MEDA 211 Medical Computer Applications

5 credits

Computerized medical billing simulation includes scheduling patients, establishing accounts, posting charges, changes to the accounts, month-end activity, insurance tracking and basic use of electronic medical records software programs for charting, tracking lab orders and prescriptions.

Prerequisites: MEDA 121 and MEDA 136

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Perform routine maintenance of administrative equipment
Utilize computer software to maintain office systems
Use methods of quality assurance
Use medical software to schedule and manage appointments
Utilize medical software to maintain office systems including but not limited to daily backup, database updates, and software upgrades
Perform virus scans and file cleaning protocol
Perform operating system maintenance
Manage electronic mail
Analyze a variety of office issues, formulate an action plan to solve the issue and critique outcomes and respond accordingly
Use electronic medical record software
Apply MS office products in the health care setting
Utilize electronic tools to manage a medical office

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20