Instructional Service Agreement with Pitt Community College
The Healthcare Management Technology (HMT) curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in healthcare business and financial operations. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the application of management principles to the healthcare environment.
The curriculum places emphasis on planning, organizing, directing, and controlling tasks related to healthcare organizational objectives including the legal and ethical environment of the healthcare industry; integration of team building skills, critical analysis of financial operations associated with third-party billing and reimbursement; and database management. Emphasis is placed on the development of effective supervisory skills.
The Healthcare Management Technology program is designed to teach students the business of healthcare and consists of both traditional and nontraditional students. Our nontraditional students include both administrative and clinical-oriented people. The clinical students, ex. nurses, and lab technicians have entered the program so that they can learn the business and management side of healthcare. The knowledge obtained in the HMT program will allow the nontraditional students, who are already working in healthcare facilities, to advance into supervisory or management positions. The traditional student will obtain both knowledge in the classroom as well as experience through the field training portion of the program which will allow them to be more marketable upon graduation.
General Education *COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Comm. or *COM 231 Public Speaking *ENG 111 Expository Writing ENG 112 Argument-Based Research or *ENG 113 Literature-Based Research or *ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting *HUM 115 Critical Thinking *MAT 115 Mathematical Models or *MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics or *MAT 161 College Algebra *SOC 213 Sociology of the Family or *PSY 150 General Psychology
Major Core Courses *ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting *ACC 121 Principles of Managerial Accounting HMT 110 Introduction to Healthcare Management HMT 210 Medical Insurance HMT 211 Long-term Care Administration HMT 220 Healthcare Financial Management MED 118 Medical Law and Ethics or *OST 149 Medical Legal Issues MED 121 Medical Terminology I and MED 122 Medical Terminology II or *OST 141 Medical Terms I and *OST 142 Medical Terms II
Other Major Courses *ACC 140 Payroll Accounting or *ACC 150 Accounting Software Application *BUS 110 Introduction to Business BUS 121 Business Math or *MAT 155 Statistical Analysis BUS 153 Human Resource Management *CIS 110 Introduction to Computers or CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy or OST 137 Office Software Applications *COE 112 Co-op Work Experience I *CTS 130 Spreadsheet HMT 212 Mgmt. of Healthcare Organizations HMT 225 Practice Management Simulation *SPA 120 Spanish for the Workplace
Other Required Course *ACA 115 Success and Study Skills or *ACA 118 College Study Skills or *ACA 122 College Transfer Success COE 110 World of Work
Total Semester Hour Credits for AAS Degree 76-78
*Course offered at Nash Community College Degree granted from Pitt Community College
For more information on the Healthcare Management curriculum, contact:
Bob Davis Business Administration Instructor Phone: (252) 451-8253 E-mail:
Amy Harrell Department Chair Phone: (252) 451-8347 E-mail:
