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3.00 Credits
Serves as an introduction to the medical assistant's role in obtaining patient histories, maintaining medical asepsis, assisting in physical exams for all of the medical specialties and in office surgery, collecting laboratory specimens, inclu-ding phlebotomy; and performing vital signs. Students will develop an under-standing of pathophysiology and prepare and implement appropriate patient educational tools. (3 lec) Pre/Co-Requisites: BIO 121, BIO 124, MAS 112, MDT 111
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1.00 Credits
Introduces students to the medical assistant's role in physician offices and laboratories by having students perform and practice clinical procedures. Taken with Clinical Procedures I (0 lec, 2 lab) Pre/Co-Requisites: BIO 121, BIO 124, MAS 111, MDT 111
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3.00 Credits
Develops skills using computerized medical office programs to initiate and input patient data; includes scheduling appointment, filing insurance claims, recording patient information, managing accounts receivable and accounts payable; banking and processing payroll. (3 lec, 0 lab)
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3.00 Credits
Explores the principles and methodologies for providing patient care in the medical office. Special emphasis is placed on pharmacology including drug classification, effects of medications on body systems, mathematics and dosage calculations, and the correct administration of parenteral, oral, topical, rectal, otic, and nasal medications. (3 lec, 0 lab) Pre/Co-Requisites: MAS 111, MAS 112, MAS 212
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1.00 Credits
Provides students with practice in the clinical skills performed by medical assistants. The course is a competency based laboratory experience (0 lec, 2 lab) Pre/Co-Requisites: MAS 111, MAS 112, MAS 211
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3.00 Credits
Develops a basic understanding of procedural and diagnostic coding through use of CPT and ICD-9 Clinical Modification coding systems. Students will learn to process insurance claim forms while adhering to legal restrictions, and develop an understanding of the specific requirements for managed care systems including "Maine specific" insurance carriers. (3 lec, 0 lab) Prerequisites: MDT 111, MDT 121
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5.00 Credits
Students gain practical experience in providing clinical care to patients and performing administrative tasks in a medical practice. Students will be placed in a physician's office for training. Pre/Co-Requisites: All MAS coursework, approval of program director.
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3.00 Credits
Provides instruction in decimals and fractions, ratio, proportions, percents, metric system, unit conversions, denominate number operations, basic algebraic concepts including operations with polynomials, solving simple equations, and transposing formulas. (3 lec, 0 lab) Prerequisite: Appropriate score on placement test.
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3.00 Credits
Continues MAT 013, Applied Mathematics I, including systems of linear equations, factoring, quadratic equations, and selected topics from plane and solid geometry, with emphasis on perimeters, area, and volume, right-triangle trigonometry, oblique triangle trigonometry, graphing, and basic statistics. (3 lec, 0 lab) Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MAT 013.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the student of the mathematics that have applications in various technologies. Students will focus upon connections between various fields of mathematics, and between mathematics and real world applications. Topics include set theory, number theory, combinatorics, measurement, geometry, algebra, trigonometry and basic statistics. Designed to address mathematics via the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics connections standard. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on placement test or equivalent.
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