MEDA 280 - Medical Office Management

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

2 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in MEDA 222 or consent of instructor.Comment: Letter grade only. MEDA 280 may not be audited. MEDA 280 may not be taken credit/no credit. MEDA 280 provides instruction in preparing for the roles of office manager and human resources representative of a medical office or ambulatory care facility. It also provides a specialty career pathway open to program graduates, professionalism, continuing education, correlation of theory and practice. Upon successful completion of MEDA 280, the student should be able to: Identify preferred qualities and characteristics of a manager/leader and management styles. Discuss benefits of a teamwork approach. Describe appropriate evaluation tools for employees. Recall and role-play methods of resolving conflict. List methods of increasing productivity and efficient time management. Discuss and recognize the impact of HIPAA's privacy policy in ambulatory care settings. Describe the general concept, tools, purpose and benefit of marketing. Define records management, financial management, facility and equipment management, and risk management. Identify and select the appropriate qualities in the role of the human resources manager. Identify methods of recruiting employees for a medical practice Discuss and role-play the interview process. Identify items to keep in an employee's personnel record. List and define laws related to personnel management. Identify and select appropriate responsibilities of the Medical Assistant with advanced skills as a health care team member in the delivery of quality patient care. Identify and select appropriate standards of performance of a professional medical assistant with advanced clinical and administrative skills. Describe and identify regulatory policies that affect specialized areas of administrative medical assisting. 0

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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