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Apr 25, 2024
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2018-2019 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BUSN 2340 - Medical Administrative Procedures
Prerequisite: ALHS 1090 or BUSN 2300 ; and ALHS 1011 or BUSN 2310 ; and BUSN 1440
Emphasizes essential skills required for the medical office. Introduces the knowledge and skills of procedures for billing purposes. Introduces the basic concept of medical administrative assisting and its relationship to the other health fields. Emphasizes medical ethics, legal aspects of medicine, and the medical administrative assistant’s role as an agent of the physician. Provides the student with knowledge and the essentials of professional behavior. Topics include: introduction to medical administrative assisting, medical law, ethics, patient relations/human relations, physician-patient-assistant relationship, medical office in litigation, medical records management, scheduling appointments, pegboard or computerized accounting, health insurance, transcription of medical documents, and billing/collection. Contact hours: Class - 2, Lab - 4. Credit hours: 4 (T)
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