BUS 216 - Medical Administrative Procedures 3- 2

Institution:

Augusta Technical College

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Description:

(Prerequisite: BUS 1130; AHS 1011 or AHS 1010 or BUS 212; BUS 211 or AHS 109; SCT 100) Emphasizes essential skills required for the medical office. Introduces the knowledge and skills of procedures for billing purposes. Introduces the basic concept of medical administrative assisting and its relationship to the other health fields. Emphasizes medical ethics, legal aspects of medicine, and the medical administrative assistant's role as an agent of the physician. Provides the student with knowledge and the essentials of professional behavior. Topics include: introduction to medical administrative assisting, medical law, ethics, patient relations/human relations, physician-patientassistant relationship, medical office in litigation, medical records management, scheduling appointments, pegboard or computerized accounting, health insurance, transcription of medical documents, and billing/collection.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.augustatech.edu

Phone Number:

(706) 771-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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