POFM 1317 - Medical Administrative Support

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 3 hr. lab.) Instruction in medical office procedures including appointment scheduling, medical records creation and maintenance, telephone communications, coding, billing, collecting, and third party reimbursement. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Course Outcomes
1 - Schedule patient appointments.
2 - Create, document, and maintain patient medical records.
3 - Correlate coding, billing, collecting, and filing procedures.
4 - Utilize interpersonal communication skills, and apply governmental health care guidelines.