FOURTH-TERM QUARTER CREDITS
- Subject
- HCM
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- cpi.edu
8 courses with the subject HCM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FOURTH-TERM QUARTER CREDITS
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the structure, organization, and function of the current healthcare system in the United States. The student will be taught about the healthcare workforce and the educational and licensure requirements to practice in various fields. This course also introduces various facets of healthcare such as finance and quality assurance which will be explored in greater depth later in the program. The course will conclude with an exploration of the various components of healthcare reform including insurance, healthcare organizations, workforce, health information, scientific and technological advances. |18
This course is designed to teach the student the fundamental principles of financial management in health care. The course begins with an overview of the history of healthcare finance followed by a review of the fundamentals of insurance and reimbursement in managed care. The student will be taught about the essential elements that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue. The course will conclude with an introduction to cost analysis which will serve as a precursor to the Healthcare Finance II course.
This course is designed as a continuation of Healthcare Finance I. In this course, the student will be taught principles of financial reporting, financial analysis, budget preparation & monitoring, benchmarking, and cost benefit analysis. The course will conclude with an overview of the electronic health record (EHR) as a financial management tool.
TOTAL QUARTER CREDIT HOURS: .................................................................. 97.0
Source: Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59