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Health Care Informatics (Certificate)
This certificate program is designed for health care and nurse professionals interested in pursuing or advancing in careers associated with health care informatics and technology. Individuals with little or no background in Informatics receive an overview of informatics as it relates to delivery within a health care facility. The program is designed to provide the learner with current knowledge in concepts of health care informatics, systems life cycle, and data management. The 10 credit-bearing specialization is available as a certificate program for postbaccalaureate students. The four courses in the informatics specialization certificate program are available at campuses offering nursing or health care degree programs using a variety of delivery methods.
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Nursing Health Care Education Certificate
This certificate is designed for health care and nursing professionals interested in pursuing careers in educational or service settings. Current educators can update or expand their knowledge in curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, and revitalize their teaching and learning strategies. Combining your current professional expertise with the knowledge of teaching and learning strategies, assessment and evaluation and curriculum, and program design will expand and enhance your role as a health care educator. Content can be applied to patient teaching, continuing education or in-service education, community health education, as well as to the role and delivery of academic education. The certificate program is open to post baccalaureate students and these graduate credits will also apply toward the completion of a graduate degree in Nursing and Education. Coursework will provide a foundation of knowledge for the novice educator, as well as having the flexibility of providing current faculty with new applications and practical skills. Degree Type: Certificate Programs University of Phoenix -
Health Care Administration (Associate's)
The Associate of Arts degree in Health Administration is designed to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in health and human services settings. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in areas of health and human services organization, roles of health and human services workers, public policy, information technology, financial management, and regulatory and ethical issues.
Graduates from the AA in Health Administration program will be able to communicate effectively, as directed, for informal, formal, and quantitative tasks and will be conversant with the values and terminology of the field. They will be able to access information resources, evaluate them for credibility and relevance, and use the sources to present a wide range of alternatives. Having utilized academic processes such as feedback from faculty and self-reflection, graduates will be situated for lifelong learning. This degree prepares students to transition into the Bachelor of Science in Health Administration program.
Total credits required for degree program: 60 credits
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Associate of Arts in Health Care Administration-Medical Records
Axia College of University of Phoenix offers Associate of Arts degrees in a broad range of content areas. The 60-credit curriculum provides a foundation and overview within the academic disciplines of communication arts, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences, and the humanities. Instruction focuses on the development of student skills in writing, critical thinking, and information utilization, as well as foundational competencies in the selected discipline. The completion of an Associate of Arts degree represents an important milestone for many students as they pursue their educational goals.
The Associate of Arts Degree in Health Care Administration with emphasis in Medical Records lays a foundation for further study in health care at the undergraduate level. Topics focus on medical terminology related to disease diagnosis and treatment, patient information management, and medical claims processing. Software instruction synthesizes a variety of records processes common in medical facilities.
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Associate of Arts in Health Care Administration-Pharmacy Practice
Axia College of University of Phoenix offers Associate of Arts degrees in a broad range of content areas. The 60-credit curriculum provides a foundation and overview within the academic disciplines of communication arts, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences, and the humanities. Instruction focuses on the development of student skills in writing, critical thinking, and information utilization, as well as foundational competencies in the selected discipline. The completion of an Associate of Arts degree represents an important milestone for many students as they pursue their educational goals.
The Associate of Arts Degree in Health Care Administration with an emphasis in Pharmacy Practice provides a context for the study of the basic operations of community and institutional pharmacies, as well as for further study in health care at the undergraduate level. Topics focus on medical terminology, disease diagnosis and treatment, basic pharmacy processes and equipment, and medical claims processing. An overview of pharmaceutical calculations covers the math and measurement requirements of interpreting prescriptions and preparing medications. This program is not designed to prepare students to take certification or licensing exams.
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Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA) program is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for management positions in health care. The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to health care services:
1. Structuring and positioning health organizations to achieve optimal performance.
2. Financial management of health organizations under alternative financing mechanisms.
3. Leadership, interpersonal, and communications skills in managing human resources and health
professionals in diverse organizational environments.4. Managing information resources and collecting, analyzing, and using business and health
information in decision-making.5. Statistical, quantitative, and economic analysis in decision-making.
6. Legal and ethical analysis applied to business and clinical decision-making.
7. Organizational and governmental health policy formulation, implementation, and effect.
8. Assessment and understanding of the health status of populations, determinants of health and
illness, and managing health risks and behaviors in diverse populations.9. The development, organization, financing, performance, and change of health systems in
diverse communities, drawing broadly on the social and behavioral sciences.10. Business and health outcomes, measurement, process/outcome relationships, and methods
for process improvement in health organizations.Degree Type: Bachelor's Programs University of Phoenix -
Bachelor of Science in Health Admin/Health Info Systems
The BSHA Program is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for professional careers in a variety of health care or related health settings.
The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to health care services such as management, finance and accounting, legal and ethical parameters, health and disease factors, and human and information resources. In addition, the health information major provides the student with initial educational preparation to gain insight into the current and emerging world of health information systems. The reshaping of information and technology in health care requires workers to have a broad range of knowledge associated with the functions of an increasingly automated health care environment.Degree Type: Bachelor's Programs University of Phoenix -
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration/Long Term Care
The BSHA Program is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for professional careers in a variety of health care or related health settings.
The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to health care services such as management, finance and accounting, legal and ethical parameters, health and disease factors, and human and information resources. In addition, the long term care major allows the student to gain initial educational preparation for the myriad of opportunities within this health care arena. The continuum of long term care has grown and expanded from the old traditional view to now encompass a wide range of comprehensive health, mental health and social services that spans a vast numbers of organizations. Long term care and the resources needed to provide services will offer many opportunities and challenges for health care in the coming decades.
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RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of working registered nurses. The curriculum is built upon a foundation of biological, physical, and social sciences which contribute to the science of nursing. The liberal arts components enhance the development of the intellectual, social, and cultural aspects of the professional nurse. Degree Type: Bachelor's Programs University of Phoenix -
Health Administration/Education (Master's)
This program is designed for health care and nursing professionals interested in pursuing careers in educational or service settings. Current educators can update or expand their knowledge in curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, and revitalize their teaching and learning strategies. Combining your current professional expertise with the knowledge of teaching and learning strategies, assessment and evaluation and curriculum, and program design will expand and enhance your role as a health care educator. Content can be applied to patient teaching, continuing education or in-service education, community health education, as well as to the role and delivery of academic education.
Degree Type: Master's Programs University of Phoenix
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