MATC 2023-24 Catalog

HIST–HIT

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HIT – Health Information Technology (Department 530) HIT-159 Healthcare Revenue Management Prepares learners to compare and contrast health care payers, illustrate the reimbursement cycle, and to comply with regulations related to fraud and abuse. Learners assign payment classi fi cations with entry level pro fi ciency using computerized encoding and grouping software. Prerequisite(s): Complete HIT-162, HIT-197 HIT-199 and HIT-182. Must be admitted to Medical Coding program (30-530-2 or 31 530-2). Completion of or currently enrolled in HIT-165 and HIT-184. HIT-161 Credits:3 Health Quality Management Explores the programs and processes used to manage and improve healthcare quality. Addresses regulatory requirements as related to performance measurement, assessment and improvement, required monitoring activities, risk management and patient safety, utilization management, and medical sta ff credentialing. Emphasizes the use of critical thinking and data analysis skills in the management and reporting of data. Prerequisite(s): Complete HIT-163. HIT-162 Credits:3 Foundations of HIM Introduces learners to the healthcare delivery system, and the external forces that in fl uence healthcare delivery. Sets an understanding for the expectations and standards related to professional ethics, con fi dentiality and security of health information. Di ff erentiates the use and structure of healthcare data elements, data standards, and the relationships between them. Prepares learners to collect and maintain health data to ensure a complete and accurate health record. Prerequisite(s): Complete HEALTH-101. Must be admitted to the Health Information Technology (10 530-1) or Medical Coding program (31-530 2). Completion of or currently enrolled in HEALTH-107. HIT-163 Credits:3 Healthcare Stats & Analytics Explores the management of medical data for statistical purposes focusing on descriptive and inferential statistics including de fi nition, collection, calculation and compilation of numerical data. Examines data analytics, retrieval, presentation and research methodologies. Prerequisite(s): Complete HIT-162 and HEALTH-107. HIT-164 Credits:3 Introduction to Health Informatics Emphasizes the role of information technology in healthcare through an investigation of the electronic health record (EHR), business, and health information Credits:3

of African nationalism, and the diverse conditions facing independent African countries. It explores the challenges of African governments at nation building and thedi ff erent strategies adopted in that e ff ort. HIST-228 Credits:3 World History to 1500 This course examines global history from antiquity to 1500 C. E. It explores from the fi rst river valley civilizations through the Bronze Age, to the development of writing, the depiction of the human form and the creation of new communities in the Middle East. It examines the spread of world religions and the building of huge empires in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. The course stresses that history, with its di ff erent de fi nitions and ways of studying the past, is not reserved for a particular group. It embodies written and material culture and activities carried out by people all over the world. HIST-229 Credits:3 World History Since 1500 World History Since 1500 is a survey of the world’s last fi ve centuries stressing its social diversity, interconnectedness, cross cultural contact, and geography in a way that enhances understanding about the way in which we live today. HIST-231 Credits:3 Latin American History This course is subdivided into the following topics: precolonial civilizations, the colonial period, independence, the republican period, and contemporary Latin America. Special emphasis is given to U.S.-Latin American relations and to the problems of development. HIST-232 Credits:3 History of Wisconsin This course covers the history of the state of Wisconsin and of Milwaukee as a Wisconsin hub city. It traces the formative and developmental stages and patterns in Wisconsin and Milwaukee’s unique social, political, and economic history with special focus on their rich and diverse multiethnic and multicultural heritage in the backdrop of Wisconsin’s seasonal array of natural beauty, wonderlands, and festivals. HIST-236 Credits:3 History of the Vietnam War Years This course examines the American experience in the Vietnam War. It will deal with the roots of the con fl ict in French colonialism in Southeast Asia and the containment principles of U.S. foreign policy, and traces the course of the war through the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. It also examines the domestic political response to the war and the literature produced by Vietnam veterans.

HIST-216

Credits:3

History of American Minorities This course highlights the role of minorities in the history of America. The cultural, social, and political history of African Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian Americans, and other European immigrants are studied. A cross-cultural approach shows the distinctive cultural patterns of the various groups and their contributions to the dominant culture. HIST-217 Credits:3 Contemporary Civil Rights This course familiarizes the student with the period of history commonly referred to as the modern civil rights era, 1953 to 1969. It introduces the student to the events, individuals, social, political, and religious linkages, and activities that give this period its historical relevance and prominence. HIST-218 Credits:3 Native American History The purpose of this course is to provide an instruction to Native American history and culture. Indian/non-Indian relationships over time will be the central focus of the Wisconsin Indians Past/Present/Future This course presenting the history of Wisconsin Indians is designed to provide all Wisconsin residents, Indian and non Indian, with an in-depth understanding of indigenous people from Wisconsin. The course provides the student with data, prehistorical and historical, in order to cover the broad range of time involved in the study of the Wisconsin Indian Nations. HIST-226 Credits:3 African History 1 Before 1800 C. E. This course discusses African history from human origins to the start of European expansion into tropical Africa in the 19th century. It examines pre-colonial African civilizations such as the kingdoms and empires developed in the Northeast, West, Central, and southern Africa. It examines the early contact of Africans with the outside world, for example, through the spread of Islam and Christianity and the migration of the major African ethnic groups. It explores the internal African slave trade, the political, economic, and socio-cultural institutions, and the regional diversity of Africa at the eve of colonial rule. HIST-227 Credits:3 African History 2 Since 1800 C. E. This course explores the major political, economic, and socio-cultural transformations taking place in Africa from the start of European territorial expansion in the early 19th century to the present. It examines the implementation and challenges of colonial rule, the decolonization process, the rise course. HIST-219 Credits:3

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