Allied Health Courses

AH 101 - Introduction to the Health Care Professions

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to various aspects of the health care field. Students will explore a variety of health-related disciplines, create an academic and career plan for their chosen profession, and develop a health care e-portfolio. Students will study health implications for several cultural groups, including belief systems, communication styles and the role of the family. Professional behavior and essential qualities for health care professionals will also be addressed.

Offered Online: Yes

AH 103 - Medical Terminology

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

The course introduces students to the language of medicine according to body systems. Students define, build and analyze terms as well as develop a vocabulary of combining forms, prefixes and suffixes. They develop the ability to pronounce and spell terms correctly and to use them in an appropriate context. Students learn medical terms (and their abbreviations where appropriate) for organs, diseases, symptoms, and for diagnostic, treatment and surgical procedures.

Offered Online: Yes

AH 112 - Medical Administrative Procedures

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the front office administrative skills performed in a health care facility. Students will use critical thinking skills to apply their knowledge in the performance of records management, telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, written communication and financial administration. In addition, students will establish a patient database and perform financial transactions both manually and electronically. Confidentiality, security and compliance requirements regarding HIPAA will also be addressed.

Offered Online: Yes

AH 113 - Exam Room Procedures I

2-4-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the theory, practice and techniques basic to the clinical aspects of working in a medical office. Students use critical thinking skills to incorporate cognitive knowledge in the performance of psychomotor and affective learning domains during the practice of: infection control, medical and surgical asepsis, obtaining vitals, patient histories, medical records documentation, patient preparation, and assisting the physician in general and specialty examinations.

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

AH 103 and BIOL 108 with a grade of "C" or better, both of which may be taken concurrently or AH 103 and BIOL 109 and BIOL 110, each with a grade of "C" or better, which may be taken concurrently.

AH 115 - Exam Room Procedures II

2-4-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to introduce students to advanced clinical assisting skills. Clinical topics addressed include; pharmacology; drug administration; dosage calculations; electrocardiography; spirometry; and performing diagnostic eye and ear procedures. Laboratory topics include lab safety, quality control, collecting and processing specimens, performing selective tests, and screening test results.

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

AH 113 with a grade of "C" or better, which may be taken concurrently

AH 116 - Therapeutic Communication

3-0-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to communication theories and includes verbal and non-verbal techniques, active listening and conflict resolution as related to empathetic communication skills in areas of substance abuse, death and dying, lifespan dilemmas and culture. Students will apply their interpersonal communication skills and demonstrate professionalism in the use of case studies, role playing, and oral presentation.

Offered Online: Yes
General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

AH 118 - Professional Skills/Employment Seminar

1-0-1
Credit Hours: 1

This course consists of professional skills development sessions that focus on preparation for a credentialing examination and career planning through various classroom activities. Students prepare for entry-level employment in a health care facility with resume writing and interviewing skills activities. In addition, they complete certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider CPR and First Aid certification.

Prerequisite:

AH 113 and AH 115, all of which may be taken concurrently.

AH 120 - Reimbursement Methodologies in Health Care

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course addresses health care plans and providers and how they impact financial management, decision making and the information requirements of the health care system. Reimbursement methodologies for both inpatient and ambulatory care delivery systems will be covered.

Offered Online: Yes

AH 121 - Medical Assisting Practicum

0-0-16-2
Credit Hours: 2

This course requires a supervised directed clinical practice in a physician's office or other approved ambulatory care facility. The practicum allows the student to demonstrate critical thinking skills by incorporating cognitive knowledge in the performance of psychomotor and affective domain skills in the administrative, clinical and laboratory areas of a health care facility. Prerequisites: AH 113, AH 115 and AH 118, all with a grade of C or better.

Additional course fee: $85

AH 124

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

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AH 190 - Human Disease and Treatment

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course addresses disease processes and the general classification of the causes of disease, as well as the common signs and symptoms of diseases, the body systems affected by disease, the diagnostic measures and the types of treatments available.

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

AH 103 and BIOL 108 or BIOL 109 all with a grade of "C" or better.

AH 201 - Basic ICD and CPT Coding

4-0-4
Credit Hours: 4

Students will be introduced to and learn to utilize not only the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system used for reimbursement, but the detailed, comprehensive diagnostic coding system, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding. Students will engage in hands-on practice. 

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

AH 103 with a grade of "C" or better, AH 120 with a grade of "C" or better, BIOL 108 with a grade of "C" or better or BIOL 109 and 110 both with a grade of "C" or better and AH 190 with a grade of "C" or better.

AH 204 - Medical Law and Ethics

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

Legal theories and responsibilities related to confidentiality, negligence and fraud affecting health care practitioners will be addressed. Ethical issues will be explored within the context of current laws and cases which structure medical practice for both the inpatient and outpatient environments.

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

ENGL 101

AH 220 - Information Management Systems in Health Care

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

In this course, students learn to use current software to input patient data and to bill patients, file insurance claims, record data, print reports and schedule appointments. They apply their knowledge by performing a series of tasks using sample source documents. Students are given a ten-day medical office simulation requiring them to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to complete billing and accounting assignments that are reflective of the types of activities encountered in a medical practice.

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

CIS 103 with a grade of "C" or better.

AH 224 - Current Issues and Trends in Health Care

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course explores significant trends in health care and the major political, social and economic problems affecting the United States' health care system and its stakeholders. Topics such as access to health care, health disparities and health-related social injustices will be studied in depth. Issues of quality, coordination, and cost of health care will also be analyzed. 

Offered Online: Yes
Prerequisite:

MATH 150 or MATH 251 with a grade of "C" or better.

AH 260 - Supervisory Management in Health Care

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of a medical office manager. Students learn about organizational structures within health care facilities and management responsibilities including recruiting, training, decision-making, evaluating and planning. Leadership, employee morale and the dynamics of change are also addressed. 

Prerequisite:

AH 204

AH122 - Introduction to Informatics for Healthcare

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

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