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Medical Terminology
This course will acquaint the student with skills in word analysis and word building, pronunciation, and spelling along with word recognition and the accurate application of work elements as related to the language of medicine. Basic human anatomy and physiology are presented when applicable to refine the student’s understanding of the appropriate medical terms.
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Anatomy & Physiology
The student will become acquainted with anatomical structures and their corresponding body functions. The major body systems will be studied in depth. The corresponding disease process for the common bodily malfunctions of each system will be included. Actual case situations will be discussed to facilitate application principles.
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Coding Essentials
This course prepares students for the actual procedures followed in most business offices and trains them to perform office duties in a professional manner with an emphasis given to the development of positive human relations skills. After mastering the filing rules as outlined by the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), the students further refine their skills in proofreading, editing, and formatting business forms.
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Office Technology
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Electronic Medical Records
This course is designed to introduce students to the current medical clerical occupations and the practices related to maintaining medical records, insurance billing, and legal concerns. Discussion will cover critical aspects of the duties and responsibilities of medical clerical workers to include assembly, analysis, and completion of medical records, numbering and filing methods, documentation, forms and release of information. Students will complete a manual medical records simulation, and also research and report on one critical aspect of medical records.
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Pharmacology
This course is designed to introduce the student to the proper pronunciation, spelling, and basic pharmacological use of commonly prescribed medications. Review of approved medical abbreviations as well as interpretation of prescriptions will be utilized for theory application. Introduction of these drugs will be based on various body systems categorically. Prerequisite: MED121 Medical Terminology and MED122 Anatomy and Physiology
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Medical Law & Ethics
This course will enable students to develop an understanding of the legal, ethical, and moral implications of working in a medical setting. The role of the allied healthcare professional will be emphasized.
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Computerized Medical Records
This course is designed to introduce the student to computerized patient billing, managing patient data with a computerized system, entering data, processing transactions and claims, and producing reports. A computer simulation using a patient accounting and scheduling program will be used throughout this course.
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Human Resource Management
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of current human resource management topics. Areas covered will include ethical, social and legal considerations, staffing, human resource development, compensation and benefits, safety and health, employee and labor relations.
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Medical Office Procedures
This course familiarizes the student with the fundamentals of using Windows-based medical office management software for appointment scheduling, procedure posting, medical billing, payment posting, patient billing, patient collections, and insurance tracking and follow-up.
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Customer Service
This general education course will emphasize the skills necessary to interact effectively and appropriately with customers, whether face to- face, on the telephone or in written documents. The student will learn to communicate effectively, handle difficult customer situations, solve and prevent problems, and minimize stress.
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Applied Finance
This general education course provides students with an active approach to developing successful financial skills with an emphasis on goal setting, financial record keeping, planning your spending, tax planning, consumer credit, making wise buying decisions, purchasing insurance, selecting investments, and retirement and estate planning.
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