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Course Listings 2018-2019 319 MEDICAL ASSISTING (MDC) MDC100 105 Clock Hours Medical Assisting Fundamentals Overview of current health care professions, health care delivery systems, third party payers, and facility ownership. Health organization structure, patient rights and quality care. Health care and life values. Definition and importance of values, ethics, and essential behaviors in the workplace. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard precautions and facility safety. Basic communication skills which facilitate teamwork in the health care setting. Focus on development of personal communication skills and an understanding of how effective communication skills promote teamwork. Focus on intercultural communication strategies. Medical terminology used in health care, with special care populations and in special services. Body systems approach to terms related to structures, functions, diseases, procedures, and diagnostic tests. Building and analyzing terms using word parts. Spelling of medical abbreviations, symbols, and terminology. Prerequisites: None. MDC102 215 Clock Hours Medical Assisting Front Office Application of basic pathophysiology and psychology of body systems as they relate to an entry-level health care professional's role. Principles and procedures for front office administrative skills. Application of insurance, coding and billing. Introduction to the electronic health record in the physician's office. Principles and procedures in using an office automated computerized system for entering patient information and tracking patient billing. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, and security measures for electronic health records (EHR). Prerequisites: MDC100. MDC110 188 Clock Hours Medical Assisting Back Office I Fundamentals of microbial control. Methods of identification and response to emergencies in a medical office. Basic point-of-care testing in a clinical setting. Specimen collection and handling. Practice of basic phlebotomy and application of fundamental phlebotomy techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment. Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Prerequisites: MDC102. MDC120 162 Clock Hours Medical Assisting Back Office II Principles and procedures for administering medications. Principles, procedures, and methods of assisting clinicians with physical examinations, procedures, treatments, and minor surgical procedures in specialty medical offices. Entry-level training to professionally perform, process, and explain the electrocardiogram. Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Prerequisites: MDC110. MDC130 160 Clock Hours Medical Assisting Externship Practicum in administrative and clinical medical assisting. Application of administrative duties and clinical skills, procedures, and knowledge derived from medical assisting courses. Prerequisites: MDC120. MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING (MBC) MBC100 324 Clock Hours Fundamentals of Medical Billing and Coding Fundamentals in health care delivery, including career and labor market information, medical law and patient's rights, as well as health care worker responsibilities. Personal wellness covers nutrition, stress management, and exercise. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and facility safety. Communication skills focus on teamwork in the health care setting, personal communications skills, and intercultural communication strategies. Medical terminology for health care workers uses a body systems approach to terms relating to structure and function. Medical