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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
GEO 285 Home Health Management
Number of credits:
1 Semester Hour Credit
Course Description:
The course covers the financial practices of individuals providing home
health care/home and community based services in an agency or privately as a Qualified Service
Provider (QSP), as well as, the maintaining of financial records and necessary skills in managing
a business. This course explores the advantages and disadvantages of being self- employed and
being an employee of an agency that provides home health service/home and community based
services. The course also discusses grant funded government programs, a working knowledge of
the disciplines and agencies involved in the screening and assessment process for services. Lastly
the course covers waived services, difference between Medicaid and Medicare and private
insurance providers.
Pre-/Co-requisites:
None
Course Objectives:
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Critically analyze financial practices of self-employment and agency employment.
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Analyze the skills necessary in managing a business.
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Describe how grand funded program, waived services, government and private health
insurance make up the health care delivery payment system.
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Describe and evaluate self-employment and agency employment.
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Define the disciplines and agencies involved in the assessment and screening process for
services.
Instructor:
James (Jim) Holben LCSW,CTRS/CPRP
Office:
Can be reach through course e-mail or through Dakota College e-mail
Office Hours:
The course is checked daily throughout the semester and will answer questions at
that time.
Phone:
None
Email:
James.Holben@dakotacollege.eduLecture/Lab Schedule:
Follow course calendar and weekly schedule posted in the course
Textbook(s): None
Course Requirements:
Students must have access to a computer with specific versions of
Internet Explorer or Netscape. To see which versions are compatible, please refer to our pages.
Tentative Course Outline:
This course follows the traditional on-campus semester timeline. It
begins the first day of the semester and concludes at the end of the semester. Students are