Overview
The Healthcare Management Technology curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in healthcare business and financial operations. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the application of management principles to the healthcare environment.
What You'll Learn
The curriculum places emphasis on planning, organizing, directing, and controlling tasks related to healthcare organizational objectives including the legal and ethical environment. Emphasis is placed on the development of effective communication, managerial, and supervisory skills.
Career Opportunities
Graduates may find employment in healthcare settings including hospitals, medical offices, clinics, long-term care facilities, and insurance companies. Graduates are eligible to sit for various certification exams upon completion of the degree with a combination of a minimum of two years administrative experience. Eligible certifications include, but are not limited to, the Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM), the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the Certified Patient Account Manager (CPAM) and the Certified Manager of Patient Accounts (CMPA) examinations.
Students must apply and be formally admitted to the Healthcare Management Technology program to take any HMT courses.
Degree granted from Pitt Community College.
Major Core Courses
- * Introduction to Healthcare Mgmt.
- *HMT 210 Medical Insurance
- *HMT 212 Management of Healthcare Org.
- *HMT 215 Legal Aspects of Healthcare Admin.
- *HMT 220 Healthcare Financial Management
- *HMT 225 Practice Management Simulation
- *MED 121 Medical Terminology I and *MED 122 Medical Terminology II
- *BUS 153 Human Resource Management
- *WBL 110 World of Work
- * Work Based Learning I
General Education
- *ACA 111 College Student Success or University Transfer Success
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Computers
- Writing and Inquiry
- People Skills
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Principles of Managerial Accounting
- Quantitative Literacy or Statistical Methods I or Precalculus Algebra
- General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology or Principles of Microeconomics
- Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking
- Introduction to Ethics or Critical Thinking or Music Appreciation
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