Healthcare Management I Microcredential
Issued by
Jefferson Community College
The microcredential in Health Care Management 1 will enable students to demonstrate competency in various aspects of healthcare office management including medical terminology, spreadsheet applications and introduction to health care management. Students will earn nine college credit hours that may later be transferred to one of Jefferson's certificate or degree programs. Health Care Management 1 course requirements are a perfect fit for JCC's Health Care Management AS degree program.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
Earning Criteria
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OFC 245, Medical Terminology - 3 credits. This course is designed to teach the language of medicine to those who have elected a career in a medically-related profession. The study will include the basic structure of medical words including prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and plurals. Emphasis will be on building and understanding the professional vocabulary necessary for office employment in a medically-related field.
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BUS 160, Spreadsheet Applications - 3 credits. Provides in-depth intro to a spreadsheet program. Topics include formulas, functions, charting, formatting worksheets, absolute cell references, working w/large datasets, what-if analysis, financial functions, data tables, amortization schedules, cell protection, worksheet database manipulation, lookup functions, database functions, templates, working w/multiple worksheets & workbooks, PivotTables, PivotCharts & additional spreadsheet capabilities.
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HCM 101, Intro to Health Care Management - 3 credits. This course provides students with an overview of how health care institutions are organized and governed, the role of the management staff, physicians, nurses and other clinical support staff in these organizations, and the management systems designed for their efficient and effective operation.