MEDA1020 — Administrative Procedures for Medical Assistants
MEDA 1020 - Administrative Procedures for Medical Assistants MEDA 1020 - Administrative Procedures for Medical Assistants Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: This course introduces common manual and computerized administrative office procedures associated with a clinical practice. Topics include reception and telephone management, community resources, appointment scheduling, written communications, supply inventory, billing, basic finance practices, ICD-10-CM and CPT coding, insurance and claims processing, health information management and health care law and ethics. The student will complete computerized PM and EMR exercises and simulations of tasks completed in a medical practice integrating the above topics. MnTC Goals None Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. define the following: bundling and unbundling of codes, advanced beneficiary notice (ABN), allowed amount, deductible, co-insurance and co-pay identify the purpose and components of the Explanation of Benefits (EOB) and Remittance Advice (RA) Statements identify the current procedural and diagnostic coding systems, includ
Prerequisites: CAPL1010, CSCI1020, HLTH1001, ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052