Health Services Management Associate in Science (HSM-AS)

Health Services Management graduates work in the administrative support areas of the health field. Positions include professional duties in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms and doctor's offices. Health Services Management professionals have little or no direct patient contact, but provide business and administrative services "behind the scenes" by managing insurance, payroll, patient admissions, billings, regulatory reports, marketing, auxiliary services and other similar administrative functions.

Special Requirements

Admission to this program is limited. All program requirements must be met before a student is eligible for admission. Seats are allotted to qualified students on a first qualified/first served basis.

We strongly encourage you to contact the Allied Health Department for assistance in planning your program of study.

Department Head:

Christa Ruber, (850) 484-2301

cruber@pensacolastate.edu  

Program Contact:

Donna Flynn, (850) 484-2223

dflynn@pensacolastate.edu

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite Courses (6 cc)

The following course MUST be completed, with a C or better, to be accepted into the Health Services Management Program:

ENC 1101CEnglish Composition I

3 cc

MAC 1105College Algebra

3 cc

Semester 1 (12 cc)

CGS 1570Computer Concepts and Applications

3 cc

HSC 1531Medical Terminology

3 cc

BSC 1080Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

3 cc

HSC 1000Introduction to Healthcare Management

3 cc

Semester 2 (13 cc)

HSA 1172Medical Billing and Third Party Payer

2 cc

HIM 1442Pharmacology

2 cc

HIM 2653CMedical Informatics and Health Information Technologies

3 cc

PHI 2600Ethics

3 cc

COM 2100Business Communications

3 cc

Semester 3 (3 cc)

ACG 2021Financial Accounting Principles

3 cc

Semester 4 (12 cc)

ACG 2071Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3 cc

HIM 2620Medical Statistics and Financial Applications

3 cc

HIM 2512Health Information Management and Supervision

3 cc

ECO 2013Macroeconomics

3 cc

Semester 5 (14 cc)

HIM 2500CPerformance Improvement in Healthcare

2 cc

CGS 2510Spreadsheet

3 cc

MNA 1300Human Resource Management

3 cc

HSA 2810LHealth Services Management Practicum

2 cc

HSC 2930Special Topics in Healthcare Management

1 cc

HSC 2641Health Care Law

3 cc

Total Credit Hours: 60

Note: Certain courses are offered only once a year, therefore it is important that you work with your advisor to determine the most effective course sequence.

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