Health Information Management HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COURSES-HIM 300. Computer Application in Health Care (4) A survey of the clinical, research, and administrative applications of computers in the health care industry from which health care information is currently derived. The role of this technology and of the data collected in accomplishing the objectives and procedures of the principle functional areas in health care organizations is emphasized as are the interrelationships of the organizational units with respect to data acquisition, storage, analysis, retrieval, and use. 305. Health Information Structures (4) In-depth study of the structures of health care information, i.e. clinical information structures such as clinical data sets and severity of illness indices, health record structures in computer- driven formats, administrative structures for purposes of case-mix analysis, clinical correlation, and analysis of utilization patterns, financial structures necessary to the business management of health care organizations, and disease/operations classification systems structures necessary to reimbursement and epidemiological data collection and analysis. 310. Health Information Services Management (4) Management issues of health information services departments are discussed and worked through with reference to planning information services, organizing work force, procedures, and resources, staffing work units with qualified personnel, influencing information services teams performance, controlling/ evaluating health information services performance and products, and resolving organizational conflict involving information issues. Background is developed to facilitate evaluation of a vended system's ability to meet health care information applications, objectives and procedural requirements. "Intrapreneurial" skill is developed to lead organizations in finding solutions to their information management problems. 320. Epidemiology and Advanced Health Care Statistics (4) The goals and objectives of epidemiology, its policy and procedure, and its foundation and support in health care information are the focus of this course. Investigation of an epidemic, measures of mortality, incidence and prevalence, measures of risk, biological variability, probability, screening, sampling, statistical significance, correlation, multiple regression, retrospective and prospective studies, and survival analysis are discussed. Advanced techniques for the statistical analysis of institutional case-mix and quality improvement data are presented. 330. Introduction to Quality Improvement in Health Care (3) A Quality assurance, risk management, and utilization review systems are presented to the student with an emphasis upon integration. Federal and state regulations which impact these areas are discussed, i.e., PRO. Techniques for integrating quality assurance into medical record department functioning are also presented. Prerequisite: Mrsci 200. 331. Applied Quality Improvement Techniques in Health Care (3) Application of quality improvement techniques to utilization management, infection control, drug utilization monitoring, blood utilization monitoring, risk/safety management, medical staff monitoring & evaluation, and hospital-wide quality management is presented in a hands-on, how-to approach. The content of this course is an absolute for any health information professional who desires to seek employment in the quality improvement arena in health care. Quality theory applications to alternate health care settings is also discussed. 332. Managing Quality Improvement Programs in Health Care (3) Developing quality improvement programs in health care organizations is the focus of discussion in this course. The managerial issues of quality improvement organization structure, group meeting facilitation, QI information collection and dissemination, group decision-making facilitation, decision implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement communications are developed. Major philosophies such as TQM and CQI are discussed in depth, and the accreditation and regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies as well as the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations are reviewed. 350. Biomedical Research Support (3) Design concepts and information systems used in biomedical research and investigation by drug companies, genetic engineering firms, academic institutions, and individual researchers and the support of same by health information professionals are discussed. The major national research policymaking bodies (NIH, NCHS, CDC) and their research protocols are reviewed. The student also learns what techniques and resources facilitate biomedical literature searches and how to assist a researcher in the pursuit of published information. An overview of the development, structure, and management of a health care institutional medical library is presented. 499. Baccalaureate Thesis and Presentation (3) Senior health information management students complete a research project and thesis in partial fulfillment of program requirements. By the completion of the course, the senior student will be able to specify a thesis topic, specify individual thesis learning objectives, specify individual thesis learning activities, develop a thesis project time-line, implement the thesis project, write the thesis, and present it to the Health Information Management faculty and students. Topics are chosen by the student but require approval by the Program Director. Clinical Lab Sciences • General Informatior CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES Clinical Laboratory Program Directors: Roger C. Nichols, Michael A. Beard Medical Advisor: Dean Hammond, M.D.. Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 208 Telephone Contact: Lisa Parris 626-6118 Professors: Michael A. Beard, Roger C. Nichols, Leonard G. Nielsen, Yasmen Simonian Description Clinical laboratory scientists perform laboratory tests that contribute to the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and study of disease. At Weber State University the Clinical Laboratory Science programs utilize a ladder concept in curriculum planning. The four year curriculum is divided into two programs. The Clinical Laboratory Technician program comprises the first two years. Students that apply and are accepted into the CLT program may graduate with an associate of applied science degree and are eligible to sit for certification examinations. Students who wish to continue on for a four-year degree must apply and be accepted into the B.S. Clinical Laboratory Scientist program. These students complete the last two years of the curriculum and graduate with a bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and are eligible to sit for certification examinations. Admission to Clinical Laboratory Technician Program Students must see a CLS counselor, complete the pre- application courses and make application before April 1st of the year they wish to enter the program. Admission to Clinical Laboratory Scientist Program Qualified students must see a CLS Counselor and make application before April 1st of the year they wish to enter. Pre-Med/Pre-Dental/Pre-Vet Clinical Laboratory Science is an alternate approach for obtaining the pre-med, pre-dental, or pre-vet courses while completing a degree in a medically related profession. See a CLS counselor for a specific curriculum designed for specific goals. PROGRAM: CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST (CLS) MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE General Requirements: • WSU Core Requirements (see index). • General Education Requirements (see index). • A minor is not required. • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required. • Clinical Laboratory Scientist majors must have a B- or better in all major courses and a C- or better in all support courses. • 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). Specific Requirements: • Biomedical core or acceptable equivalent* (15 credit hours): Hthsci 111 (5), 112 (5) 113 (5). • Clinical Laboratory Science courses required (86 credit hours): CLS 101 (4), 121 (5), 201 (5), 202 (5), 210 (5), 215 (5), 232 (3), 286 (6) 299 (1), 302 (5), 360 (4), 401 (5), 402 (5), 410 (4), 421 (5), 431 (3), 460 (5), 461 (5), 483 (1), 486 (5). • Support courses required (64 credit hours): Micro LS205 (5), 325 (5), 330 (7); Zool LS230 (5), or 330 (5); Chem PS 121 (5), 122 (5), 123 (5), 307 (5), 311 (4); Hlthsci PD120 (3); Math 105 (5); HAS 326 (4); Beas PD170 (4), or Comsci PD101 (4). • Courses recommended: Chem 312 (4), 305 (4); Hthsci 230 (4). * Acceptable equivalent for biomedical core: Zool 421 (5), 422 (5) and Phsx PS 101 (5) or Zool LS201 (5), Zool 202 (4) and Phsx PS 101 (5). PROGRAM: CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (CLT)-ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE General Requirements: • Minimum of 97 credit hours. 88 hours required in the major field. • Engl EN111, and one other English course in written or oral communication. • General education requirements can be satisfied by Clinical Laboratory Technician majors by taking one course from each of the following General Education areas: Humanities, and Social Science. • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required with a C+ or better in all major courses and a C- or better in all support courses. Specific Requirements: • Biomedical core or acceptable equivalent* required (15 credit hours): Hthsci 111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5). Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Health Profession Science Social & Behavioral Sciences 200 201 Continuing Education