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2.00 Credits
This course will cover basic pharmacological concepts. Major drug categories will be covered as they relate to the different body systems. The general principles of drug action, absorption, metabolism and excretion, as well as methods of administration, will be presented. Math principles required to calculate drug dosage will be reviewed. Prerequisite(s): MDA 114; Program Matriculation in MDAA. Co requisite: AHS 124
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1.00 Credits
This beginning Clinical Procedures course will cover a limited number of procedures necessary for the medical office. Included will be: disease transmission and infection control cycle, beginning surgical asepsis, vital sign procedures, obtaining patient history data, and assisting the physician in a general physical examination. Prerequisite(s): MDA 114; MDA 117. Co requisite: AHS 124
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3.00 Credits
This course is very specific to the Medical Assistant community and is intended as an overview of the knowledge of the law and how it affects ethics and liability as related to the medical assistant. Covered topics will include ethical and legal responsibilities, licensure requirements, physician and patient rights, negligence, medical records confidentiality, and revocation of licensure. Prerequisite(s): Program matriculation: MDAA
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the operations a medical billing office performs to collect revenue from physician rendered services and supplies, covered or non covered, by commercial, state, federal and third party liability insurance companies by ethical, compliant and legal methods. Prerequisite(s): MDA 117; MDA 118; MDA 119
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5.00 Credits
This course is designed as the didactic portion of Clinical Procedures to provide students with the knowledge necessary to effectively assess and treat patients in a variety of clinical medical settings. Included will be: instruments and equipment used in the medical practice settings, medical and surgical asepsis, general physical examination skills, venipuncture, common lab tests, and administration of medications. Prerequisite(s): MDA 118; MDA 119; MDA 120. Lab sessions will provide students with the skills necessary to perform the procedures required to treat patients in a variety of clinical medical settings. Such procedures will include: venipuncture, setting up sterile fields, changing sterile dressings, administering medications, body irrigations, assisting with physical exams, and performing various laboratory tests (e.g., urinalysis, blood sugar).
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3.00 Credits
This course covers CPT 4 procedural coding. This course will facilitate coding knowledge and enhance coding skills by addressing specific coding issues within particular areas. CPT 4 coding is a systematic listing and coding of procedures and services performed by physicians and other health care providers. Each procedure or service is identified with a five digit code. The use of CPT codes simplifies the reporting of services. With this code set, the procedure or service rendered by the physician or other health care providers is accurately identified. This course will also include HCPCS Level II national codes, which were developed by the CMS to report services not found in CPT 4. HCPCS Level II codes include injectable drugs, ambulance services, prosthetic devices and selected provider services. Prerequisite(s): MDA 117; MDA 118; MDA 119.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
This course covers ICD 9 CM diagnostic coding. This course will facilitate coding knowledge and enhance coding skills by addressing specific coding issues within particular areas. Medical coding is defined as the translation of diagnoses, procedures, services and supplies into numeric and/or alphanumeric components for statistical reporting and reimbursement purposes. Prerequisite(s): MDA 213.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the application of computers to manage the information flow in the medical office setting. Students in this course will work within an operating practice management and electronic medical record system where receiving patients, entering and changing demographics and billing information, performing clinical visits, doing referrals, and several other real life medical office tasks will be covered. Pre requisites: IMT 105 or IMT 233 or CPT 108; MDAA Program Matriculation
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4.00 Credits
This practicum is designed to reinforce the accumulation of knowledge acquired in the Medical Assistant Program. This is designed to offer students the opportunity to spend 160 hours of directed practice in a medical office setting, applying theory to medical practice. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Medical Assistant Program courses with a "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced course is designed to integrate administrative office skills including: human resources & business organization management, professionalism, quality assurance, healthcare compliance, office safety compliance, patient interaction and other office communications, maintenance of supplies and equipment and appropriate documentation. Prerequisite(s): MDA 207; MDA 213
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