Rochester Community and Technical College · Courses
HCOP
4 courses with the subject HCOP, 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.
HCOP 1610Medical Terminology: Body Systems and Diseases2
2 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is an introduction to medical terminology as it relates to body systems and diseases including building of medical words utilizing suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms. The focus will be on organization of the body, healthcare system terminology, common diseases, procedures, and tests associated with each specific body system. This course is designed to help students prepare for a variety of professional and paraprofessional careers in the medical field. (
HCOP 1620Medical Terminology for Health Professions3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is an introduction to medical terminology as it relates to body systems and diseases including building of medical words utilizing suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms. The focus will be on organization of the body, healthcare system terminology, common diseases, procedures, and tests associated with each specific body system. This course is designed to help students prepare for a variety of professional and paraprofessional careers in the medical field. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers healthcare office career information, medical ethics, and professional accountability. Topics covered will include healthcare office and reception tasks, electronic medical records, medical insurance and billing, scheduling patient appointments, and communicating effectively with patients and other office employees. (
TOTAL .............................................................................................. PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the Healthcare Office Professional program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes: • Define and comprehend appropriate terminology in the area of pharmacology, pathophysiology, anatomy, and physiology in medical documents. • Demonstrate the ability to correctly transcribe, proofread, and edit healthcare documents using correct English language and the proper rules of grammar, punctuation, and style. • Demonstrate ability to accurately manage an electronic medical record. • Demonstrate the administrative functions, operations, and dynamics of healthcare work environments in the role of a healthcare office professional. • Exhibit critical thinking, ethical conduct, and professionalism in oral and written communication in a medical office setting. ADDITIONAL NOTES: PURPOSE: This program prepares students for employment in healthcare office environments. Employment opportunities may include medical administrative assistants, receptionists, appointment coordinators, medical transcriptionists, medical scribes, medical editors, medical secretary, pathology reporting specialists, health unit coordinators, and healthcare documentation specialists. Healthcare office professionals may provide support to patients, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and surgeons in hospitals, clinics, or medica offices. Extensive training is provided in medical terminology, healthcare documentation, and office technology and fundamentals. Students will learn how diseases affect the body and which medications and other treatments are used to treat illnesses. Revised: 03/19/2024 Implementation: Fall 2025 ......................20 CREDITS l
