Health Care Finance

Catalog description

This course will delve into the necessary skills (i.e. reimbursement, budgeting, claims processing, and financial fraud and abuse) for health care administrators pursuing careers in long-term services and supports (i.e. nursing homes, assisted living, home care, hospice, and hospitals). This course will examine government payer sources, third-party reimbursement, regulatory oversight, coding and electronic medical records. Credit cannot be earned for both GERO 4500 and GERO 5500. Approved for distance education.