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  • HLTH 2010: Health & Disease

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduction to the science of health and disease, both communicable and non-communicable, including history, etiology, prevalence, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent disease and protect health across the lifespan. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define the most common terms associated with health and disease. 2. Compare and contrast the medical and wellness models of health. 3. Summarize mental and physical health. 4. Classify the most common communicable and non-communicable diseases and describe their history, etiology, prevalence, symptoms, recommend basic treatment for each disease, and design disease prevention plans across the lifespan. 5. Assess the influence of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs on health. 6. Determine the most common health factors, articulate how each influences health and disease, and explain how to improve each factor for optimal health. FA
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  • HLTH 2700: Consumer Health Issues

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    This course examines factors associated with the marketplace for health-related products and services. Topics will include medical quackery, fraudulent health practices; laws and agencies protecting the consumer. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of health services, products, and alternative medicine. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of laws and agencies protecting the consumer. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of vulnerable populations. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of health care fraud and the implications to the health industry. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of personal responsibility to improve population health. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the accumulation of individual health measures in evaluating population health. FA
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  • HLTH 3010: Population & Community Health

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Highlights the concepts of population health and interdisciplinary collaboration for health and the basic processes and interventions used to address the health needs of communities. The course will also introduce students to the history, philosophy, functions and core values of public health in the U.S. and the world. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the components of a population health system, including health delivery types and programs, health outcomes, health determinants, and policies that affect the determinants. 2. Develop interventions that promote patient engagement and behavior change, supported through patient advocacy and assistance programs. 3. Use decision support tools to develop interventions using models of population health to improve quality and safety measures within the continuum of care. 4. Evaluate research information and the reliability and validity of the information provided from research studies. 5. Identify emerging issues related to population health management and develop solutions to addressing those issues. FA
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  • HLTH 3020: U.S. & World Health Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Provides students with a comprehensive survey of the organization and management of the US health care system, including history, regulation, structure, economics, operations, and current issues, as well as a comparison of health systems worldwide. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain how significant and influential ideas and philosophies have influenced the informal and formal structures and processes within the U.S. health care system. 2. Explain how the management and structure of the US health care system has been influenced throughout history by regulation. 3. Compare and contrast the influence of the U.S. health care system with that of another country. Prerequisites: Advanced standing or instructor approval. FA
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  • HLTH 3040: Environmental Health

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Provides a foundation for understanding how both natural and built environments affect human health. Topics will include human-environment interaction, pollution, sanitation, air, water and food quality, relationship to infectious disease, climate change and other current environmental health issues. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop an understanding of environmental health issues, remedies, and regulation. 2. Develop an understanding of human-environment interaction. 3. Develop an understanding of natural versus built environments. 4. Develop an understanding of pollution, sanitation, air, water, and food quality. 5. Develop an understanding of the relationship of the environment to infectious disease. 6. Develop an understanding of climate change and other current environmental health issues. Prerequisites: Advanced standing or instructor approval. SP
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  • HLTH 3310: Health Promotion

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduces the principles of health promotion, including community assessment, asset mapping, coalition building, and advocacy. Students will learn how to successfully plan and implement community-based programming and to evaluate its effectiveness. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the concept of health promotion and why a site is an appropriate delivery point. 2. Conduct a site needs assessment of program participants that includes the identification of health disparities. 3. Identify evidence-based health promotion interventions including appropriate health theories and develop appropriate program materials and activities. 4. Evaluate a health promotion program using common methods and tools. 5. Design effective marketing tools for a health promotion program. 6. Explain sources of grants and how to write a grant proposal. 7. Create a health promotion program that includes mission statement, objectives, policies, logic model, Gantt chart, staffing needs, advocacy agenda, communication plan, marketing tools, and budget. 8. Create a health promotion sustainability plan. FA, SP
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  • HLTH 3385: Healthcare Quality and Safety

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    The course introduces students to industry practices relative to patient healthcare quality and safety. This includes quality assessment, risk management, and process review as implemented within the healthcare environment. Principles of continuous quality improvement are used as a framework for the course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of continuous quality improvement, application of quality measures and practices, and implementation within the healthcare system. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of common medical errors including classification and reduction following a data-driven model. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate organization of quality resources. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of issues related to patient safety. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of industry best practices for achieving quality improvement within a health related environment. FA
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  • HLTH 3400: Healthcare Project Management

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Students will learn the theories, tools, and techniques for successful project management. Topics will include task organization and sequencing; schedule development; critical path method implementation as a management tool; the use of milestone and Gantt charts; the reverse planning method; and cost, performance, and client considerations. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain project management terms and techniques such as the triple constraint of project management. 2. Utilize tools and techniques of project management such as selection methods, work schedules, Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical path analysis, cost estimates, earned value management, motivation, and team building to plan a project. 3. Apply project management concepts by working on a team project as project manager or active team member to plan a project. 4. Demonstrate strong communication skills utilizing virtual collaboration tools like Moodle and Google. 5. Compare and contrast good project management skills by learning about and sharing examples of good and bad project management. FA
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  • HLTH 3500: Health Organization Financial Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices of accounting and finance needed by non-finance managers in health care organizations, including an introduction to budgeting, revenue and expenses, payroll, financial statements, and the economics of decision making. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the public and private sources of health insurance coverage. 2. Describe the factors third-party payers consider when setting premium and reimbursement rates. 3. Describe the various reimbursement methods utilized by third-party payers. 4. Utilize reimbursement methodologies that impact coding and billing compliance, value-based purchasing initiatives, and revenue cycle management. Prerequisites: Advanced standing or instructor approval and all general education requirements must be completed prior to enrolling. SP
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  • HLTH 3510R: Revenue Cycle Management and Health Plans

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    The course presents the foundational economic principles of health insurance to clarify insurance-related policy and revenue cycle management issues. This course will help students learn the underlying assumptions, facts, and variables that drive decision-making and choices on the payer side. The course will include healthcare reimbursement methodologies and systems, coding and billing compliance, value-based purchasing initiatives, and the revenue cycle and management. It supports knowledge application and data analytics skill-building through real-life scenarios and case studies. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: At the successful conclusion of this course students will be able to: 1) Explain the public and private sources of health insurance coverage. 2) Describe the factors third-party payers consider when setting premium and reimbursement rates. 3) Describe the various reimbursement methods utilized by third-party payers. 4) Utilize reimbursement methodologies that impact coding and billing compliance, value base purchasing initiatives, and revenue cycle management. Prerequisites: ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting (Grade C or higher). SP
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