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Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: define health insurance and describe the types of health insurance plans; identify and describe standard policy terms and provisions of health insurance plans; analyze the scope of health insurance coverage, including policy exclusions and determine whether certain diseases or treatments are covered or excluded by a policy; describe the federal and state laws that regulate the health insurance industry; explain how pre-existing conditions are treated in the health insurance landscape; and define rescission of a health insurance policy and describe what a person can do to fight against “improper” rescission.
This course looks at the complex regulatory framework of Health Insurance, the primary driver of the healthcare industry which accounts for almost one fifth of the American economy. The course focuses on different types of health insurance plans, policy terms and provisions, and the processes of health insurance claims and denials.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Insurance Law (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss HIPAA, its purposes and its most commonly applied features and rules; apply the “Privacy Rule” under HIPAA to given pieces of information; describe the mechanisms by which HIPAA can be enforced through lawsuits and administrative actions; differentiate the roles of the federal and state governments in health records regulation; and describe the minimum required medical records retention policies applicable under federal law.
The Health Records and Privacy course focuses on healthcare records legislation, most importantly, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The course presents an overview of HIPAA, discusses the Privacy Rule and what information must be safeguarded under the legislation, remedies for unauthorized disclosures, record retention policies, and requirements for healthcare providers.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Insurance Law (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: analyze the legal and ethical considerations involved in drug development; characterize some of the scientific and commercial features inherent in the pharmaceutical industry that may present legal and/or ethical challenges; identify improper pharmaceutical promotion and marketing practices; and describe the mechanisms the FDA has developed by which drugs that treat serious illnesses can be made available to consumers.
This course looks at the landscape of how the drug development process is regulated and at some of the most important regulations. More than 4.7 million Americans work in the pharmaceutical industry and more than 16 million work in healthcare.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Insurance Law (6/21).
