UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010

College of Health Sciences

HCA Health Care Administration

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101 Introduction to Health and Disease. 2 cr. U. A survey of health promotion and disease prevention including fitness, nutrition, disease transmission, mental health, drug use, and other current health-related topics. Prereq: none.

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102 Health Care Delivery in the United States. 3 cr. U. An introduction to health care delivery focusing on consumers, providers, organization, financing, quality and utilization of services, health planning, and political and governmental impacts. Prereq: none.

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105 Survey of the Health Professions. 3 cr. U. An introduction to health professions, their work settings and roles on the health care team. Other topics include: patient-professional communication, patient characteristics, medical terminology. Prereq: none.

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202 Introduction to Allied Health Research. 3 cr. U. Examination of the history, methods and application of allied health science. HCA 202 & ComSDis 202 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: none.

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203 Human Life Cycle. 3 cr. U. Views of leading theorists and recent research in the field of human development will be presented with emphasis on biopsychosocial aspects of the five major stages of development from prenatal through senescence. Prereq: soph st or cons instr.

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212 Drugs Used and Abused. 3 cr. U. An introduction to the mechanisms, actions, uses and abuses of selected licit and illicit drugs from a public health perspective. Prereq: soph st or cons instr.

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220 Leading Healthcare Professionals. 3 cr. U. Introduction to effective healthcare leadership of self, others, and groups in complex healthcare settings. Emphasis on leader understanding own temperament and values and healthcare context. Prereq: none.

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222 Language of Medicine. 3 cr. U. Medical terms used in oral and written communication; reviews terminology by body system with emphasis on application. Prereq: none.

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224 (effective 01/25/2010) Introduction to Microcomputers for Allied Health Professions. 3 cr. U. Healthcare focused introduction to microcomputers as tools for information management, including system architecture, process and ethical concepts. Incorporates training in office application software. Prereq: preprofessional or professional in Health Sciences or HCA minor or HCI cert.

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224 Introduction to Microcomputers for Allied Health Professions. 3 cr. U. Healthcare focused introduction to microcomputers as tools for information management, including system architecture, process and ethical concepts. Incorporates training in office application software. Prereq: professional or pre-professional student in Health Sciences.

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245 Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. 3 cr. U. Interdisciplinary instruction on effective service delivery in the health sciences to culturally diverse individuals and families. Emphasis on the complexity of an individual's cultural identity. C L SCI/ComSDis/HCA/HMS(Hum Kin)/OccThpy/TherRec 245 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: soph st or cons instr.

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250 Allied Health Information Methods. 2 cr. U. Techniques and processes used by allied health personnel to translate thought and behavior into an acceptable style and format for documentation of activities. Prereq: soph st; grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT.

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251 Health Documentation. 1 cr. U. Appropriate health documentation techniques will be addressed including the medical; legal and reimbursement issues of patient assessment, problem identification, and patient care plans. Prereq: none.

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260 Gerontology for Health Care Administrators. 3 cr. U. The administrator's responsibility for improving resident quality of life in long-term care organizations through an overview of sociological, psychological, and biological aspects of aging. Prereq: none.

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290 Selected Topics in Health Information Administration: (Subtitled). 1-3 cr. U. Content to be determined as instructional need arises. Retakeable for cr with change in topic. Prereq: none, except as specified for topic.

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297 Health Care Administration - Study Abroad: (Subtitled). 1-12 cr. U. Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. Retakable with change in topic. Prereq: acceptance to Study Abroad Prog.

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307 Epidemiology for the Health Sciences. 3 cr. U. Introduction to the etiology and distribution of disease and risk factors associated with the determination of disease; applications of epidemiology to the health science professions. Prereq: HMS 270(Hum Kin 370)(P).

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307 (effective 01/25/2010) Epidemiology for the Health Sciences. 3 cr. U. Introduction to the etiology and distribution of disease and risk factors associated with the determination of disease; applications of epidemiology to the health science professions. Prereq: HMS 270(P) or MthStat 215(P)

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311 Law for Health Care Consumers and Professionals. 3 cr. U. An introduction to the law as it relates to health care. Topics include contracts, torts, damages, negligence, malpractice, litigation and trial proceedings. Prereq: jr st or cons instr.

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321 Health Information Management as a Profession. 1 cr. U. Introduction to the profession and the professional association; reviews basic functions of health information center. Prereq: none.

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324 Health Information and the Law. 3 cr. U. Appropriate and legal uses of health information; informed consent, statutory and regulatory issues. Prereq: HlthSci 311(R) & jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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333 Health Organizations Professional Practice Standards. 2 cr. U. Overview of regulatory statutes, licensure requirements, accreditation and other professional practice standards that affect health care organizations. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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333 (effective 01/25/2010) Health Organizations Professional Practice Standards. 2 cr. U. Overview of regulatory statutes, licensure requirements, accreditation and other professional practice standards that affect health care organizations. Prereq: jr st in Hlth Sci or minor in HCA.

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334 Health Information Documentation and the Health Care Record. 3 cr. U. Introduction to health record content and the documentation process; standards affecting health records; quantitative and qualitative evaluation of record format and documentation. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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335 Health Information Center Technology. 3 cr. U. Introduction to the modern health information center through description and analysis of its technologies; emphasis on word processing, communications, record management and ergonomics. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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336 Basic Practices in Health Information Technology. 2 cr. U. A lab course designed to simulate technical activities performed in health information centers in health care facilities, with the emphasis upon the acute care setting. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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337 Introduction to Healthcare Databases and Technologies. 3 cr. U/G. Introduction to origins, sources and content of healthcare data; technologies used to manage and control healthcare databases. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr, HCA 224 (HIA 224)(P).

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340 (effective 01/25/2010) Healthcare Process Measurement. 3 cr. U. Compilation and presentation of healthcare statistics; use of statistical analysis and graphic presentation of data to examine healthcare processes and support decision-making. Prereq: jr st in HlthSci; HMS 270(P) or MthStat 215(P).

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340 Healthcare Process Measurement. 3 cr. U. Compilation and presentation of healthcare statistics; use of statistical analysis and graphic presentation of data to examine healthcare processes and support decision-making. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr; HMS 270(Hum Kin 370)(R).

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361 Structure and Functions of Long-Term Care Facilities. 3 cr. U. Nursing home administrator's domains of practice, nursing facility management innovations, and the long-term care continuum through lectures and site visits. Prereq: HCA 260(P); or cons instr.

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362 Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Long-Term Care Facilities. 3 cr. U. Legal and regulatory environment of the nursing facility. Reviews state and federal requirements and overviews the survey process designed to protect resident well-being Prereq: HCA 311(C) & 361(P); or cons instr.

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411 (HIA 411) Disease Classification Systems I. 3 cr. U. Disease classification systems with emphasis on hospital applications. Prereq: HCA 222(HIA 222)(P) or equiv; or cons instr.

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415 (HIA 415) Disease Classification Systems II. 3 cr. U. Disease classifications systems with emphasis on ambulatory and other nonhospital applications; case-mix methodologies. Prereq: HCA 222(HIA 222)(P) or equiv; or cons instr.

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420 Advanced Systems Thinking for Healthcare Leaders. 3 cr. U/G. An in-depth view of systems theory, Deming's system of profound knowledge, and Goldratt's theory of constraints and how these theories can improve healthcare organizations. Prereq: sr st; HCA 220(P) & 307(P); HCA 340(HIA 340)(P); Bus Adm 330(P); or cons instr.

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421 (effective 01/25/2010) Operations Management in Health Care Organizations. 3 cr. U. Application of operations management principles to management of health care organizations. Emphasis on tools to plan, organize and control. Prereq: Bus Adm 350(P).

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421 (HIA 421) Operations Management in Health Care Organizations. 3 cr. U. Application of operations management principles to management of health care organizations. Emphasis on tools to plan, organize and control. Prereq: sr st in HCA, Bus Adm 350(P) or cons instr.

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422 (effective 01/25/2010) Human Resource Management in Health Care Organizations. 3 cr. U. Introduction of human relation concepts as it applies to the health care organizations. Emphasis on the application of management responsibilities. Prereq: jr st in Hlth Sci or HCA minor.

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422 (HIA 422) Human Resource Management in Health Care Organizations. 3 cr. U. Introduction of human relation concepts as it applies to the health care organizations. Emphasis on the application of management responsibilities. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr.

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423 (HIA 423) Health Information Administration in Specialized Healthcare Facilites. 4 cr. U. Study of health information systems in ambulatory, long-term, home health, and other non-hospital settings; site visits and site-specific projects. Prereq: sr st in HCA or cons instr.

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430 (HIA 430) Patient Registration Management. 3 cr. U. - Prereq: none.

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441 (HIA 441) Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design. 3 cr. U/G. Overview of health facility computerized information systems. Information systems theory, systems analysis, and implementation of computer systems from a managerial/planning perspective. Prereq: jr st in HCA or cons instr; HCA 337(HIA 337)(P).

