HIT 210 - Computerized Medical Office

3 credits - Three hours weekly; one term.
Learn the basic administrative functions and procedures performed in a medical office, including entering patient insurance and health information, health data entry, insurance billing and coding, claim submission and adjudication, scheduling appointments, basic electronic accounting functions, such as patient ledgers and generating financial reports. Class will be held in computer laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A .

Course Outcomes:

Perform electronic coding and billing
Establish patient templates and perform patient scheduling
Use medical terminology correctly
Query data for clinical and patient functions
Differentiate the roles of various providers and respond to their information needs
Apply healthcare privacy and confidentiality law pertaining to patient health information
Utilize multiple applications of software to maintain operational functions, such as EXCEL, word processing, graphic, presentation, e-mail