Office Technology (OO)
OO 107 KEYBOARDING BASICS
Credits: 3
Term:
(F, S)
This course is an introduction of microcomputer keyboarding techniques using the touch system. Lessons cover the keyboard, basic skills, and an introduction to common business formats.
OO 108 ADVANCED KEYBOARDING & FORMATTING
Credits: 3
Term:
(F, S)
Prerequisites or Corequisite: OO 107, OO 265/266
Students develop microcomputer keyboarding skills by completing drills designed to improve concentration, speed, and accuracy. Emphasis is also placed on formatting business documents.
OO 111 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH INSURANCE
Credits: 4
Term:
(F, SU)
Prerequisites: AH 185
This course is designed to introduce students to the major national medical insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and TRICARE. Topics covered will include plan options, carrier requirements, state and federal regulations, abstracting from source documents, manual claim form completion, legal and ethical issues, and a review of diagnostic and procedural coding. Students will also learn computerized billing procedures using a typical medical office software package.
OO 112 ADVANCED HEALTH INSURANCE TECHNIQUES
Credits: 3
Term:
(S)
Prerequisites: OO 111
This course will build on topics covered in OO 111. Students will study characteristics and requirements of each type of insurance including: indemnity plans, HMOs, PPOs, Worker’s Compensation (state by state variances). Students will also discuss the adjudication process, resolve reimbursement problems and respond to claims reviews and appeals. Students will use medical office software package to complete assignments.
OO 173 COMPUTER CALCULATORS
Credits: 1 (l/2 semester)
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: MATH 104
Students master the touch method of entering data on the ten-key numeric keyboard. Speed and accuracy are emphasized on computer ten-keys using the desktop calculator. Ten-key functions will be used to solve common mathematical problems.
OO 179 RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Credits: 3
Term:
(F)
This comprehensive course introduces the complex management of records including setting up practical systems utilizing the four basic formats: alphabetic; subject; numeric; and geographic. Techniques in managing information and systems are discussed; advantages and disadvantages of systems are analyzed and compared; forms management is utilized; controls involving requisitioning, charging, following-up, transferring, storing, and disposing of information are studied.
OO 180 LEGAL STUDIES
Credits: 4
Term:
(F)
Terms commonly used in the legal profession are introduced. Students will learn to define the terms and use them in legal context. In addition, students will be introduced to the legal field through the study of general law office procedures, ethics, court system and structure, civil litigation, and criminal law, and legal document format. This course is also designed to equip students with knowledge of procedures and with the basic attitudes, skills, and ethics required of a legal office employee.
OO 220 PREPARING RESUMES
Credits: 1
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: Recommended course be taken during students final semester of attendance
Students will study the components of a “winning” resume and go through the steps in preparing a resume. They will identify critical differences among traditional, scannable, and electronic resumes. Personal strengths will be identified and focused to improve marketability in targeted career areas.
OO 221 INTERVIEWING FOR JOBS
Credits: 1
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: Recommended course be taken during students final semester of attendance
This course will help the student master the art of interviews, develop strategies to market themselves, acquire successful interview techniques, navigate interview questions and answers, and utilize good follow-up moves.
OO 241 MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES
Credits: 2
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: AH 185, CIT 110, HI 132
Students will utilize medical office software to perform basic administrative procedures in the medical office. These include: scheduling, managing patient accounts, and office documentation. An emphasis will be placed on professionalism, legal and ethical issues, and HIPPA standards.
OO 255 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I
Credits: 3
Term:
(S, SU)
Prerequisite: AH 185, CIT 110, OO 107 or 108, or instructor approval
Students are introduced to ethical considerations, rules, regulations, forms, and techniques in recording medical documents. Transcription of various medical reports is required with emphasis on competency in medical vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and extensive usage of medical reference materials.
OO 256 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION II
Credits: 3
Term:
(F)
Prerequisites: OO 255 with “C-” or better
This course is designed to increase speed and accuracy in transcribing medical data with exposure to advanced technical language in a variety of specialties. Special attention is on speed, accuracy, production, style, and formats.
OO 257 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION III
Credits: 3
Term:
(S)
Prerequisites: OO 265 with “C-” or better
This is a capstone class in medical transcription. Students will transcribe a variety of provider-generated medical reports in all speciality areas, demonstrating progressively demanding accuracy and productivity standards. Emphasis will be placed on proofreading and correcting transcribed documents, noting and correcting inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and utilizing the AAMT Book of Style and other references appropriately. Professionalism and job seeking techniques will also be discussed.
OO 260 MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION
Credits: 3
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: CIT 110, OO 265 or OO 266, or concurrent
Students review and apply grammar, punctuation, formatting, and word usage rules. Proofreading and listening skills are emphasized in the transcription of mailable business documents.
OO 265 WORDPERFECT
Credits: 3
Term:
(S)
Prerequisite: CIT 110, OO 107, or consent of faculty
Corel WordPerfect software is used to create documents used in academic, professional, and business environments. These functions include formatting and editing documents, revising documents, managing documents, printing documents, using projects, creating headers and footers, inserting footnotes, creating columns, formatting tables and inserting formulas, using styles, changing fonts, sorting and extracting text, merging documents, formatting macros, creating graphics, and creating charts.
OO 266 MICROSOFT WORD 2007
Credits: 3
Term:
(F,S)
Prerequisite: CIT 110, OO 107, or instructor approval
Word processing software is used to create documents used in academic, professional, and business environments. These functions include editing, selecting, find and replace, document assembly, graphics, printing, headers and footers, columns, file management styles, math features, fonts and other print features, tables, sort and select, merges, macros, and reference tools.
OO 287 LEGAL TRANSCRIPTION
Credits: 4
Term:
(S)
Prerequisites: OO 260 or concurrent, OO 265 or OO 266
Students prepare legal documents and correspondence from machine dictation involving civil litigation, family law, probate, corporations, and real estate, emphasis is given to competencies in transcribing legal documents with correct formatting, punctuation, spelling, and legal terminology.
OO 291 BILLING/CODING CAPSTONE
Credits: 2
Term:
(S)
Utilizing information acquired in the curriculum, students will demonstrate a working knowledge of concepts, processes and procedures encountered in the physician office management setting. This will include scheduling, end-of-month reporting, managing accounts, abstracting from patient records, coding, and reimbursement as well as exposure to software utilized in the medical office setting. Professionalism and HIPAA will be reviewed.
OO 295 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PROCEDURES
Credits: 3
Term:
(S)
Prerequisites or Corequisites: OO 108, OO 265/266
This course is designed to equip students with knowledge of procedures along with basic attitudes and skills required of an office employee. Units include the role of the office professional, office organization, mail procedures, postal services, public relations, customer service, telephone techniques, schedules and appointments, travel arrangements, meetings and conferences, work prioritization, ordering and managing supplies, business research, job enhancement, and office management. Students will be required to assist in finding an appropriate Internship related to their field of study. This Internship must be approved by their instructor. Course should be taken during final spring semester.
