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course descriptions
MDA: Medical Assistant
MDA 101–Foundations of Medical Assisting
I (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA 109
Introduces the professional responsibilities of
the administrative and clinical medical assistant.
Emphasizes interpersonal communication, records
management, administrative responsibilities, financial
administration and patient care activities for the
physician’s office.
MDA 102–Foundations of Medical Assisting
II (3)
Prerequisite: MDA 101; Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA
109
Introduces the theory and skills necessary for a
clinical medical assistant. Skills include (but are
not limited to): medical asepsis, knowledge and/
or performance of blood borne pathogens/OSHA
regulations, general patient care, assisting with
patient care activities, position and measurement of
vital signs, health histories.
MDA 104–Medical Assisting Clinical I (1)
Prerequisites: MDA 102, MDA 112
Provides supervised placement in a contracted
facility for guided experience in application of
knowledge and skill of business and administrative
skills in a medical office. Emphasis is placed on
enhancing competence in medical skills necessary
for comprehensive patient care and strengthening
professional communications and interactions.
MDA 105–Medical Administration Clinical I
(1)
Prerequisites: MDA 109, MDA 112
Provides supervised placement in a contracted
facility for guided experience in the application of
business and administrative skills in a healthcare
office. Emphasis is placed on enhancing competence
in medical office skills for comprehensive patient care
and strengthening professional communications and
interactions.
MDA 107–Phlebotomy for Allied Health
Professionals (1)
Prerequisite: EN 52 or ESL 99
Develops skills in blood collection procedures using
vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin
puncture, butterfly needles, blood culture, and
syringe and IV collection. Collection of specimens
from adults, children, and infants is discussed.
MDA 108–Basic Medical Terminology (1)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: EN 52 or ESL 99 or ESL 72
Provides students with the basic medical terminology
framework needed before advancing to a more
comprehensive medical terminology or anatomy and
physiology based course.
MDA 109–Medical Terminology (3)
Prerequisite: EN 52 or ESL 99 or ESL 72
Teaches the basic principles of building and defining
medical words. Students use techniques learned
to develop an extensive medical terminology
vocabulary. No previous knowledge of anatomy,
physiology or pathology is necessary.
MDA 110–Pharmacology for Medical Office
Practice (3)
Prerequisite: EN 52 or ESL 99 or ESL 72; Prerequisite or
Corequisite: MDA 109
Introduces students interested in medical office
practices to the field of pharmacology. Students will
be completing clinical and multimedia applications
encountered in a clinic/doctor’s office setting.
Applications include handwritten and electronic
prescriptions, drug forms, drug labels, patient
photographs, and clinical scenarios. Each anatomical
system will be the subject of a unit in this course. This
course is not intended for the nursing student.
MDA 112–Medical/Administrative Office
Applications (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA 109
Covers the general flow of information in a
medical office and the role that computers play in
administrative tasks. Simulation software is used to
reflect today’s office environment such as variety in
fee schedules, patient scheduling, and office hour
organization. Students will perform additional office
procedures including Insurance claims and financial
tasks.
MDA 115–Phlebotomy Skills (3)
Prerequisite: EN 52 or ESL 99
Develops skills in a variety of blood collection
methods using proper techniques and standard
precautions. Blood collection procedures performed
include vacuum collection devices, syringes,
capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and
blood culture, and specimen collection on adults.
Collection of specimens from children and infants
is discussed. Emphasis will be placed on infection
prevention, patient identification, specimen labeling,
quality assurance, specimen handling, processing,
accessioning, professionalism, ethics, and medical
terminology.
MDA 201–Medical Assisting Laboratory
Procedures (3)
Prerequisite: MDA 102; Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA
104
Introduces the basic routine laboratory skills and
techniques required for assisting with patients in the
medical office. Emphasizes laboratory activities and
responsibilities of the medical laboratory technician
for a physician’s office. Skills include (but are not
limited to): collecting, handling, and examining
laboratory specimens and using phlebotomy
procedures according to OSHA regulations.
MDA 202–Medical Assisting Clinical Skills (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA 201
Introduces the basic routine clinical skills and
techniques required for assisting with patients
in the medical office. Presents proper clinical
techniques and theory behind each technique.
Skills include (but are not limited to): collecting,
handling, and examining laboratory specimens and
using phlebotomy procedures according to OSHA
regulations. Demonstrating use of clinical equipment
including a centrifuge and audiometer.
MDA 204–Medical Assisting Clinical II (2)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA 202
Provides students with supervised patient-care
experience in the medical office. Emphasis is placed
on enhancing competence in clinical and laboratory
skills necessary for comprehensive patient care and
strengthening professional communications and
interactions.
MDA 205–Medical Administration Clinical II
(2)
Prerequisites: MDA 216
Provides students with supervised patient-care
experience in the medical office. Emphasis is
placed on enhancing competence in medical office
administration for patient care and strengthening
professional communications and interaction
including accounting, billing and coding procedures.
MDA 210–Medical Transcription (3)
Prerequisite: MDA 109, CIS 103A or CIS 103C
Provides practical experience in taking dictation
from electronically recorded sources and preparing
reports like those encountered in a clinic/doctor’s
office setting. Reports include chart notes, history
and physical reports, procedure notes, progress notes,
x-ray reports, and letters. Medical terminology and
dictation shortcuts are introduced and emphasized.
MDA 216–Medical Coding Basics (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: CIS 101
Introduces the structure and conventions of
diagnostic ICD (International Classification of
Diseases) and procedural CPT (Current Procedural
Terminology) coding. Covers a variety of medical
specialties and coding issues encountered in
healthcare providers offices. Broadens medical coding
knowledge and enhances medical coding skills
with hands-on simulations using a widely accepted
medical coding software package.
MDA 218–Health Insurance Billing and
Reimbursement (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MDA 216
Introduces processing of health insurance claims
including plan options, payer requirements, state
and federal regulations, abstraction of source
documents, accurate completion of claims, coding
of diagnoses, and procedures/services. Includes the
following types of insurance: Commercial Insurance,
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE,
and Workers’Compensation. Emphasis on CMS
Reimbursement Methodologies will be incorporated
in the curriculum.