This course covers medical terms, including roots, prefixes and suffixes, with emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation.

Prerequisites: RWR 100 or appropriate placement test scores.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course provides a study of the procedures and techniques used in the general care of the patient.

Corequisites: AHS 144 and AHS 177.

Lecture Hours: 0

Lab/Clinical Hours: 6

This course provides instruction in basic procedures used in medical emergencies.

Corequisites: EMS 105 and EMS 106.

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course includes a study of the psychological and emotional effect of illness, hospitalization and recuperation upon the patient, others and health care providers.

Prerequisites: RWR 100 or appropriate placement test scores.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course provides a detailed study and practice of phlebotomy procedures utilized in hospital settings, clinical facilities, and physician's offices.

Corequisites: AHS 177 and AHS 110.

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab/Clinical Hours: 3

This course emphasizes specialized job-related education in health care.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course emphasizes the basic skills needed to care for residents in the long-term care setting. Students will apply practical use of these skills through clinical experiences in a long-term care facility.

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab/Clinical Hours: 3

This course provides a study of general principles of disease and the disorders that affect the human body, with an emphasis on symptoms and signs routinely assessed in health care facilities.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is an introduction to the concepts of health care billing and reimbursement using guidelines of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) nomenclature and ICD9 (International Classification of Disease).

Concurrent Prerequisite: BIO 112 and AHS 102.

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is an advanced study and application of CPT and ICD9 principles as related to the procedures used by private and governmental health insurance programs. Ethical concerns related to reimbursement principles will be emphasized.

Prerequisites: AHS 171.

Lecture Hours: 5

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is a review of the principles of medical coding, billing, and use of ICD 9 and CPT resources in preparation for the national certification examination administered by AHIMA, AAPC and AMBA.

Prerequisites: AHS 172.

Corequisites: AHS 174.

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is a practicum with the focus on application of coding skills and interface with billing methodologies.

Prerequisites: AHS 172.

Corequisites: AHS 173.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is a study of cardiac monitoring techniques including basic cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, electrophysiology, rhythms and dysrhythmia recognition and equipment maintenance.

Corequisites: AHS 144 and AHS 110.

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course includes selected topics such as study skills, test-taking skills, critical thinking, problem solving, ethics, health careers test preparation and other topics to promote student success.

Prerequisites: Appropriate placement test scores or RDG 032/RDG 012.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0

This course is an introduction to ethical, bioethical and legal concepts related to Allied Health Professions.

Prerequisites: RWR 100 or appropriate placement test scores.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab/Clinical Hours: 0