CMA 200 Medical Office Management

This course prepares the successful student to function as a member of a healthcare front office team. The successful student will have participated in both group and individual projects and competency assessments demonstrating their ability to effectively contribute to the productivity, security and effectiveness of the administrative medical office. Students will learn or refine computation skills necessary for effectively managing accounts receivable, financial reporting and the communication of financial information to both patients and health insurance providers.

Credits

4

Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Perform basic medical office accounting calculations using mathematical principles and concepts to model and solve problems unique to the office setting. Interpret and analyze health information from both demographic and clinical data within patient charts using graphs, tables and mathematical symbols. Demonstrate the ability to develop, organize and utilize various scheduling and patient management systems within an electronic medical records system. Develop and demonstrate medical office management concepts such as staffing, payroll, budget, and policy implementation.