Medical Office Business Procedures
Course Number:
MEDAS152
Course Credits:
5.00
Course Description:
" This course introduces software, accounts receivable procedures, professionalism and record management in the medical office. 3 theory hours, 4 guided practice hours. Vocational program course. May be used as a general elective in the AA degree."
Course Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Completion of MEDAS 151 with a grade of "B-" or better.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop a current list of community resources related to patients’ healthcare needs
- Facilitate referrals to community resources in the role of a patient navigator
- Perform accounts receivable procedures to patient accounts including posting:
- charges
- payments
- adjustments
- Prepare a bank deposit
- Obtain accurate patient billing information
- Identify different types of appointment scheduling methods
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of the following appointment systems
- manual
- electronic
- Identify critical information required for scheduling patient procedures
- Define types of information contained in the patient’s medical record
- Identify methods of organizing the patient’s medical record based on:
- problem-oriented medical record (POMR)
- source-oriented medical record (SOMR)
- Identify equipment and supplies needed for medical records in order to:
- Create
- Maintain
- Store
- Describe filing indexing rules
- Differentiate between electronic medical records (EMR) and a practice management system
- Explain the purpose of routine maintenance of administrative and clinical equipment
- List steps involved in completing an inventory
- Explain the importance of data back-up
- Explain meaningful use as it applies to EMR