Medical Office Professional

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MEDOP 21 MEDICAL CODING I 3 Units Fee: $10. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 230 or equivalent. Recommended Preparation: BUS 71 or equivalent.] Covers entry-level training in medical coding. Develops an understanding of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) Volumes I and II, and Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) as they are used in medical claims processing and records management. [D]
MEDOP 21 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74159 MEDOP 21 70 09:00AM-11:50AM TTH 7208B Alexander,Velma 8 2*
    12:00PM-12:50PM TTH 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 10/13/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 22 MEDICAL CODING II 2.5 Units Fee: $10. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 21 or equivalent.] Covers entry-level training in medical coding. Develops an understanding of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) Volumes I and II, and HCFA Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) as they are used in medical claims processing and records management. [D]
MEDOP 22 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74160 MEDOP 22 70 09:00AM-11:15AM TTH 7208B Alexander,Velma 8 4*
    11:30AM-01:45PM TTH 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 10/22/2012 Ends: 12/12/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 38 MEDICAL ASSISTANT: ADMINISTRATIVE INTENSIVE TRAINING 12 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: BUS 70 or equivalent. Corequisite: MEDOP 290. Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Provides training for medical front office positions at the receptionist/secretarial level, including medical office procedures, written and oral communications, appointment scheduling, medical record maintenance, medical office site audit regulations, vital signs, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Emphasizes medical terminology as well as basic human body structures and functions. [D]
MEDOP 38 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74867 MEDOP 38 70 09:00AM-01:15PM MW 7208B Osuna,Luis 18 22*
    09:00AM-12:50PM TTH 7203      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM

Medical Assisting Program
MEDOP 41A MEDICAL INSURANCE I 2 Units Fee: $10. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 230 or equivalent. Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Introduces principles of medical records documentation, medical insurance practices, and plans. Provides practical experience in completion of universal claims forms and basic instruction in diagnostic and procedural coding. [D]
MEDOP 41A Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74170 MEDOP 41A 76 06:00PM-08:10PM MW 7208B Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 8 26*
    08:20PM-09:25PM MW 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 10/13/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 41B MEDICAL INSURANCE II 2 Units Fee: $10. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 41A or equivalent.] Prepares students for positions in physicians' offices, insurance billing departments, hospitals, and clinics. Emphasizes healthcare claims coding, processing, monitoring, and appeals as well as interpretation and processing of Explanation of Benefits (EOB). Focuses on the International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modifications (ICD-CM) and the Diagnostic Procedural Terminology (DPT) coding systems. [D]
MEDOP 41B Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74171 MEDOP 41B 76 06:00PM-07:05PM MW 7208B Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 8 28*
    07:05PM-10:15PM MW 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 10/22/2012 Ends: 12/12/2012 This is a Hybrid course. On campus meetings and online participation are required. *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 133 BODY BASICS FOR MEDICAL OFFICE PERSONNEL 3 Units Fee: $1. [Recommended Preparation: MEDOP 230 or equivalent; RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Emphasizes basic human body structure and function as required of medical office personnel. (This course does not meet the general education natural science requirement for the associate's degree or biology requirements for the biology and allied health programs.) [D; CSU]
MEDOP 133 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74158 MEDOP 133 571 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Penner,Felicity 18 0*
ONLINE Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 229 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY---BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH) 3 Units [Recommended Preparation: SPAN 215 or equivalent; RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Introduces the study of English and Spanish medical terminology. Emphasizes word structure and usage in vocabulary that relates to body systems, medical processes and procedures, human disease, and pharmacology. [D; CSU]
MEDOP 229 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74161 MEDOP 229 76 05:30PM-08:35PM M 7203 Osuna,Luis 18 0*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 230 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3 Units Fee: $1. [Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Introduces students interested in allied health professions to basic medical terminology. Emphasizes word structure and usage, medical procedures, processes, and pharmacology related to body systems and human diseases. [D; CSU]
MEDOP 230 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74162 MEDOP 230 571 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Penner,Felicity 18 0*
ONLINE Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
74163 MEDOP 230 572 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Penner,Felicity 18 0*
ONLINE Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
74164 MEDOP 230 573 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Oliver,Ruth 18 0*
ONLINE Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
74165 MEDOP 230 574 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Oliver,Ruth 18 0*
ONLINE Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
74166 MEDOP 230 76 06:00PM-08:50PM T 7208B Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 18 0*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 This is a Hybrid course. On campus meetings and online participation are required. *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 231 MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES 4 Units [Prerequisite: BUS 70 or equivalent; MEDOP 229 or 230 or equivalent.] Emphasizes competency in standard medical office procedures comprised of customer service and telephone techniques, scheduling patient appointments, insurance billing, filing, maintaining medical records, preparing basic medical correspondence and reports, and ethics for medical office professionals. [D; CSU]
MEDOP 231 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74169 MEDOP 231 676 06:00PM-08:50PM W 7208B Holiday,Cheryl 18 17*
    06:00PM-08:50PM TH 7208B      
HYBRID/HIGHER ED CENTER - EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 This is a Hybrid course. On campus meetings and online participation are required. *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 290 WORK EXPERIENCE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANT I 2 Units Grade only. [Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Medical Assistant major. Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Medical Assistant major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.] Applies principles and skills acquired in medical assistant occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. In addition to weekly class activities, one unit of credit is granted for each 60 hours of volunteer or 75 hours of paid work activity. The job supervisor and the instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. (Repeatable-not to exceed four units per level.) [D]
MEDOP 290 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74835 MEDOP 290 76 TBA-TBA TBA Holiday,Cheryl 18 12*
    05:10PM-06:00PM W 7202 Alexander,Velma    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY, EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 291 WORK EXPERIENCE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANT II 2 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 290 or equivalent. Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Medical Assistant major. Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Medical Assistant major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.] Applies principles and skills acquired in medical assistant occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. In addition to weekly class activities, one unit of credit is granted for each 60 hours of volunteer or 75 hours of paid work activity. The job supervisor and the instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. (Repeatable-not to exceed four units per level.) [D]
MEDOP 291 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74836 MEDOP 291 76 TBA-TBA TBA Holiday,Cheryl 18 25*
    05:10PM-06:00PM W 7202 Alexander,Velma    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY, EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 292 WORK EXPERIENCE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANT III 2 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 291 or equivalent. Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Medical Assistant major. Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Medical Assistant major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.] Applies principles and skills acquired in medical assistant occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. In addition to weekly class activities, one unit of credit is granted for each 60 hours of volunteer or 75 hours of paid work activity. The job supervisor and the instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. (Repeatable-not to exceed four units per level.) [D]
MEDOP 292 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74837 MEDOP 292 76 TBA-TBA TBA Holiday,Cheryl 18 25*
    05:10PM-06:00PM W 7202 Alexander,Velma    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY, EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
MEDOP 293 WORK EXPERIENCE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANT IV 2 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: MEDOP 292 or equivalent. Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Medical Assistant major. Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Medical Assistant major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.] Applies principles and skills acquired in medical assistant occupational majors to on-the-job assignments. In addition to weekly class activities, one unit of credit is granted for each 60 hours of volunteer or 75 hours of paid work activity. The job supervisor and the instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. (Repeatable-not to exceed four units per level.) [D]
MEDOP 293 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
74838 MEDOP 293 76 05:10PM-06:00PM W 7202 Alexander,Velma 18 25*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 8/20/2012 Ends: 12/20/2012 *Open seats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:15 PM
Total Courses: 13 Total Sections: 17
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