Business Healthcare Technology BHT2, Diploma

Program Description

The Business Healthcare Technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today's technology-driven workplaces. The Business Healthcare Technology program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes the use of software and technology. Students are also introduced to accounting fundamentals, electronic communications, internet research, electronic file management, and healthcare regulation and compliance. The program includes instruction in effective communication skills and terminology that encompasses office management and executive assistant qualification and technology innovations for the office. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of administrative technology. Graduates of the program receive a Business Healthcare Technology Diploma.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age	N/A
High School Diploma or GED Required	Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Next Gen Accuplacer)	English	Reading	Math	Algebra
	236	224	229	N/A

Location(s)

Baxley

Camden

Golden Isles

Jesup

Waycross

Basic Skills Courses

ENGL 1010

Fundamentals of English I

Choose one of the following:

EMPL 1000	Interpersonal Relations & Professional Development	2
PSYC 1010	Basic Psychology	3

Choose one of the following:

MATH 1011	Business Math	3
MATH 1012	Foundations of Mathematics	3

Occupational Courses

BUSN 1015	Introduction to Healthcare Reimbursement	3
BUSN 1440	Document Production	4
BUSN 2190	Business Document Proofreading & Editing	3
BUSN 2340	Healthcare Administrative Procedures	4
BUSN 2350	Electronic Health Records	3
BUSN 2375	Healthcare Coding	3
	Occupational Guided Electives - 7	7

Choose one of the following Accounting courses:

BUSN 2200	Office Accounting	4
ACCT 1100	Financial Accounting I	4

Choose one of the following Technology coureses

BUSN 1000	Computers in Healthcare	3
COMP 1000	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3

BUSN 1010 (Only) or MAST 1120 and 1 course from the Anatomy Cluster and 1 Course from the Medical Terminology Cluster

BUSN 1010	Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Diseases for Business	6
	OR

MAST 1120

MAST 1120	Human Disease	3
	AND

Medical Terminology Cluster

Choose one of the following:

ALHS 1090	Medical Terminology for AHS	2
BUSN 2300	Medical Terminology	2

Anatomy Cluster

Select one of the following:

ALHS 1010	Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology	4
ALHS 1011	Structure & Function of the Human Body	5
BUSN 2310	Anatomy & Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant	3
BIOL 2113	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
	AND
BIOL 2113L	Anatomy & Physiology Lab I	1

Total Credit Hours: 46