Medical Office Practices II

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Course
MOAD 2200
Discontinued
No
Course code
MOAD 2200
Descriptive
Medical Office Practices II
Department
Health Information Management
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
30
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Lecture: 4 hours/week

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Learning activities

Learning activities are varied and chosen to align with course outcomes. Learning activities may include, but are not limited to, lecture, independent study, problem-based learning, software applications, keyboarding technique drills and assessments, transcription, hands-on experience, seminar, simulation, and role-playing.

Course description
Students will integrate previous theory and skill to demonstrate effective meeting administration. Students will identify and relay community liaison opportunities for patients. Students will efficiently manage data with applicable therapeutic communication, accuracy, and privacy considerations. This is a hybrid course with full-time or part-time enrolment options.
Course content
  • Professional communication with diversity considerations
  • Community resources
  • Medical transcription
  • Medical document preparation
  • Proofreading medical reports
  • Medical records management system setup and maintenance
  • Release of information policy, procedure, and protocol
  • Meeting organization and administration
  • Basic financial processes in medical office management
  • Keyboarding speed development
  • Ergonomic practices 
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, within their scope of practice, students will be able to:

  • Transcribe medical letters and reports with attention to accuracy and proofreading;
  • Demonstrate effective office management skills, including planning and conducting effective business meetings;
  • Demonstrate appropriate therapeutic and trauma-informed communication techniques specific to a medical environment;
  • Increase keyboarding speed to 55 net words per minute with 98% accuracy;
  • Identify appropriate community resources and access to processes;
  • Demonstrate ability to set up and maintain medical records filing systems and apply FOIPPA requirements when releasing information. 
Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course outcomes and follow the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course. To graduate from the MOA program, students must earn a passing grade of 65% (C+) in this course.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided to students at the beginning of the semester.

Prerequisites

A minimum grade of 65% (or C+) in

MOAD 1100
And
MOAD 1200 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1151; or minimum grade of MAS in OADM 1206 and 60% or C in OADM 1244)
And
MOAD 1300 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1246)
And
MOAD 1400 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1114)
And
MOAD 1500 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1325)

Corequisites

MOAD 2100

Equivalencies

OADM 1151