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
54909 MEDOP 21 76 05:15PM-08:40PM MW 7208A Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 8 12*
    08:55PM-10:00PM MW 7208A      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 3/6/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 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
54910 MEDOP 22 76 05:15PM-07:05PM MW 7208A Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 8 16*
    07:15PM-09:05PM MW 7208A      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 3/15/2010 Ends: 5/14/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
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
54911 MEDOP 41A 70 08:00AM-10:10AM TTH 7208B Alexander,Velma 8 14*
    10:20AM-11:25AM TTH 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 3/6/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 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
54912 MEDOP 41B 70 08:00AM-08:50AM TTH 7208B Alexander,Velma 8 3*
    09:00AM-11:50AM TTH 7208B      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 3/15/2010 Ends: 5/14/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
MEDOP 100 MEDICAL ASSISTANT: CLINICAL--- INTENSIVE TRAINING 12 Units Grade only. [Prerequisite: BUS 70 or equivalent; MEDOP 40, 229, or 230, or equivalent. Corequisite: BUS 290. Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.] Trains students to utilize their skills in the medical office field. Covers instruction in medical office procedures (front and back office), telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, maintaining and filing medical records, word processing, insurance and billing procedures, site audit regulations, vital signs, and CPR. (ROP option) [D; CSU]
MEDOP 100 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
53379 MEDOP 100 70 01:00PM-03:05PM MTWTH 7203 Osuna,Luis 18 22*
    03:15PM-05:05PM MTWTH 7204      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 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
53385 MEDOP 229 76 06:30PM-09:50PM M 7201B Gomez,Aide 18 14*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 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
53386 MEDOP 230 70 11:00AM-12:15PM MW 7201B Alexander,Velma 18 14*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
53391 MEDOP 230 76 06:00PM-08:50PM M 7215 Clinch-Nagy,Pamela 18 3*
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 Class meets every other week. *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 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
53392 MEDOP 231 76 05:30PM-08:20PM W 7215 Holiday,Cheryl 18 18*
    TBA-TBA TBA      
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - EVENING, DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
MEDOP 234 MEDICAL ASSISTANT---CLINICAL PROCEDURES 4 Units [Prerequisite: MEDOP 229 or 230 or equivalent; BUS 70 or equivalent.] Provides students with knowledge of basic clinical skills as used in medical back office practice. Prepares students to sit for the California Medical Assistant-Clinical certification examination. [D; CSU]
MEDOP 234 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
53393 MEDOP 234 70 02:25PM-03:40PM MW 7204   18 23*
    01:00PM-02:15PM MW 7203 Osuna,Luis    
HIGHER ED CENTER, NATIONAL CITY - DAY Begins: 1/13/2010 Ends: 5/21/2010 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM
Total Courses: 9 Total Sections: 10