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POFM 1300 Medical Coding Basics (3) New course added August 28, 2007
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Presentation and application of basic coding rules, principles, guidelines, and conventions utilizing various coding systems. (3 Lec.)
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POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications (3)
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Prerequisite: None.
Medical software applications for the management and operation of health care information systems. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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POFM 1309 Medical Office Procedures (3)
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Prerequisite: Basic keyboarding skills.
Introduction to basic medical office skills including telephone techniques, filing and indexing, mail handling, appointment scheduling, travel arrangements, correspondence, and business transactions. Emphasis on human relations and customer service skills. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
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POFM 1327 Medical Insurance (3) New course added August 28, 2007
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Prerequisite: None.
Survey of medical insurance including the life cycle of various claim forms, terminology, litigation, patient relations, and ethical issues. (3 Lec.)
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Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
