MED 105 - Medical Assisting Office Skills I

Class: 4 Lab: 3 Credits: 5
This course provides a study of receptionist duties, records maintenance, insurance form processing, and office machine use.

Course Topics:

Identifying Basic computer Systems
Effective Telecommunication
Medical Office Organizational Tasks
Medical Office Correspondence

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Pin Drive
Mouse and Mouse Pad

Grading System:
An overall grade of B or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify methods used to create an appropriate medical office facility environment.
Identify basic computer systems, computer operations, and common software applications.
Demonstrate effective telecommunication management.
Coordinate patient appointments.
Identify the component parts of the patient record, explain the importance of each part, and obtain the required information.
Perform medical office organizational tasks, including the filing of medical records.
Demonstrate use of medical office correspondence and professional writing.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

Required materials for all online courses
Mandatory Attendance Requirement
Proctored Exams

Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

Academic Integrity
Academic Misconduct
Add/Drop period
Appeals Process
Class Attendance
Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
Classroom Conduct/Expectations
Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
Online Confidentiality
Services For Students with Disabilities
Withdrawal Policy

Official Course Syllabus
2020-2021