MEA 1303 - Medical Office Management

4 credits
Prerequisites: HSC 1531 , BSC 1086C , and HSA 1020 , all with a grade of “C” or better.
This course introduces the student to the role and responsibilities of a medical assistant and their role in medical office management. Students will focus on telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, patient processing, medical records, and the routine daily operations of a medical office. Content will include medical insurance, the variety of plans, the payments of benefits, the abstracting of medical information from charts, and the processing of claims and coding for insurance purposes. Practice in preparing and filing insurance forms is performed.