11 courses with the subject MEDA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MEDA 104Basic Laboratory Procedures I3
This course is designed to provide medical assistant students with the basic clinical laboratory principles and skills used in a physician’s office. Topics include specimen identification and collection, laboratory safety, microscopy, routine urinalysis, feca analysis, clinical bacteriology, and blood grouping procedures. Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
This course is designed to teach students the fundamental clinical procedures medical assistants are allowed to perform with a minimum of supervision. Lecture and laboratory topics include taking medical histories, vital signs, and administration of treatments. Assistance at minor surgical procedures and maintenance of an aseptic environment are also stressed. One lecture hour and two laboratory hours per week.
This course is an introduction to medical office pharmacology. Types and forms of drugs, their effects on body systems, and legal aspects of medication are emphasized. Abbreviations, systems of measurement, and dosage preparations are also included.
Students participate in a clinical affiliation at a selected health care facility for the final eight weeks of the spring semester. Students gain more practice in both clinical and administrative aspects of medical assisting and learn new techniques which are performed at their individual facilities. Clinical facilities include physicians’ offices, hospitals, and health maintenance organizations. Each student is evaluated by the supervisor at the facility and the program instructor.
This is a continuation of MEDA 108 Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology I. Additional body systems and their functions are covered. New medical terms are added at appropriate intervals throughout the course. Terminology I. , MEDA 120 Medical Assisting Techniques II Students perform more complicated clinical procedures and utilize skills learned in MEDA 107 Medical Assisting Techniques I. Topics include electrocardiography, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and administration of medications. Clinical skills are increased, and students gain comprehension of the disease process and its relationship to clinical situations. One lecture hour and two laboratory hours per week
MEDA 108 Anatomy, Physiology and MEDA 107 Medical Assisting Techniques I.
MEDA 121Basic Laboratory Procedures II2
The basic principles and skills of hematology are covered. Lecture l and laboratory topics include blood collection, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white blood cell counts, and differential evaluations. A brief introduction to blood chemistry may also be included. One lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
The course introduces medical assisting students to medical office skills that are required for employment in a health care facility. The skills necessary for the medical assisting student include understanding the operations of the medical facility, telephone techniques, understanding confidentiality (HIPAA regulations), documenting medical records, filing, billing, and medical correspondence. The students are instructed to complete tasks for an electronic medical environment including patient registration, appointment scheduling, and posting patient accounts utilizing Community College 2024-2025 College Catalog | 251
This is a continuation of MEDA 224 Medical Office Management I. Managing medical finances (patient accounts/ receivables, banking activities, posting charges, encounter forms, posting payments and/or adjustments, recording patient visits on a day sheet, balancing the day sheet, online payments, and patient aging accounts) utilizing medical software is a primary focus of this course. Medical coding is introduced (CPT, ICD, HCPCS). Health insurance (history, obtaining, paying, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers’ Compensation); billing (types, credit agreements, collection agencies); and professionalism (externship, certification, professional organization, resume writing, successful job hunting) are covered.
This course presents the history of phlebotomy giving an overview of blood collection equipment and techniques, preparing the student for a clinical training experience at a hospital or private laboratory. Lecture topics include an introduction to the health care setting, anatomy and physiology of body systems, blood collection supplies and procedures, safety, and quality assurance. A brief introduction to an EKG is given. The laboratory component includes venipuncture and microcollection demonstration and practice. Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Phlebotomy Program, meeting all requirements.
Students are placed in a hospital or private laboratory for training in all procedures of blood collection. Students are trained in the areas of venipuncture, skin puncture, and special procedures such as bleeding time test and blood culture techniques. Students observe arterial puncture techniques and specimen processing. Phlebotomy.
