This course provides the student with a basic understanding of the field of medical insurance billing and coding and its impact on the U.S. health care system and economics of health care delivery.

 

This course covers concepts and information required for the medical assistant to demonstrate an understanding of pharmacology, perform drug administration, recognize office emergencies, and perform basic first aid procedures.

 

This course provides a foundation for handling common legal & ethical challenges in everyday practice. Legal concepts and theories in this course include: international & quasi-international torts, professional liability insurance, and documentation of allied health professional. Ethical components of the course include those that a professional may face on the job. The course will also cover common areas of liability and litigation in different healthcare settings.

 

This course will train the student in basic clinical duties. Topics will include phlebotomy, pre-physical exam preparation, instruments, minor surgery preparation, radiology preparation, vital signs, and measurements. Lab exercises are accompanied by explanations and procedures for performing lab exercises.

 

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to perform administrative tasks in the administrative department of a medical office. Topics include, but are not limited to, receiving patients, scheduling appointments, patient triage, handling medical records, and processing insurance claims.

 

This course is an overview of both effective patient care and sound business practices in the medical facility. This course will include instruction on emerging developments in billing and coding, documentation, ethical and legal issues, and technological advances. Other topics that will be covered include: the medical record, fraud & compliance, responsibilities of the manager, and medical marketing.

 

This course covers medical terms and symbols commonly used in health care. In addition, the course covers the terminology, structure, function, and common disorders associated with all the body systems of the human body.

 

This course is designed to provide students with a complete understanding of the most common procedures and techniques of tests as they apply to the ambulatory care setting. Objectives include a theory overview of urinalysis, blood collection, hematology, chemistry, and immunology. This course will utilize medical simulation programs to expand on basic techniques of lab. This is not a clinical class.

 

This course covers skills and knowledge required for the medical assistant to identify and practice clinical medical assistant duties in the medical office. Topics include, but are not limited to; phlebotomy, assisting with minor surgery, physical and medical specialty exams; clinical laboratory testing procedures; radiology; electrocardiology and pulmonary function testing, and physical therapy and rehabilitation. Lab exercises are accompanied by explanations and procedures for performing lab exercises.

 

This course covers concepts and information required for the medical assistant to identify and practice administrative and clinical medical assistant duties in the medical office.

 

This course covers the skills and knowledge required for the medical assistant to perform financial management duties in the medical office. Topics include, but are not limited to, banking and accounting procedures, claims processing, and medical coding and billing.

 

This course will cover equipment, safety procedures, theory in regard to arterial blood gases, and further detail of phlebotomy theory. The theory behind intravenous methods is also explored. This is not a clinical class.

This course is devoted to microbiology as it relates to health related professions. Students will get an introduction to microbiology, discussion on the major groups of microorganisms and multicellular parasites, as well as infectious diseases of humans and how to control microorganisms. This is not a clinical class.

 

This course covers the skills and knowledge required by the medical assistant to provide patient education and follow safety measures in the medical office environment.

 

This course provides the student with a historical development of healthcare delivery systems, including concepts and theory related to financing, regulatory agencies and organizations related to the providing of healthcare. Students are also introduced to software such as Medisoft for patient file creation, file maintenance, and insurance billing.

 

This course is designed to help students understand and interpret basic dysrhythmias. Topics include: basic electrocardiography, sinus mechanisms, atrial, junctional, and ventricular rhythms, and an introduction to the 12-lead ECG.

 

This course is designed to help understand medical transcription and prepare for workplace success. Students will learn the fundamentals of medical transcription, understanding medical documents, proofreading, and the transcription process. The course will also build the skills needed in transcription through use of simulations.