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Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 12-11-2007 |
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HCE280
2008 Spring – 2011 Summer
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LEC
1.0 Credit(s) 1.0 Period(s) 1.0 Load Occ |
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Medical
Assisting Program Review |
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Preparation for the medical assisting national
certification examinations. Topics include medical terminology, anatomy and
physiology, medical records management, appointment scheduling, law and
ethics, insurance billing and coding, medication administration,
electrocardiography, patient assessment, asepsis, clinical procedures, and
laboratory techniques and values. Prerequisites: (HCE102, HCE109, HCE110,
HCE162, HCE167, HCE221, HCE222, HCE226, HCE227, BPC/HCE229, HCE251, HCE261,
and acceptance into the Medical Assisting program), or (current employment
with minimum 1 year experience as Medical Assistant), or permission of
Program Director. Corequisites: (HCE274 and HCE275) or
equivalent, or permission of Program Director. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HCE280 2008
Spring – 2011 Summer II |
Medical Assisting Program Review |
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Describe the testing format used by the national medical
assisting organizations for certification examinations. (I- II) |
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Describe an individualized study plan in preparation for
the medical assisting national exam. (II, lll) |
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Explain and summarize medical assisting skills. (III) |
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Apply strategies in preparing for the medical assisting
national examinations. (IV) |
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MCCCD
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HCE280 2008
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Medical Assisting Program Review |
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I. Certification
Examinations A. Time allotted B. Number of questions C. Distribution of
questions D. Test strategies II. Study Plan A. Pre-test B. Pre-test analysis C. Individualized study
timeline III. Medical Assisting
Skills A. Ethical and legal issues
B. Medical terminology C. Anatomy and physiology D. Patient assessment E. Aseptic techniques F. Clinical procedures G. Electrocardiogram H. Laboratory techniques
and values I. Medication
administration J. HIPAA (Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act) K. Insurance L. Billing M. Coding N. Appointment scheduling O. Medical records
management P. Other IV. Mock National Exam A. Strategies B. Completion |
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