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442 (HIA 442) Healthcare Database Design and Management. 3 cr. U/G. Study of database structure, data models, and operations issues. Emphasis on data security, integrity, integration, and access. Healthcare database applications. Prereq: sr st in HCA or cons instr; HCA 441(HIA 441)(P).

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444 Introduction to Text Retrieval and Its Applications in Biomedicine. 3 cr. U/G. Introduction to text retrieval, text classification and their biomedical applications; topics include: indexing, query processing, and document retrieval methods. Jointly offered with & counts as repeat of CompSci 444, CompSci 744, & HCA 744. Prereq: jr st; CompSci 351(P) or HCA 442(P).

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450 (HIA 450) Healthcare Quality Management. 3 cr. U. Theory and development of quality assessment programs in healthcare; involvement of governing board, administration, medical staff, includes review of risk and utilization management programs. Prereq: jr st in HCA prog & C L Sci 301-305(R), & Hum Kin 270(R); or cons instr.

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450 (effective 01/25/2010) Healthcare Quality Management. 3 cr. U. Theory and development of quality assessment programs in healthcare; involvement of governing board, administration, medical staff, includes review of risk and utilization management programs. Prereq: C L Sci 301-305(P); HMS 270(P) or MthStat 215(P).

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460 (350) Healthcare Reimbursement Systems. 3 cr. U. History and functioning of health care reimbursement systems. Emphasis on the policies and procedures of government and major third party systems. Prereq: sr st in HCA, HCA 421(HIA 421)(P) or cons instr.

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460 (effective 01/25/2010) Healthcare Reimbursement Systems. 3 cr. U. History and functioning of health care reimbursement systems. Emphasis on the policies and procedures of government and major third party systems. Prereq: HCA 421(P).

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480 Competency-Based Internship in Long-Term Care Facilities. 3 cr. U. A supervised clinical practicum serving as the capstone fieldwork experience for HCA majors obtaining a sub-major in long-term care administration. Prereq: HCA 362(C) & cons instr.

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497 Health Care Administration - Study Abroad: (Subtitled). 1-12 cr. U/G. Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance to Study Abroad Prog.

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502 Health Care Delivery Systems: National and International Perspectives. 3 cr. U. An analysis of health delivery systems in the U.S. and abroad. Prereq: jr st & completion of HCA 102(P).

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510 Seminar in Health Information Management. 1-3 cr. U. Analysis and discussion of professional knowledge acquired in curriculum to specific problems encountered in health information management. Not retakable for cr. Prereq: sr st in HCA.

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520 Clinical Practicum. 3 cr. U. Assignments to local health information centers for practical experience; weekly meetings and projects also required. Prereq: sr st in HCA.

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521 (420) (effective 01/25/2010) Advanced Systems Thinking for Healthcare Leaders. 3 cr. U/G. An in-depth view of systems theory, Deming's system of profound knowledge, and Goldratt's theory of constraints and how these theories can improve healthcare organizations. Prereq: jr st; HCA 340(P) & Bus Adm 330(P).

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537 (HCA 337) (effective 01/25/2010) Introduction to Healthcare Databases and Technologies. 3 cr. U/G. Introduction to origins, sources and content of healthcare data; technologies used to manage and control healthcare databases. Prereq: jr st in Hlth Sci or minor in HCA or HCI cert or cons instr; HCA 224(P) or L&I Sci 110(P) or Bus Adm 230(P).

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540 Health Information Professional Practice. 4 cr. U. Four-week professional practice working with and under supervision of an information manager. Pre-practice meetings and post-practice seminar. Prereq: sr st in HCA, HCA 520 (HIA 520)(P).

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541 (HCA 441) (effective 01/25/2010) Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design. 3 cr. U/G. Overview of health facility computerized information systems. Information systems theory, systems analysis, and implementation of computer systems from a managerial/planning perspective. Prereq: jr st; HCA 337(P)

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580 Health Care Administration Internship. 3 cr. U. Internship experience with administrators in health care agencies (e.g., hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes). May be retaken to max of 9 cr. Prereq: sr st in HCA prog & cons internship coordinator.

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590 Topics in Health Sciences: (Subtitled). 1-3 cr. U/G. Topics of current interest within the field of health sciences. The theme for each semester's offering will be posted. May be repeated with change in topic to max of 9 cr for grad students. Prereq: jr st; cons instr for grad cr.

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699 Advanced Independent Study: 1-3 cr. U/G. - May be retaken with change in topic. Prereq: U: jr st, 2.5 gpa, writ cons instr; G: grad st; writ cons instr.