Business Healthcare Technology (BHT3) Associate of Applied Science Degree
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Program Description:
The Business Healthcare Technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today's technology-driven workplaces. The Business Healthcare Technology program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes the use of software and technology. Students are also introduced to accounting fundamentals, electronic communications, internet research, electronic file management, and healthcare regulation and compliance. The program includes instruction in effective communication skills and terminology that encompasses office management and executive assistant qualification and technology innovations for the office. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of administrative technology. Graduates of the program receive a Business Healthcare Technology Associate of Applied Science degree.
Note: All occupational curriculum within this program must be completed with a “C” or better in order to graduate from the program.
General Education Core
| ENGL 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
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| MATH 1103 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1101 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 |
Occupational Curriculum
| BUSN 1015 | Introduction to Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| BUSN 2190 | Business Document Proofreading and Editing | 3 |
| BUSN 2340 | Healthcare Administrative Procedures | 4 |
| BUSN 2375 | Healthcare Coding | 3 |
| BUSN 1440 | Document Production | 4 |
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| COMP 1000 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
| | OR | |
| BUSN 1000 | Computers in Healthcare | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HIMT 1151 | Computer Applications in Healthcare | 4 |
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| BUSN 2350 | Electronic Health Records | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HIMT 1250 | Health Record Content and Structure | 2 |
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| ACCT 1100 | Financial Accounting I | 4 |
| | OR | |
| BUSN 2200 | Office Accounting | 4 |
| | OR | |
| BUSN 1800 | Introduction to Healthcare Accounting | 3 |
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| BUSN 1010 | Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Diseases for Business | 6 |
| | Or All Of The Following Three Requirements | |
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| MAST 1120 | Human Diseases | 3 |
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| | AND | |
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| BUSN 2300 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| | OR | |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
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| | AND | |
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| BUSN 2310 | Anatomy and Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant | 3 |
| | OR | |
| ALHS 1011 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 5 |
| | OR | |
| BIOL 2113 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| | AND | |
| BIOL 2113L | Anatomy and Physiology Lab I | 1 |
Also Must Choose One Specialization
Practice Management Specialization
Compliance and Reimbursement Specialization
Health Informatics Specialization
Total Credit Hours: 61 Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation