Semester:

Spring 2008

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 password required

Instructor:

Tracy Flynn

Textbook:

To provide the student with a basic understanding of the work of health care from the economic and financial point of view.  Among other things, the student will gain an understanding of the business and financial environments in which health care finds itself; general accounting, cost and financial statements; diagnostic related groups; the managed care environments; staffing patterns, and the use of financial information in the decision-making process.  Prerequisites:  Admission to the BSN Program and completion of all prior nursing and support courses.  Co-requisites:  NU 471, NU 472, NU 483, PSYC 385, Core 350 or 351.

Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 1.5 GB RAM
 High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
 Firefox 1.5.0.11 or Internet Explorer 6x
 Java runtime environment 1.5.11  (J2SE) 5.0 update 11 for Windows and (J2SE) 5.0 Release 4 for OSX
 UPDATES-Make sure you download security patches for your operating system. If you're a Microsoft Windows user, get your monthly updates at www.microsoft.com/security. If you use Mac, check out updates at www.mac.com/support.
 
 *Courses can be accessed via 56K modem connections although due to the long page load times this type of connection is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College. 

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact intstructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LCMail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LCMail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.