home management. To function as an administrator in long-term care, one must be licensed. For licensure, most states require the completion of a bachelors degree in health administration or a related area, an extensive administrative internship, and the successful passing of an examination offered by the National Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. • Medical Record Technology: Medical Record Technicians perform the essential functions of maintaining health data and records in acute, long term, and ambulatory health care settings. Opportunities also exist in related health care settings, e.g., insurance companies, medical clinics, computer software vendors, and health maintenance organizations. These functions include, but are not limited to: the coding of diseases and operations; maintaining statistics; transcribing medical reports; performing DRG and utilization review procedures; and supervising employees. The Medical Record Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in cooperation with the American Health Information Management Association. Successful completion of the MRT two-year program leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree and the student is then eligible to sit for the national accrediting exam. Students passing this national examination may use the professional designation of ART (Accredited Record Technician). » Program Prerequisite: The Health Information Management Emphasis requires previous completion of A.A.S. in Medical Record Technology or equivalent. The other emphases require no prerequisites for admission. » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirement: A grade of "C" or better in courses required for all emphases (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation — of these 120 hours the following are required within the major: 45-51 for Health Services Administration Emphasis, 53-56 for Health Promotion Emphasis, 50-52 for Health Information Management Emphasis, and 49-55 for Long-Term Care Administration Emphasis. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Advisement Students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-7242 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (refer to page 18 of this catalog). In addition, the following steps are required: 1. Make application to the program. 2. Interview with appropriate supervising faculty member. 3. Complete academic contract for specific course of study. 4. Overall GPA of 2.5 is required. General Education Refer to pages 35-39 of this catalog for Bachelor of Science requirements. Econ SS1010 is required for the Health Services Administration and Long-Term Care Administration majors and will also fill a general education requirement in the Social Sciences area. HIM 3200 is required for the Health Services Administration and Long-Term Care Administration majors and will also satisfy part of the Scientific Inquiry requirement. 221 Course Requirements for B.S. Degree HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS Changes are pending. Refer to the on-line catalog at http://catsis.weber.edu/catalogl9992000/ or call 801-626-7242. Advanced Standing Courses Required (14-15 credit hours) The following Advanced Standing courses must be completed prior to enrollment in required courses of the program. The Health Care System 2 Contemporary Math 3 College Algebra 4 Survey of Accounting I 3 Principles of Economics 3 Epidemiology & Biostatistics 3 I credit hours) Health Care Marketing 2 Health Care Financial Admin 3 Community Health Care Delivery Systems 2 Interpersonal Skills in Health Care 2 Human Resource Development 2 Health Care Administrative and Supervisory Theory 2 Health Care Policy & Economics 2 Legal Aspects of Health Care 2 Issues in Health Care Admin 1 Practicum/Internship 1-6 Info Tech in Health Care Mgmt 2 Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care 2 Microcomputer Applications 3 HAS 3000 Math QL1030 or QL1050 Acctng 2010 Econ SS1010 HIM 3200 quired Courses (2i HAS 3020 HAS 3030 HAS 3150 HAS 3230 HAS 3240 HAS 3260 HAS 4320 HAS 4400 HAS 4740 HAS 4860 HIM 3010 HIM 3300 TBE 1700 Elective Courses (4 credit hours required) HAS 3190 Patient Education HAS 3210 Clinical Health Care Training Needs Analysis HAS 3500 Intro to Long-Term Care HAS 3540 Health Facility Operations HAS 4410 Clinical Instruct Design & Eval HAS 4420 Clinical Instructional Skills HAS 4800 Individual Study HAS 4830 Directed Readings HAS 4990 Seminar HIM 3320 Managing Quality Improvement Techniques in Health Care HEALTH PROMOTION EMPHASIS Courses Required (27-33 credit hours) Health courses are described in the College of Education. Health 2700 Consumer Health Health 3000 Foundations of Health Promotion Health 3200 Methods Health Education or HAS 4410 Clinical Instructional Design and Evaluation Health 4150 Planning & Evaluating Health Promotion Programs Field Experience Cooperative Work Experience Senior Seminar Community & Worksite HPP Community Hlth Care Delv Sys The Health Care System Health Care Marketing Patient Education Health Care Administration and Supervisory Theory HIM 3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics 2 4 3 3 3 1-3 1 1 Health 4860 &/or Health 4890 Health 4990 Health 3150 or HAS HAS HAS HAS 3150 3000 3020 3190 HAS 3260 4 2-6 1-6 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 Elective Courses (12 Health 1110 Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Health 1300 3400 3420 3500 4220 4420 4800 4920 Hlth/Nutri LS1020 HAS 3210 HAS HAS HAS HAS HAS 3230 3240 4320 4400 4420 Hours) Stress Management First Aid: Responding to Emergencies Substance Abuse Prevention Multicultural Health & Nutrition Human Sexuality Women's Health Issues Health/Nutrition Older Adult Individual Projects Workshops Foundations in Nutrition Clinical Health Care Training Needs Analysis Interpersonal Skills in Health Care Human Resource Development Health Policy & Economics Legal Aspects Health Care Clinical Instructional Skills 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1-3 1 HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS Prerequisite: Previous completion of Medical Record Technology program or equivalent curriculum Courses Required (29-34 credit hours) HIM HIM HIM HIM HIM HIM HIM HAS HAS HAS HAS HAS 3000 3050 3100 3200 3300 3500 4990 3020 3030 3230 3240 4860 Electives (choose one) HIM 3320 or IS&T 4410 Computer Applic in Health Care Health Information Structures Health Info Services Management Epidemiology & Biostatistics Intro to Quality Improvement in Health Care Biomedical Research Support Baccalaureate Thesis & Presentn Health Care Marketing & Planning Health Care Fin Administration Interpersonal Skills in Health Care Human Resource Development Practicum/Internship Managing Quality Improvement Programs in Health Care Systems Administration Support Courses Required (21 credit hours) IS&T 2110 Intro to Computing IS&T 2120 Intro to Systems IS&T 3510 Intro to Database Concepts IS&T 3520 Data Communications IS&T 3530 Systems Analysis & Design IS&T 4610 Local Area Networks Acctng 2010 Survey of Accounting I 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1-6 LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS Advanced Standing Courses Required (14-15 credit hours) The following Advanced Standing courses must be completed prior to enrollment in required courses of the LTC program. HAS 3000 The Health Care System ; HIM 3200 Epidemiology & Biostatistics c Math QL1030 Contemporary Math or QL1050 College Algebra Acctng 2010 Survey of Accounting I Econ SS1010 Principles of Economics Core Courses Required (29-34 credit hours) HAS 3020 Health Care Marketing HAS 3030 Health Care Financial Admin HAS 3150 Comm Health Care Delivery Sys HAS 3230 Interpersonal Skills in Health Care HAS 3240 Human Resource Development PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CS EET MFET/MET CMT DG PRENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Artsik COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC NMBMW CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM - MRSCI NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences 3 CJ 4 3 ECON GEOGR HIST 3 POLSC PHILO PSYCH 2 SOCLWK 3 GERONT 2 SOCLGY 2 ANTHRO AEROSP 2 MILSCI NAVSCI ContinuingEd WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Weber State Universit |