| AHA-Health Studies Administration |
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| AHA400 |
Statistical Methods and Research |
| Problem analysis and evaluation techniques are presented. Students are shown methods for defining, researching, analyzing and evaluating a problem they would solve in their work or a vocational environment. Specific statistical information covered in the course includes identifying and measuring objectives, collecting data, working with significance levels, analyzing variance and constructing questionnaires. |
| 5 quarter hours |
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| AHA423 |
Topics in Allied Health |
| Critical evaluation and integration of theory and practice via problem-solving seminars. Includes examination of current theories and related topics. 3 quarter hours |
AHA424 |
Health Law |
| An examination of the law and the legal system which regulate the health care profession. Topics include: medical malpractice; consent confidentiality and medical records; the liability of health professionals, civil and criminal; risk management; quality assurance; rights of patients to refuse treatment; and current topics. 5 quarter hours |
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| AHA429 |
Current Issues in Health Care |
| A survey of current topics in the health care field, identifying problems, paradoxes and parameters of such issues as self-help groups, patient advocacy, current trends, research, and the politics of health care. 1 quarter hour |
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| AHA430 |
Human Resource Development for Health Care Supervision |
| Discusses the principles involved in the job selection, training, development, and evaluation of job performance in health care organizations. Enables the student to design and implement job descriptions, selection interviews, in-service and job training sessions, and performance appraisals at the departmental level. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA431, AHA432. 4 quarter hours |
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| AHA431 |
Principles of Health Care Supervision |
| Examines the roles of supervisors in health care organizations. Prepares health care professionals for supervisory roles by examining management theory and principles and practical applications in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA430, AHA432. 4 quarter hours |
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| AHA432 |
Financial and Physical Resource Administration |
| An examination and application of the principles involved in managing nonhuman resources in health care settings. Third party reimbursement, budget development, expenditure control, record keeping, inventory control, equipment maintenance, and facility planning will be introduced. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA430, AHA431. 4 quarter hours |
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| AHA440 |
Health Care Systems |
| An introduction to the fundamentals of systems management and organizational theory as it applies to the analysis of health care organizations. Systems models, organizational boundaries, varieties of systems, environmental factors, force field analysis, and the management of change will be introduced. Health policy issues are introduced. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA441, AHA442. 4 quarter hours |
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| AHA441 |
Health Care Planning and Evaluation |
| An introduction to the basic models for planning and program evaluation in health care settings including methods for identifying, gathering, and utilizing data as information for decision making. Continuous quality improvement and quality assurance (QA) procedures are examined. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA440, AHA442. 4 quarter hours |
AHA442 |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care |
| An exploration of the ethical and legal aspects of contemporary issues concerning health care delivery. The potential interaction and conflicts between individual value/moral systems, ethical standards, and legal considerations are examined. Practical considerations for protecting institutional, practitioner and patient interests are presented. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Leadership Program. Corequisites: AHA440, AHA441. 4 quarter hours |
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| AHA480 |
Administrative Preceptorship in Allied Health |
| An assignment of students to an administrative position in a hospital or department for practical application of administrative skills with cooperative planning by supervising administrators and the faculty from the Department of Allied Health for organized exposure to a broad spectrum of work situations. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| 5 or 10 quarter hours |
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| AHA491A |
Research Project I |
| Students prepare part one of a written research project that examines a problem related to their occupation or avocation. Periodic progress reports will be given regardless of the status of the project. 2 quarter hours |
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| AHA491B |
Research Project II |
| Students complete their independent research projects and present them to the instructor(s) in written form and to their classmates orally. 5 quarter hours |
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