Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
Second Semester............................................ Credit ITSW 1301 Introduction to Word Processing.......... 3 MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics...................... 2 POFI 2350 Databases............................................... 3 POFT 2301 Intermediate Keyboarding................... 3
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence & Communication.................................................. 3
Total Hours.......................................................... 14
Second Year Third Semester............................................... Credit ENGL 1301 Composition.......................................... 3 POFM 1300 Basic Medical Coding........................... 3
MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I...... 3
MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance............................... 3 SPCH 1315 Public Speaking.................................... 3 Total Hours.......................................................... 15
Fourth Semester............................................. Credit Humanities / Fine Arts Elective.......................... 3 POFM 2333 Medical Document Production............ 3
POFM 2386 Internship-Medical Administrative Assistant or HRPO 1311 Human Relations.......................... 3
POFT 1321 Business Math...................................... 3 Social / Behavioral Science Elective.......................... 3 Total Hours.......................................................... 15 Grand Total.......................................................... 60
Recommended Program of Study Medical Office Assistant Certificate
First Year First Semester................................................ Credit ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I................ 3 HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I........................... 3
HRPO 1191 Special Topics Human Resources Management...................................................... 1
POFI 1349 Spreadsheets.......................................... 3 POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications............ 3 POFT 1313 Professional Workforce Preparation.... 3 POFT 1127 Introduction to Keyboarding................ 1 Total Hours.......................................................... 17
Second Semester............................................ Credit ITSW 1301 Introduction to Word Processing.......... 3 MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics...................... 2 POFI 2350 Databases............................................... 3
POFT 2301 Intermediate Keyboarding................... 3
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence & Communication.................................................. 3
Total Hours.......................................................... 14 Grand Total......................................................... 31
Medical Coding Program
Contact: |
Sheila Guillot |
Office: |
Madison Monroe Education Building, |
Office 147 |
Phone: |
409-984-6381 |
Email: |
guillsr @ lamarpa. edu |
The Medical Coding Program provides a student with training in medical terminology, electronic health records, coding classification systems, and database management. Students entering this field should be detail-oriented and work well with numbers. Students will learn how to safely manage a patient’ s protected health information and methodically transfer medical record information into codes— both diagnostic and procedural.
Students must earn a minimum grade of‘ C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.
Recommended Program of Study Associate of Applied Science in Medical Coding Specialist
First Year First Semester............................................... Credit BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology.......................... 4 HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I........................... 3 MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance............................... 3 POFM 1300 Basic Medical Coding........................... 3 POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications............ 3 POFT 1127 Introduction to Keyboarding................ 1 Total Hours.......................................................... 17
Second Semester............................................ Credit HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure..... 3 HITT 1303 Medical Terminology II......................... 3 HITT 1313 Coding and Insurance........................... 3 MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics...................... 2 POFM 2310 Intermediate Medical Coding.............. 3 Total Hours.......................................................... 14
Second Year Third Semester.............................................. Credit Humanities / Fine Arts Elective................................ 3
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