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| Medical Assisting |
| MEDA 60 | Intro to Medical Assisting | 2.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to the Medical Assisting profession. Includes job duties, scope of practice, medical law & ethics, and communication. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 70A | Clin Skills for Med Asst I | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to the clinical role of the Medical Assistant. Includes basic and advanced skills which are utilized when assisting the physician and performing direct patient care such as vital signs, electrocardiograms, assisting with exams and medical documentation. Prerequisite: HLTH 51A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher), MEDA 60 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) and Strongly Recommended: CAS 50 or CSCI 8 may be taken concurrently if not completed prior. Corequisite: MEDA 71A, MEDA 75 and MEDA 76 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 70B | Clin Skills for Med Asst 2 | 3.00 Units | ||
| Continuation of Medical Assisting 70A. Basic and advanced clinical skills common to medical offices and clinics. Use of advanced clinical skills while assisting the physician and performing direct patient care. Prerequisite: HLTH 51A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher), MEDA 70A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) Strongly Recommended: HLTH 51B may be taken concurrently if not completed prior. Corequisite: MEDA 71b, MEDA 72B, MEDA 73 and MEDA 74 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 71A | Administrative Skills I | 2.00 Units | ||
| Administrative Medical Assisting skills and theory to include the healthcare industry, the medical assisting profession, interpersonal skills and human behavior, law and ethics, computer concepts, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, patient reception and processing, office/clinic environment and daily operations, written communication and mail processing, medical record management. Prerequisite: HLTH 51A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) and MEDA 60 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) Corequisite: MEDA 70A, MEDA 72A and MEDA 75 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 71B | Administrative Skills 2 | 2.00 Units | ||
| Administrative Medical Assisting skills which include medical coding, health insurance, billing, collections, practice finances, confidentiality and development of life skills. Prerequisite: MEDA 71A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher). | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 73 | Clinical Experience Practicum | 4.00 Units | ||
| Application of principles and skills through participation in a simulated employment experience. Assisting the physician under close supervision in a health maintenance organization, or physician's office or clinic. Prerequisite: MEDA 70B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher), MEDA 71B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher), MEDA 72B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher), HLTH 51B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) Corequisite: MEDA 74 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| Co-Requisites: MEDA 74 | ||||
| MEDA 74 | Clinical Experience Seminar | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Discussion and analysis of clinical experience in a clinic setting or private physician's office. Corequisite: MEDA 73 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| Co-Requisites: MEDA 73 | ||||
| MEDA 75 | Admin of Meds for Med Assist | 3.00 Units | ||
| Pharmacology fundamentals and medication administration by different routes including orally and by injections. Understanding drug categories, safe administration practices and documentation. Prerequisite: HLTH 51A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) Corequisite: MEDA 70A, MEDA 71A and MEDA 76. Strongly Recommended: CAS 50 or CSCI 8. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
| MEDA 76 | Elec Health Record Med Office | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to EHR (electronic health records). Enter patient information into health record, run reports and understand the flow of the medical office using EHR and practice management software. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Kinesiology, Health, Athletics | ||||
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