Medical Terminology

In this subject, students get familiar with medical terms, including prefixes, root words, and suffixes. Students learn about medical abbreviations as well as diseases, psychology and treatment methodology. This subject emphasizes in studying the terminologies for the following body systems: urinary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive, nervous, endocrine, eyes, ears, nose and throat. 

Medical Anatomy & Physiology

This course is designed for students to learn the structure and function of human anatomy, including the integumentary, musculoskeletal, digestive systems, including the neuroendocrine, urinary, reproductive, respiratory, and Circulatory systems. 

Medical Asepsis/Infection Control, and Vital Signs Procedures

This course introduces students to patient- centered assessment, examination, intervention, and treatment as directed by the physician including infection control procedures. Autoclaving and spore testing will be included. Additionally, students will gain proficiency in medical asepsis and will learn to take vital signs.

Teacher: Amanda Rossi

Medical Phlebotomy, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Microbiology, Immune Systems, and ECG Procedures

This course introduces students to the study of the theories and practices related to the common diagnostic/clinical procedures and special lab tests involving cardiology and pulmonary patients.

Medical Office Operations

This course teaches basic functions such as office operations, insurance paper checking and medical billing. Student will also learn impact of health insurance on today's economy. We will also cover the different departments within an insurance company and operations. This phase will also give the student the opportunity to understand the importance of legal issues that affect the medical biller and health claims examiner. 

Medical Law and Ethics

This course introduces students to the principles, procedures, and regulations involved in legal and ethical relationships among physicians, patients, and assistants. The course includes HIPPA law interpretation and applications.  Emphasis is placed on the legal aspects of office procedures, current ethical issues, and risk management as they relate to the practice and fiduciary responsibilities. Upon completion of the subject students will be able to: 1) discuss what and to whom information about a patient may be released; 2) discuss the medical assistant's ethical obligations and restrictions; 3) explain the importance of a contract to a health care facility; and 4) list the six components of informed consent.

Coding for Medical Procedures

This course is designed to provide the student with the understanding and practical skills necessary to abstract relevant information from the medical records for completing the CMS-1500 claim form, as well as completely expediting the logins and processing of different types of medical forms. Students will study general guidelines for completing forms for different carriers to include: Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers' Comp. This course will teach the student the knowledge necessary to optimize payment in a timely and cost efficient manner. The students will study the difference between clean, pending, rejected, incomplete and invalid claims and describe the reasons why claims were rejected. This course will also provide the student with the necessary skills to understand and complete the UB-92claim form and to know when it may or may not minimize their chances of rejection by insurance carriers.

Dealing with Health Claim Forms

This course will cover the understanding and practical skills necessary to abstract relevant information from the medical records for completing the CMS-1500 claim form, as well as completely expediting the logins and processing of different types of medical forms. Students will study general guidelines for completing forms for different carriers to include: Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers' Compensation. Students will also have the knowledge necessary to optimize payment in a timely and cost efficient manner. 

Teacher: Amanda Rossi

Pharmacy Drug Therapy and Treatment

This course will cover therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of diseases. Students will learn to provide detailed information regarding drug dosages, side effects, interactions, toxicities, and incompatibilities.