The Healthcare Management Technology curriculum prepares individuals for employment
in healthcare business and financial operations in areas such as general healthcare
management, entrepreneurship, and long-term care.
Course work includes medical office management, financial management, legal aspects
of healthcare, medical insurance and billing analysis, and other topics depending
on the subject area selected within this curriculum.
- Use healthcare data to make informed business decisions.
- Understand how to apply state and federal healthcare policies in a healthcare setting.
- Understand the framework in which healthcare services are produced, coordinated, consumed,
and reimbursed.
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategic planning and decision making in the healthcare
organizations.
- Develop skills to collaborate and consult as a strategic member of the healthcare
team. Skill at completing a complex team task within an allotted time, such as a marketing
plan or case analysis paper and presentation.
- Analyze and interpret financial information specific to the healthcare setting.
- Develop appropriate professional behaviors and leadership skills for careers in health
care.
- Develop skills in preparing and delivering a well-organized, formal business presentation.
- Demonstrate ability to write a clear, short business report or memo without grammatical
mistakes.
- Explain how medical records are used, shared, and stored by the medical office, and
the relationships between these records and medical care, legal, and insurance, or
billing concerns.
