GateWay Community College

Course Listings 2018-2019 251 HSM222 3 Credits 3 Periods Health Services Management The role and functions of management in understanding and building organizational effectiveness. Focuses on the manager as a leader and planner capable of developing motivated and committed employees and work teams. Prerequisites: None. HSM226 3 Credits 3 Periods Ethics and Legalities of Health Services Management Identification, analysis, and problem solving related to legal and ethical issues in health services management. Includes an emphasis on employment law, confidentiality issues, accurate financial reporting and personal promotional preparation. Prerequisites: None. HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR (HUC) HUC111 Lec + Lab 2 Credits 3 Periods Communication and Hospital Unit Management in Health Unit Coordinating History of the health unit coordinating profession, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) and certification process. Responsibilities of a hospital unit coordinator (HUC). Includes terminology, paper and electronic forms, electronic medical records patient charts, admission/discharge of patients, preoperative and postoperative procedures. Management techniques for health unit coordinators as workflow and process facilitators. Communication issues relevant to health unit coordinators. All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. Prerequisites: None. HUC113 4 Credits 4 Periods Diagnostic Tests and Treatments Understanding and interpreting physicians' orders for the Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) and other health care workers. Terminology, symbols and abbreviations for diagnostic procedures and treatments. All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. Prerequisites: None. HUC114 Lec + Lab 2 Credits 4 Periods Health Unit Coordinator Procedures Application of unit coordinating skills and procedures in the laboratory setting. Transcription of traditional written physician orders and paper-based charts. Electronic patient charts in relation to coordination of hospital unit activities and workflow facilitation. Instruction in utilization of electronic patient charts. Initiation of electronic patient charts and entering physicians' orders to facilitate the transition to fully implemented electronic patient charts with computer physician order entry (CPOE). All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. Prerequisites: None. HUC115 LAB 2 Credits LAB 12 Periods Health Unit Coordinator Clinical Application of health unit coordinator skills and procedures in the health care setting under the supervision of an instructor and preceptor. All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. Prerequisites: None. HUC116 1 Credit 1 Period Health Unit Coordinating Clinical Seminar Clinical guidelines and hospital requirements for health unit coordinating clinical. Preparation for an electronic and non- electronic medical record based facility and/or unit. Review and verification of skills, competencies and procedures listed in the Clinical Evaluation Handbook and Skills List. Preparation for National Association of Health Unit Coordinators

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