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3.00 Credits
The course is designed to review mathematics and master the critical skills necessary to calculate drug dosages correctly. Topics include review of basic math, ratios and proportions, metric and apothecary measurements, how to read drug labels, and how to calculate drug dosages for oral and parenteral methods of administering. Registration Enforced Prerequisite: MTH 20 with a grade of C or better or placement test score. 3 lecture hrs./wk. S, W
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3.00 Credits
Develops knowledge of medical word stems, suffixes and prefixes, and the medical terms for the systems of the body and associated diseases. Spelling, pronunciation and definition of medical terms, and the use of the medical dictionary and related references are covered. 3 lecture hrs/wk. F,W,S
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with a working knowledge of the human body's structure and function and the medical vocabulary related to these. Emphasis is on terminology of body systems. Registration Enforced Prerequisite Prerequisite: MED 111 with a grade of C or better. 3 lecture hrs/wk. W,S,Su
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3.00 Credits
The first course in a two-course sequence covering theoretical and practical fundamentals of outpatient billing, including Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9), and CMS Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS). Third-party payer concepts will be introduced. Registration Enforced Prerequisite: MED 111 with a grade of C or better, or instructor permission; Registration Enforced Co-requisite: MED 112 or instructor permission. 3 lecture hrs/wk. W
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2.00 Credits
This course is offered to medical assisting students interested in the clinical aspect of medical offices. It provides students a workable understanding of body structure and function and disease process. Registration Enforced Prerequisite: MED 111 with a grade of C or better. 2 lecture hrs/wk. W
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3.00 Credits
The second course in a two-course sequence covering more advanced coding concepts. Students will extract, sequence, and link codes for medical visits, diagnostic tests, treatments, and surgeries from actual patient cases. Registration Enforced Prerequisite: MED 114 with a grade of C or better, or instructor permission. 3 lecture hrs/wk. S
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed specifically to prepare students to work in the "backoffice"of a medical office or clinic. The course will cover how to "room"patients, take medical histories and vital signs. Students will learn to assist both the patient and the physician with medical office exams, diagnostic exams, specimen collection, and minor surgeries. Registration Enforced Prerequisites: MED 115 and MED 221 with a grade of C or better. 4 lecture, 4 lecture/lab hrs/wk.
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3.00 Credits
This course reinforces theoretical concepts with hands-on exercises using electronic health records that simulate real-world situations in the clinical setting. The course covers exam notes, prescriptions, lab orders and results, as well as the history, theory, and potential benefits of electronic health records. Prerequisites: Computer skills and MED 221 or instructor approval. 2 lecture, 2 lec/lab hrs./wk. S
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3.00 Credits
The course is an introductory course in current office procedures. Subjects taught include the medical office environment, current practices and problems, medical ethics and law, and patient relations and communications. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MED 111. 3 lecture hrs/wk. F
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3.00 Credits
This ia an intermediate course in current office procedures. Students are exposed to a variety of subjects, all of which pertain to medical assisting: medical records, drug and prescription records, health care reimbursement issues and regulations, as well as diagnosis and procedure coding. Registration Enforced Prerequisite: MED 220 with a grade of C or better. 3 lecture hrs/wk. W.
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