HSA 100. Health Care Delivery Systems. (3 Credits)

I, II. Overview of U.S. health care: history, factors influencing health and health care, identification and organization of health facilities and professionals, health economics, health trends, and ethics.

HSA 200. Medical Terminology. (3 Credits)

I, II. Formerly Mas 200. Basic medical vocabulary consisting of prefixes, suffixes, roots, anatomical, symptomatic, and common disease terms of body systems.

HSA 302. Organization and management of Health Services. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 100 (minimum grade of "C") and a minimum 2.75 EKU GPA. Analysis of structure function, and internal and external forces impacting healthcare services. Identification of management topics and trends.

HSA 303. Fundamentals of Medical Science. (3 Credits)

I, II. Formerly HSA 203. Prerequisites: HSA 200, BIO 307 and BIO 308 each with a minimum grade of "C" and a minimum 2.75 EKU GPA. An introduction to the study of disease its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

HSA 306. Clinical Classification Systems. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 302 and 303 with a minimum grade of "C" or departmental approval. Clinical classifications, coding and reimbursement systems for physician and hospital services.

HSA 370. Health Information Management. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 302. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: INF 314 with a minimum grade of C. Health information systems, systems analysis, and healthcare database management.

HSA 372. Health Care Reimbursement. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 302 and 306 (minimum grade of ¿C¿). An in-depth analysis of health care reimbursement systems; health insurance fraud and abuse; and procedures for patient accounting and cash flow forecasting.

HSA 375. Health Services Administration. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: MGT 301 or 300; HSA 302 (minimum grade of "C"). Prerequisite or co-requisite: MGT 320 or POL 376. Application of financial principles, strategic planning, marketing, and leadership skills to selected health care organizations.

HSA 401. Legal Issues in Health Care. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 100 minimum grade of "C" and a minimum 2.75 EKU GPA. Overview of U.S. legal system, patient privacy, and liability related to medical records and health care issues.

HSA 405. Clinical Information Management. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: HSA 370 (minimum grade of "C"). Review of health trends related to the management of clinical information systems.

HSA 406. Health Care Quality Management. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: HSA 302, STA 215, or 270 (each with a minimum grade of "C"). A study of total quality management, utilization review, and risk management functions in a health care setting.

HSA 407. Advanced Health Services Administration. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HSA 375 (minimum grade of ¿C¿). Advanced study in trends relating to the management of health care organizations and the leadership role of health services administrators.

HSA 409. Health Services Research Meth. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: HSA 302, STA 215, or 270 (each with a minimum grade of "C"). Introduction to health care research methods, related terminology and statistical techniques.

HSA 409W. Health Services Research Methods. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 102R, 105(B), or HON 102, HSA 302, STA 215 or 270 with a minimum grade of C. Introduction to health care research methods, related terminology and statistical techniques. Credit will not be awarded for both HSA 409 and HSA 409W.

HSA 411. Professional Practice Experience. (1 Credit)

I, II. Prerequisite: department approval. Internship assignment to a health care organization for observation and practice of supervisory functions.

HSA 412. Professional Practice Experience II. (1-6 Credits)

(1) I, II. Prerequisite: department approval. Internship assignment within the field of health information management for observation and practice of data management functions.

HSA 413. Professional Practice Experience III. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: department approval. Internship assignment to health care organizations for observation and practice of mangement functions.

HSA 415. Professional Certification. (1 Credit)

(1) I,II. Corequisite: HSA 413. Preparation for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification exam. Course focuses on the content domains included on the exam and development of general test-taking skills.

HSA 450. Hlthcare Info Systems Dev. (2 Credits)

Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. The use of systems analysis and development procedures to select and implement appropriate health information management systems in healthcare organizations.

HSA 498. Independent Study. (1-6 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: student must have the independent study proposal approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment. Directed study or research on an issue or area of interest to the field of health services administration. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours.