Hospital Administrative Procedures

Catalog description

Students gain information on how acute care departments function independently and together in a hospital, the responsibility of each team member within a department as well as how teams work together. Students learn how orders are processed, who to go to for answers, how to manage complicated situations, admission/discharge procedures, and how to manage/track multiple tasks. Acute care etiquette, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), ethics & effective communication are covered. Students learn to recognize and act on reports such as lab reports, x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), computed tomography (CTs), & telemetry data. The use of EHR (Electronic Health Record) is introduced.