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Associate in Science Degree in Medical Office Administration

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Total Units: 52.5 - 64.5

Term 1

27.50 - 31.50 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ALH 104: Medical Terminology	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: NT Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course explores the specialized language used within the medical profession. Emphasis is placed on the definition, pronunciation and spelling of medical terms with focus on building medical words using prefixes, word roots, suffixes and combining forms. To further advance a working knowledge of these terms, vocabulary is taught in relation to the basic anatomy, physiology and pathology of body systems.
	BCIS 18: Introduction to Business Technology	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 25.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 68.00 This course is an examination of information and communication technologies used in today's businesses and the impact these technologies are having on today's workplaces. The course will include examination and application of a wide range of information and communication technology tools used to support and enhance business functions and processes. Focus will be placed on solving a variety of business problems, improving organizational productivity, and achieving the goals of business.
	BCIS 20: Beginning Keyboarding	1.50
Unit(s): 1.50 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 10.50 hours Lecture / 40.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course is designed for the student who has had little or no previous training in the operation of a keyboard. Students learn to type by touch, to use appropriate keyboarding techniques, and to develop speed and accuracy. Students learn to use common proofreader's marks in document editing.
	BCIS 33: Skills for the Working Professional	1.00
Unit(s): 1.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 17.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 17.00 This course introduces students to identifying essential external and internal communication skills, managing conflict, developing a positive attitude, and creating the professional image for the workplace.
	Area E Choice (Select One)	3.00 - 5.00	Not necessary if Math Competency was satisfied through high school coursework.

	Math Competency (Select One)	3.00 - 5.00	Math Placement varies, may be satisfied by high school coursework.

	Term 2	9.00
BCIS-13: Business Communication (3.00 units) BIOL-10: Survey of Human Systems (4.00 units) HIM-56: Intro to Health Info Mgmt (2.00 units)
	English Composition (Select One)	4.00

	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options.

Term 3

11.50 - 12.50 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	HIM 58: Healthcare Law and Ethics	2.00
Unit(s): 2.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 34.00 This course introduces students to legal and ethical issues??they will encounter while working in the field of Health Information Management (HIM). Topics include an overview of legal issues relating to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare delivery, ethics, judicial processes, and standards of care. This course also includes bioethical and moral issues related to HIM and how they affect the day-to-day operations of medical offices.
	HIM 62: Introduction to Medical Coding	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to the medical coding classification systems used in the United States healthcare industry: International Classification of Diseases 10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Through analysis of case histories and surgical reports, students will learn to distinguish between primary and secondary diagnoses codes, to assign the proper procedural codes, and to explain the importance of accurate medical documentation and clinical records.
	Area B Choice (Select One)	3.00

	Area F Choice: Self Integration (Select One)	3.00

	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.50 - 1.50

Term 4

13.50 - 20.50 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	BCIS 99: Work Experience-BCIS	1.00
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Unit(s): 1.00 - 8.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 0.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 0.00 Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 8.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course.
	HIM 63: Reimbursement	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to the reimbursement methodologies used in healthcare in the United States. The focus of the course will be on the accurate preparation and maintenance of clinical records and medical documentation. Students will analyze insurance plans spanning government and private sectors and learn to properly complete the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claim form (CMS 1500) used in medical outpatient facilities. Topics include working with specific insurance companies, filing error-free claims, resubmitting denied claims, utilizing effective collection strategies, and handling the appeal process.
	HIM 76: Electronic Health Records	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course introduces students to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and their place in healthcare. The curriculum reinforces the relationship between all of the components needed for a complete patient medical record including the clinical, administrative, and reimbursement components. Topics in this class are based on the national curriculum competencies developed by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
	Area C Choice (Select One)	3.00 - 4.00

	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.50 - 1.50

	Multicultural Breadth Competency (Select One)	3.00 - 8.00	Not necessary if satisfied by Area B, C, or F choice

	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options.