| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|
| AH111 | Healthcare Delivery Systems This course introduces students to different types of healthcare delivery systems and how to analyze the organization, financing, regulatory issues, and delivery of different healthcare services. Topics covered include the ?continuum of
care? concept, and methods and theories in healthcare delivery systems and computer applications in healthcare. Focus is placed on evolution and trends in managed healthcare, including research, statistics, quality management, and integrating information technologies into medical office practices. Other processes such as staffing, productivity, and improving quality are also discussed. | 3 |
| AH112 | Intro to Health Info Mgmt Students are introduced to health information management concepts of healthcare delivery settings in the U.S., including filing systems, storage, circulation, and documentation issues. Topics also explored are the electronic health record
(EHR), patient confidentiality, the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on medical practices, ICD-10-CM implementation, and career opportunities for health information management professionals. Students apply health information management concepts and skills to course exercises to demonstrate application of knowledge. | 3 |
| AH114 | Medical Terminology Students identify the appropriate medical terminology used to describe the major pathological conditions in the human body. The major systems included in this course are: skeletal, integumentary, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. Students are expected to use correct spelling and apply the terminology appropriately within the scope of healthcare. | 3 |
| AH212 | Basic Diagnostic Coding Sys Students examine medical billing and coding in medical practice. All basic medical billing and coding issues are discussed, including coding diagnosis, the International Classification of Diseases Manual (ICD-9-CM), coding compliance, and legal and ethical compliance. Students extrapolate coding information from the ICD-9-CM manual and examine usage guidelines for Volumes I, II, and III. Students are introduced to ICD-10-CM. | 3 |
| AH213 | Basic Procedure Coding Sys This course provides the student with in-depth coverage of procedural coding utilizing the HCPCS coding system composed of Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) and national codes. The course includes detailed application of the
CPT classification system for inpatient and outpatient services. Emphasis includes Evaluation and Management, Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory and Medicine codes, as well as the use of modifiers. Student
will applies coding and billing principles through the use of exercises and health management software. | 3 |
| AH214 | Reimbursement Methodologies This course provides students with a working knowledge of medical insurance and its applications. Emphasis is on understanding insurance essentials, including the role of the medical insurance billing specialist and legal and ethical
requirements. Medical documents and coding diagnoses and procedures are discussed. Students comprehend the claimsprocess, focusing on charges, methods of payments, billing, and reimbursement. Other topics covered are private payers,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicaid and Medicare, worker's compensation, disability insurance, hospital insurance, long-term care, and dental insurance. Patient billing software is also explored. | 3 |
| AH215 | Medical Assisting Students experience an overview of medical assisting as a career. Students analyze job responsibilities of a medical assistant including patient interaction and communication, scheduling, and maintaining accurate patient records.
Processing insurance claims is described, and students examine various bookkeeping systems. The importance of taking inventory is discussed, as well as the steps in making a purchasing decision. Students also explore specialized options for an administrative medical assistant. | 3 |
| AH216 | Professional Practice Capstone Students work with coding practices in a hospital, physician\'s office, clinic, or other healthcare setting with directed projects common to a clinical coding specialist on the job. This course simulates the working environment of a medical
office and highlights various policies and procedures an employee would encounter, including roles and responsibilities, conduct, and procedures related to medical office operations. Students use healthcare software to demonstrate how to
perform tasks in the medical office, including scheduling appointments, conducting billing functions, creating reports, and modifying medical coding. | 3 |
| BA215 | Business Statistics In this course students learn to apply descriptive and inferential statistics to solve business problems. Students perform statistical analysis of samples, compute the measures of location and dispersion, and perform linear and multiple regression and correlation analysis. Other topics include constructing a hypothesis, performing one-way and two-way analysis of variance, and making decisions under risk and uncertainty. | 3 |
| BIO113 | Anatomy and Physiology Students examine the twelve major systems of the human body. These systems include: skeletal, integumentary, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. In addition, students develop the use of appropriate medical terminology, examine cell and tissue structure, and review how body systems maintain health homeostasis. | 3 |
| BIO116 | Intro to Pathophysiology Students explore the pathophysiology of diseases and disorders of the principal organ systems of the human body. Topics presented include homeostasis and disease processes, trauma, cancer, pain management, and an overview of common diseases and disorders of each organ system. Students ascertain how pathophysiological processes disrupt normal functioning of the human body. | 3 |
| BIO117 | Intro to Pharmacotherapy Students explore the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of physiological and psychological disorders and diseases. Students develop a framework for understanding diseases and disorders that are commonly associated with each major system and the pharmacological treatment commonly used in managing the pathology. Types of pharmacotherapies reviewed include muscle relaxants, anesthetics and pain medication. | 3 |
| CO210 | Business Communication Students develop professional communication skills for use in today\'s fast moving professional environment. With a focus on oral and written communication for business, students discover how to design and deliver messages in both formal and informal venues. Students are expected to integrate knowledge about perception, conflicts, leadership skills, and nonverbal communication as they develop advanced communication skills. | 3 |
| CS205 | Comp Software Apps Healthcare This course provides students with an overview of commonly available software tools used in healthcare, including an introduction to encoding tools and computer-assisted coding software used in healthcare data processing. Focus is placed
specifically on healthcare software and its many uses, functions, and applications in the medical office. Other processes such as medical office billing and information technology are also discussed. | 3 |
| EN101 | English Composition I This course develops written communication skills with emphasis on understanding the writing process, analyzing readings and practicing writing for personal and professional applications. | 3 |
| EN102 | English Composition II This is a freshman college-level writing course designed to build on skills learned in EN101. The student is expected to complete writing assignments that spring from assigned reading material, which clearly evince an awareness of social issues. Upon successful completion of EN102, students should be competent in reading, reflecting on, and responding to literature using scholarly analysis, organizing clear and effective writing with a thesis statement, anticipating bias by viewing all sides of an issue, performing effective research using library resources, monitoring tone and using appropriate argumentative skills when pursuing a thesis, using MLA formatting guidelines for research papers, and avoiding plagiarism with careful documentation. | 3 |
| GP210 | American Government I This undergraduate course provides an introduction to American government and politics. Topics include the concept of a constitutional democracy, federalism, first amendment rights, equal rights under the law, political culture, political ideology, interest groups, lobbying, and political campaigns and elections. | 3 |
| GU100 | Student Success This required one-credit hour course introduces Grantham students to various strategies for learning and helps develop skills essential for succeeding in an online education program. Students complete selfassessments to become familiar with their learning styles and how to use their learning styles in online studies. Students successfully completing this course are more proficient in time management, reading skills, writing techniques, memory abilities, and test-taking strategies. Students learn how to navigate within Grantham University's online course learning environment, submit assignments, and where to go for academic assistance. GU100 is normally taken with level 100 or 200 courses that offer the most common challenges in working in an online learning environment. Students complete assignments in both courses simultaneously as a learning strategy for general education and entry-level knowledge acquisition while developing successful online study skills. Successful completion of G | 1 |
| HU260 | Strategies for Decision Making This course is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core skills of effective thinking; then analyze your own thought processes, identify weaknesses, and overcome them. Learn how to translate more effective thinking into better decisions, less frustration, more wealth - and above all, greater confidence to pursue and achieve your most important goals in life. | 3 |
| SO251 | Technology and Society Students examine the broad implications of technological innovation on social organizations in terms of personal, political, economic, and environmental issues. Topics covered include technological progress within society, issues of energy use and creation, positive and negative environmental impacts of technology, technology in war and policy, personal health and economic development, and social responsibility. | 3 |
| Program and core: | 58 |
| Electives (2): | 6 |
| Total: | 64 |
