MCOD 1045 - Medical Terminology for Medical Coders

Institution:

Dakota County Technical College

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Description:

Medical Terminology for Medical Coders focuses on the medical language ' identifying medical term elements, prefixes, suffixes and abbreviations. Construction, definition and pronunciation of terms that relate to the structure and function of the human body, system-related diseases and medical procedures will be addressed. In addition, a variety of medical record reports will be analyzed and interpreted by incorporating the understanding of the medical language.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dctc.edu/

Phone Number:

(651) 423-8301

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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