HS-210 Medical Office Management

Why Medical Assisting or MOM? Why did you choose to become a medical assistant/MOM? Or why are you taking this course? Everyone please post a response.

Work Duties What are the work duties of a Clinical medical assistant (MA)? Administrative medical assistant (MOM)? Everyone, please choose one and respond.

About the Course HS 210 – Medical Office Management Important Dates: Class Start DateJune 8 th Last Day to Drop/Add Without a “W” June 14 th Independence Day (no synchronous seminars held on these dates) July 2 nd – 4 th Last Day to Request Incomplete August 8 th End of TermAugust 16 th Final Grades Available Online August 22 nd

HS210 – Tech Updates Software: For this course you will need Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Microsoft’s free online Office 2010 Web Apps Access using KU account: 1.Click on Mail in the upper right-hand corner of KU Campus or under Quick. 2. Click on the Office button at the top of the screen. A menu opens with many options for Office Web Apps. E - Texts: Available in Doc Sharing Kinn’s The Administrative Medical Assistant: An applied Learning Approach 6 th edition and Study Guide

Syllabus Overview Read your syllabus! Keep up and submit work on time! MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE NEW LATE POLICY FOR WORK – LATE SUBMISSION MIGHT NOT BE GRANTED!

Course Description/Outcomes Course Description: This course explores procedural guidelines for accomplishing various administrative tasks in the health care setting. Topics include management of patient information, medical office software skills, and general workplace competencies of health care employees. Course Outcomes: Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to do the following in a healthcare setting: Bookkeeping Operational functions Create and maintain patient records Use appropriate communication skills Use medical office software to perform clerical functions Explain HIPAA guidelines

To-Do Lists Each unit has a “To-Do List” tab Please check this tab every week to ensure you do not forget anything!

Academic Tools Each unit has an “Academic Tools” tab. Things that are there: Gradebook guide Writing Center information Lots more

Flex Seminar Units 1-9 (5pts each) Earn seminar credit by attending one of the above listed seminars or completing the option 2 assignment. HS21001Melissa FisherThur 10:00 PM ET HS21002Melissa FisherThur 10:00 PM ET HS21007Antonio YanceyWed 8:00 PM ET HS21008Shilpa RathoreWed 9:00 PM ET

Discussion Board Units 1-9 (20 pts each) Choose a topic Post initial response by Saturday midnight (ET) Minimum 100 words Use reference citations Respond to at least two others –Minimum 50 words Make sure your posts are substantive (move the discussion forward). 2 discussions in Unit 1 – Please participate in both

Exams Unit 3 Exam (covers Units 1-3) –100 points Unit 6 Exam (covers Units 4-6) –100 points Unit 9 Exam (covers Units 7-9) –125 points Exams: –Multiple Choice and True /False –Timed –Must be completed in one sitting

Activities and Projects Unit 3: –Interactivity – Call and record phone message (15 points) –Form letter and Office Logs (95 points) Unit 6: –Appointment Scheduling and Essay on Pre-Patient Arrival Procedures (95 points) Unit 7: –2 Essays (Medical Records and Filing, HIPAA) and Filing Exercise (95 points) Unit 9: –2 Essays (Bank Deposits, Bookkeeping Systems), Bank Deposit Slip, PowerPoint Presentation (150 points)

Course Point Breakdown AssessmentsNumberPoints eachTotal Points Seminars9545 Discussions Interactivity115 Exams3100,100, Final Project11150 Projects Total Points1000 Points

National Associations On the course home page, there is a section entitled National Associations. Links to three organizations are there: American Association of Medical AssistantsAmerican Association of Medical Assistants American Medical Technologists Professional Association of Health Care Office ManagementProfessional Association of Health Care Office Management Which is best for you? Why? Everyone please post.

Whew! We made it through the course overview. Questions?