Sanford-Brown College

The Medical Billing and Coding program is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics and skilled-care facilities. The curriculum is structured to include didactic instruction in several areas, including, but not limited to, billing practices and systems, coding and reimbursement systems, data abstracting, health record maintenance, or healthcare computer applications. The final portion of curriculum includes a supervised clinical externship at a medical facility. At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in the field of medical billing and coding.

The Radiography program at Sanford Brown College-Cleveland (SBC) is designed to prepare students to perform radiographic procedures and understand radiation protection, radiologic physics, and image production. Students will study principles and procedures used in professional practice, including image analysis, radiation protection, radiographic pathology, digital image acquisition and display, and radiographic testing. The core curriculum is structured to include a lecture component, an imaging laboratory component, and an integrated clinical component. The final externship portion of the curriculum consists of supervised experiences in a clinical environment, which requires competencies, logs, and evaluations completed by the student. At the conclusion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the skills to seek entry-level employment as radiographers.

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Sanford-Brown College, Phoenix (SBC) is designed to prepare students to perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations required of an entry-level general sonographer to include, but not be limited to, the abdomen, pelvis, pregnant female pelvis, and superficial structures. Students are also introduced to vascular ultrasound. The student will have the opportunity to study the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of scanned organ systems, recognize the sonographic patterns of the organs, learn the protocols for a logical and thorough survey of the organs, and provide accurate and technical impressions to the interpreting physician.

The Cardiovascular Sonography program is designed to prepare the graduate to perform echocardiographic examinations under the direction of a physician. Upon completion of the program the graduate should have didactic knowledge and practical experience in Echocardiography, Vascular Ultrasound, and EKG as well as a general understanding of GEST, Holter monitoring, and telemetry

 

The Medical Billing and Administrative Specialist program at Sanford-Brown College San Antonio, TX, is designed to provide students with the appropriate didactic theory and skills required to begin a career in office administration and management within a health care setting. The courses are grouped around knowledge and skills required for an administrative role in a medical practice. The program should also prepare students for responsibilities including insurance coding, processing, medical administrative procedures and regulatory requirements of the health care delivery system. Courses are not necessarily offered in the sequences in which they appear in the catalog. Also, students will typically, but not always, be taught by more than one instructor during their program of study. After the didactic portion of their program, students are required to complete a supervised externship at a medical facility or office that includes competencies, logs and evaluations completed by the student. At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in an administrative role in a medical setting.

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The objective of the Pharmacy Technology Program is to train students to assist the pharmacist in the preparation of medication for dispending, maintaining medication and inventory control, and participating in the administration and management of pharmacy practice. Under the supervision of the pharmacist, a pharmacy technologist prepares labels and medications for dispensing, performs data entry functions such as entering prescriptions and patient information into the pharmacy computer, performs drug inventory functions in dispensing area, processes medication charges for services rendered, calls Physicians for refills, and performs quality control activities that are related to overall pharmacy operations. Graduates can pursue entry-level employment in areas such as hospitals, nursing homes, retail and department store pharmacies

The Certificate - Dialysis Technology program prepares students to work as a member of a dialysis team, assisting as a Dialysis Technologist or Technician.  Students will study principles and practices involved in local and regional dialysis; dialysis equipment management, monitoring, and maintenance; drug administration; patient care, education, and data collection; medical law and ethics; and quality assurance and risk management.  Students will also have the opportunity to obtain experience in a clinical setting working with allied health care professionals. Upon graduation, students will earn a Certificate in Dialysis Technology. Program competencies include the following: dialysis, anatomy and physiology of the kidney, fluid and electrolyte balance, hematologic aspects, infectious diseases, dialysis systems and equipment, vascular access to circulation, dietary regulation, blood chemistries, complications of renal failure, psychosocial aspects, and an overview of peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation.

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The Medical Billing and Coding program at Sanford-Brown College-San Antonio (SBC) is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics and skilled-care facilities. The curriculum is structured to include didactic instruction in several areas, including, but not limited to, billing practices and systems, coding and reimbursement systems, data abstracting, health record maintenance, or healthcare computer applications. The final portion of curriculum includes a supervised clinical externship at a medical facility. At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in the field of medical billing and coding.

The Bi-lingual Medical Assistant (Bilingual – English/Spanish) program at Sanford-Brown College is designed to prepare students to assist medical providers by performing administrative duties and basic clinical duties in an office and/or medical center along with having the ability to communicate pertinent information to Spanish speaking patients.  The core curriculum covers a variety of subjects, including medical practice, medical law and ethics, medical communications, medical records, insurance, patient preparation, and basic laboratory procedures and tests.  The courses are grouped around knowledge and skills required for administrative and clinical medical assisting; however, courses are not necessarily offered in the sequences in which they appear in the catalog.  Also, students will typically, but not always, be taught by more than one instructor during their program of study.  Students are required to complete a supervised clinical externship at a medical facility that includes competencies, logs and evaluations completed by the student.  At the completion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment as medical assistants and qualify for positions in a variety of healthcare facilities, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics and skilled-care facilities.