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Medical Assisting Course Descriptions
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| MAS114 Medical Office Law
and Ethics |
3 Credits |
| This course is designed to
provide the student with the essential
foundations of law and ethics within a
medical office setting. They will be
introduced to professional and career
responsibilities, courts, contracts and
defenses, professional liability, and
medical malpractice, Privacy law and HIPAA,
and workplace legalities. |
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| MAS115 Clinical
Procedures |
3 Credits |
This course is
the first of a two-part sequence dealing
with the role of the medical assistant in
health care. Student learning is focused on
the ethical issues of patient care and an
introduction to the MA'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,
and performing vital signs. In addition, the
student will develop an understanding of
pathophysiology and prepare and implement
appropriate patient educational tools.
Prerequisites: BIO213, MAS121;
Co-requisites: BIO214, MAS117 or permission of instructor. |
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| MAS116 Introduction to
Professional Administrative Management |
3 Credits |
| This course is
designed to provide the student with the
essential skills for professional personal
attributes and administrative management of
a medical office. They will be introduced to
professional and career responsibilities,
cultural diversity, stress management,
communication techniques, records
management, administrative responsibilities,
and daily financial, billing, accounting,
and collection practices. Students will have
to demonstrate competency in telephone
triage on an entry level basis as well as
develop a procedure manual. |
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| MAS117 Clinical Lab |
1 Credit |
This course is
the laboratory component for Clinical
Procedures I. Students will perform clinical
procedures introducing them to the medical
assistant's role in the physician's office
and laboratory.
Prerequisites: BIO213, MAS121;
Co-requisites: BIO214, MAS115. |
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| MAS121 Medical
Terminology |
3 Credits |
| The student will
develop a basic understanding of the medical
language employed in the health care
professions utilizing word analysis and
application of medical terms to anatomy,
physiology, and pathophysiology of the human
body. |
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| MAS211 Insurance Coding
for the Medical Office |
3 Credits |
In this course
students will develop a basic understanding
of procedural and diagnostic coding using
CPT and ICD-9 CM. The focus will be on data
analysis for billing and reimbursement.
Prerequisites: BIO214, MAS114, MAS116, MAS121;
Co-requisite: BIO216 or permission of instructor. |
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| MAS212 Introduction to
Health Insurance and Claims Processing |
3 Credits |
Utilizing
computer applications, this course will
cover the flow of information in a medical
office. Students will develop skills to
initiate and input patient data using a
computerized medical office program. This
will include scheduling appointments,
recording patient information, filing
insurance claims and managing accounts
receivable. In addition, students will be
able to process insurance claim forms
adhering to legal restrictions. Topics will
include requirements for managed care
systems, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicaid,
Medicare, Tricare, Chamva, Workers
Compensation, Disability, and third-party
insurance.
Prerequisites: BIO214, MAS121, MAS211, or permission of instructor. |
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| MAS215 Advanced Clinical
Theory |
3 Credits |
This course
explores the principles and methodologies
for providing patient care in the medical
office. A special focus upon 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, and the
performance of laboratory procedures in the
physician's medical office.
Prerequisites: BIO214, MAS114, MAS115, MAS116, MAS117, MAS121;
Co-requisites: BIO216, MAS217 or permission of instructor. |
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| MAS217 Advanced Clinical Lab |
2 Credits |
This course is a
competency-based laboratory experience. The
student will be provided with practice in
clinical skills performed by medical
assistants.
Prerequisites: BIO214, MAS114, MAS115, MAS116, MAS117, MAS121;
Co-requisites: BIO216, MAS215 or permission of instructor. |
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| MAS234
Clinical/Administrative Office Practicum |
5 Credits |
This course
allows the student to gain practical
experience in providing clinical care to
patients and performing administrative tasks
that occur in a medical practice. Students
will be placed in a primary site, a
physician's office or rural health clinic
for the bulk of their training. In addition,
they will participate in two rotations where
they will gain in-depth experience in
hospital-based phlebotomy and patient
assessment and education.
Prerequisite: Successfully complete all course work in the first three semesters;
Co-requisite: All course work listed in the final semester of program. |
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