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MAP-111 Medical Office Mgt I, 3 cr.
Administrative procedures such as reception techniques,
telephone skills, appointment scheduling, mail processing,
office equipment operation and maintenance, travel arrangements,
insurance forms, and coding will be studied.
(Formerly ME-144C)
MAP-117 Medical Office Management II, 3
cr.
Covers private and public insurance types, processing and
handling claims, insurance coding and legal precautions in
claims processing. Instruction in pegboard accounting, banking
procedures and financial record keeping, and records management
is an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: MAP-111.
(Formerly ME-145C)
MAP-128 Automated Medical Office, 2 cr.
Computer technology and medi-team simulation of an actual
medical clinic situation. Recording patient appointments,
insurance information, patient medical information and the use
of forms for medical office financial transactions.
(Formerly ME-131C)
MAP-133 Medical Transcription, 3 cr.
Develops proficiency in the use of dictation and transcription
equipment. Medical tapes of actual case histories,
consultations, and surgical diagnostic and autopsy reports are
used to provide a realistic experience. Application and correct
spelling of medical terminology is continuous with the learning
process.
(Formerly ME-147C)
MAP-135 Medical Transcription II, 3 cr.
This course will be used to further develop proficiency in the
use of transcription equipment and software. The student will
utilize skills developed within the previous Medical
Transcription course. In this course the student will
concentrate on seven types of report format used by the AAMT and
utilized in medical facilities today. Application,
proofreading, as well as anatomy and medical terminology will be
utilized and improved during this course.
(Formerly ME-155C)
MAP-141 Medical Insurance, 3 cr.
Educates the student in the area of health insurance and
billing. Develops an understanding of all health insurance plan
options, expansions as well as modifications in state and
federal regulations. Instruction will be given in the areas of
processing health insurance claims, planning options, carrier
requirements, state and federal regulations, abstracting
relevant information from source documents, accurately
completing claim forms, and coding diagnoses and procedures.
(Formerly ME-206C)
MAP-233 Medical Laboratory Procedures, 4
cr.
Laboratory safety measures and familiarization with the care and
use of laboratory equipment. Urinalysis techniques including
collection, physical examination and microscopic examination of
urine specimens. Microbiology classification and the collection
and preparation of microbiological specimens.
(Formerly ME-150C)
MAP-253 Limited Radiology I, 3 cr.
Provides the foundation principles of physics and radiographic
imaging necessary for the practice of limited radiology.
Emphasis is on the application of the scientific concepts.
(Formerly ME-213C)
MAP-254 Limited Radiology II, 4 cr.
Introduces positioning for the practice of limited radiology.
Prerequisite: ME213C.
(Formerly ME-224C)
MAP-330 Career Prep Medical Asst, 1 cr.
Teaches necessary skills for successful resume writing and job
interviewing. Prepares medical assistants for their summer
practicum with practical application of learned skills. Orients
students to the Practicum experience.
(Formerly ME-139C)
MAP-342 Clinical Assisting I, 3 cr.
On-the-job training to provide students with training in medical
asepsis; infection control; interviewing and obtaining patient
information; vital signs; vision screening; assisting the
physician with various physical examinations; instructing
patients with physical therapy needs; and performing
electrocardiograms.
(Formerly ME-162C)
MAP-343 Clinical Assisting II, 3 cr.
Further on-the-job training in aseptic techniques and assisting
with minor surgery examinations, including the identification
and use of instruments; sterilization and disinfection
techniques; sterile dressing application; and cast application
and care.
(Formerly ME-163C)
MAP-402 Medical Law and Ethics, 2 cr.
This course is designed to provide the student with legal and
ethical knowledge to make proper professional judgments. Topics
include legal issues pertinent to the medical and chiropractic
clinics. Major bioethical and ethical issues are included.
(Formerly ME-169C)
MAP-453 Medical Assisting Mental Hlth, 2
cr.
The basic principles of psychology as they apply to the
student's personal, social and vocational life.
(Formerly ME-140C)
MAP-515 Pharmacology, 3 cr.
Commonly administered drugs, their uses and the effect on the
body. Information on correct dosage, methods and routes of drug
administration, dosage calculation and the legal and ethical
standards for the administration and dispensing of drugs by the
physician.
(Formerly ME-156C)
MAP-543 Human Body in Health & Disease
I, 4 cr.
Anatomical and biological processes of the following systems:
structure of cells, tissue, organs, mechanism of disease,
integumentary, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular,
lymphatic, hematological, skeletal, muscle. Disease and
disorders of the above systems.
(Formerly ME-141C)
MAP-553 Hum Body in Health & Disease II,
4 cr.
The course introduces the students to the principles of the
anatomical structures and the physiology of the following
systems: Blood, heart, circulatory, lymph, respiratory,
endocrine, urinary, male and female reproduction and pregnancy,
labor and delivery. Efforts are made to offer current medical
concepts according to recent research findings and methods and
treatments.
(Formerly ME-143C)
MAP-940 Medical Secretary Practicum, 3
cr.
On-the-job training in a position related to the student's
career goal.
(Formerly ME-173C)
MAP-941 Practicum, 3 cr.
On-the-job training in a position related to the student's
career goal.
(Formerly ME-176C) |
