10160165Medical Administrative Procedures
Course Information
Description
Learn administrative skills and techniques for efficient and effective function within the electronic medical office environment. Through the use of an electronic practice management platform, practical application workflow activities include patient demographics, appointment scheduling, healthcare documentation and template use, patient billing and reimbursement, insurance claims and payments, patient statements, and financial and clinical reports. Other topics include telephone procedures, introduction to diagnostic and procedural coding, diversity in healthcare, effective business meetings, travel arrangements and itineraries, and qualities of a successful healthcare professional.
Total Credits
3

Course Competencies
  1. Use electronic health record/practice management software
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Criteria
    you accurately and efficiently utilize electronic health record/practice management software
    you create accurate practice management reports
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on final practice management simulation

  2. Explore health information and related Federal laws in healthcare
    Assessment Strategies
    Open-resource worksheet
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you review healthcare law articles and resources
    you apply healthcare law rules and regulations
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the open-resource worksheet
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  3. Examine healthcare insurance basics
    Assessment Strategies
    Worksheet
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you review websites and resources
    you accurately complete assigned worksheet
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  4. Assign proper medical codes
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you use practice management software
    you assign accurate ICD codes to diagnoses
    you assign accurate CPT codes to services/procedures
    you identify code linkage
    you accurately assign codes in practice management software
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  5. Follow proper telephone procedures
    Assessment Strategies
    Research project
    Written product
    Quiz
    Role play
    Criteria
    you describe appropriate telephone skills and etiquette
    you participate in discussion response using accurate grammar and punctuation
    you participate in role play activity providing appropriate telephone greetings and procedures
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  6. Schedule appointments in the medical office
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you explore appointment scheduling methods
    you use practice management software to maintain provider schedules
    you navigate to the appropriate provider, date, and time for appointments
    you include required information for patient appointments
    you accurately reschedule patient appointments
    you enter non-patient meetings for providers
    you print provider schedules
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the simulation
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  7. Manage patient information
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Criteria
    you use practice management software
    you accurately enter patient demographic information
    you accurately enter patient insurance and payer information
    you create patient case/problem list
    you enter appropriate diagnosis code(s)
    you enter the patient's provider
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the simulation

  8. Explore diverse patient populations in healthcare today
    Assessment Strategies
    Research project
    Reflection
    Criteria
    you reflect on your own culture and beliefs
    you view presentation materials on healthcare disparities and cultural differences
    you research the cultural healthcare beliefs and practices for an assigned culture
    you create a brochure on healthcare beliefs for a culture
    you participate in the course discussion

  9. Complete patient billing, reimbursements, and collections
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you use practice management software
    you post patient charges into practice management software program
    you post patient payments into practice management software program
    you post insurance payments into practice management software program
    you update patient statements in practice management software program
    you create a collection letter using practice management software program
    billing, reimbursements, and collection transactions are complete and accurate
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  10. Create insurance claims
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you use practice management software
    claims are complete and accurate
    claim is submitted correctly
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the simulation
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  11. Create financial and clinical reports
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Simulation
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you use practice management software
    you use basic accounting terms
    you demonstrate basic accounting principles
    you produce financial reports for the medical office
    you explain importance of aging reports
    reports are written using standard English and correct punctuation, spelling and abbreviations
    reports show correct use of professional/technical terminology
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the simulation
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  12. Explore effective business meeting management
    Assessment Strategies
    Blog posting
    Written Product
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you view meeting presentations and materials
    you reflect on meeting experiences
    you research components of effective meetings
    you create an agenda
    you view meeting minutes presentations and materials
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  13. Plan travel arrangements
    Assessment Strategies
    Simulation
    Quiz
    Criteria
    you plan travel to a mock conference using the Internet
    travel arrangements include dates, times, method of transportation, lodging, and meal costs
    you create a professional travel itinerary
    you achieve a minimum of 76% on the quiz

  14. Explore qualities of healthcare professionals
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Self Assessment
    Reflection
    Criteria
    you view presentations
    you participate in course blogs
    you evaluate time management
    you create professional and personal goals