This course provides students with a working knowledge of the language of medicine. This includes combining of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to form medical terms; linking medical terms, anatomy, and physiology to the office processes encountered in a medical facility.
Credits: 4
Medical office personnel responsibilities in administration, financial management, and medical record keeping; plus ethical and legal obligations of the staff in a medical facility. Recommended co-requisite: MEDPT 172.
Credits: 3
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 12
Master the principles of pharmacology for people who are preparing to work in an ambulatory medical care setting. Will include general aspects of pharmacology, mathematics for pharmacology and dosage calculations, medication administration, pharmacology for multisystem application and medications related to body systems. Pre-requisite: MEDPT 172.
Credits: 3
Provides basic knowledge and skills needed to perform the job duties of a medical assistant. Provides theory and practice in clinical procedures for the medical assistant student who will work as a member of the health care team in ambulatory setting such as medical offices and clinics. Pre-requisite: MEDPT 172 and current certification in CPR for healthcare providers.
Credits: 3
Techniques and transcription procedures for all forms of medical dictation. Recommended Pre-requisites: MEDPT 172, WRPPT 200, GNBPT 222.
Credits: 3
Field experience in local doctor's office or medical facility. Course may be repeated for total of 12 credits; however, individual program limitations may apply. Pre-requisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 - 6
Hands-on computer applications for medical and financial records in medical facility. Pre-requisites: CITPT 110 and MEDPT 172 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
Provides instruction in formatting and maintaining patient financial records in a medical facility. Utilizes a computer software program.
Credits: 3
Provides theory and practice in clinical assisting including specialty exams and procedures, i.e. radiology and diagnostic imaging, electrocardiography, urinalysis, specimen collection and preparation, venipuncture, and medication administration. Pre-requisite: MEDPT 250.
Credits: 4
Continuation of transcription techniques and procedures required for all forms of medical dictation. Recommended pre-requisite: MEDPT 251
Credits: 3
Prepares students for insurance billing in a medical office. Completion of insurance claim forms and the governing regulations will be covered in-depth. Students will also learn how to code fee slips, chart notes, and operative reports through the use of ICD-9 books for diagnostic coding and Current Procedural Terminology coding books as prepared by the American Medical Association, latest edition. Pre-requisites: MEDPT 172
Credits: 3
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 12
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 12
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 6
Credits: 1 - 12
Credits: 1 - 6