Texas Healthtech Institute eCampus

This course introduces students to the principles, procedures, and regulations involved in legal and ethical relationships among physicians, patients, and assistants. The course includes HIPPA law interpretation and applications.  Emphasis is placed on the legal aspects of office procedures, current ethical issues, and risk management as they relate to the practice and fiduciary responsibilities. Upon completion of the subject students will be able to: 1) discuss what and to whom information about a patient may be released; 2) discuss the medical assistant's ethical obligations and restrictions; 3) explain the importance of a contract to a health care facility; and 4) list the six components of informed consent.

This course is designed to provide the student with the understanding and practical skills necessary to abstract relevant information from the medical records for completing the CMS-1500 claim form, as well as completely expediting the logins and processing of different types of medical forms. Students will study general guidelines for completing forms for different carriers to include: Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers' Comp. This course will teach the student the knowledge necessary to optimize payment in a timely and cost efficient manner. The students will study the difference between clean, pending, rejected, incomplete and invalid claims and describe the reasons why claims were rejected. This course will also provide the student with the necessary skills to understand and complete the UB-92claim form and to know when it may or may not minimize their chances of rejection by insurance carriers.

This course will cover the understanding and practical skills necessary to abstract relevant information from the medical records for completing the CMS-1500 claim form, as well as completely expediting the logins and processing of different types of medical forms. Students will study general guidelines for completing forms for different carriers to include: Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers' Compensation. Students will also have the knowledge necessary to optimize payment in a timely and cost efficient manner. 

This course will cover therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of diseases. Students will learn to provide detailed information regarding drug dosages, side effects, interactions, toxicities, and incompatibilities.

In this subject, students get familiar with medical terms, including prefixes, root words, and suffixes. Student learn medical abbreviations as well as disease, psychology and treatment methodology. This subject emphasizes in studying the terminologies for the following body systems: urinary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive, nervous, endocrine, eyes, ears, nose and throat. (Lec 20 clock hrs/Lab 20 hrs)

This subject is designed for students to learn the structure and function of human anatomy, including the integumentary, musculoskeletal, digestive systems, including the neuroendocrine, urinary, reproductive, respiratory, and Circulatory systems. (Lec 20 clock hrs/lab 20 hrs)

Asepsis/Infection Control, and Vital Signs Procedures

Students will study blood borne pathogens, hematology, and learn to collect blood sample using hypodermic needles and body fluids from patients for laboratory testing. Students will learn prevention techniques for needle stick to phlebotomists. Students will study the circulatory system and practice safety-conscious, blood-drawing techniques. (Lec 60 Clock hrs/Lab 40 hrs)

This course will cover the certification examination testing on all areas to include collecting blood samples using hypodermic needles and body fluids from patients for laboratory testing, circulatory system and blood-drawing techniques. (Lec 40 clock hrs/Lab 20 hrs)

Students are placed in physicians’ office or medical services providing establishments. They will work along with nurses, doctors and office staff and take active part in patient caring. Students will operate and maintain clinical equipments and prepare examination and treatment areas. This course will also cover the certification examination testing on all areas. (Ext 40 clock hours)

Modern Office Environment

Course hours - 80 (lecture 40 and lab 40). 

Instruction Delivery: Traditional, Hybrid, Distance Education

Required Textbooks:  ISBN13: 9781260682960; Supervision: Concepts and Skill-Building 11th Edition  By Samuel Certo  McGraw Hill

This course uses an online learning platform called Moodle in conjunction with textbook, online resources, and material passed out by instructors. Each student is also provided access to the SIMnet online learning and assessments tools, with instructions for how to access these tools located inside the front cover of the textbook. Inside the Moodle for your class will be all the resources and course materials needed for this course. Any files, recommended readings, and templates will be attached to the corresponding assignment. Blue hyperlinks attached to assignments will bring you directly to the materials or resource that is required or recommended for the completion of any assignment. Microsoft Office suites is provided free of charge and preloaded on the laptop that is also provided free of charge. Access to Microsoft office products requires the creation of an account, please ask your instructor for help logging in the first time. 

Course Objectives:   

1. Identify basic requirements to be successful as office assistant;

2. List administrative duties; 

3. Understand the nature of technical and interpersonal skills.

Communication Skills

This subject provides a brief overview of computers, computer parts, printers, fax machines, external hard drive, and other electronic devices. Students learn how computers are connected to the Internet and how various information resources in the World Wide Web are accessed for business use.  Students will learn networking,  Internet protocols, URL system, WWW resources. 

This subject helps students in making visually impacting presentation using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 software. Students will learn how to create a presentation, develop by adding tables, inserting clip art, animation, and other features.

Course Description: Upon successful completion of this course, students will: create and edit spreadsheets of varying complexity format cells, columns and rows as well as entire workbooks in a uniform and attractive style analyze numerical data and project outcomes to make informed decisions plan, research, create, revise and publish worksheets and worksheets and workbooks in varying formats demonstrate the ability to take numerical data create meaningful information to solve problems and create "what if" scenario. 

Course Length: 60 Lecture hours;

Prerequisite: None

Instruction Delivery: Traditional, Hybrid, Distance Education

Required Textbooks: ISBN13: 9781266783364 Microsoft Office 365: A Skills Approach, 2021 Edition; 1st Edition By Cheri Manning

Ecampus access moodle.texashealthtech.com

Course Description: Upon successful completion of this course, students will: create and edit spreadsheets of varying complexity format cells, columns and rows as well as entire workbooks in a uniform and attractive style analyze numerical data and project outcomes to make informed decisions plan, research, create, revise and publish worksheets and worksheets and workbooks in varying formats demonstrate the ability to take numerical data create meaningful information to solve problems and create "what if" scenario. 

Course Length: 60 Lecture hours;

Prerequisite: None

Instruction Delivery: Traditional, Hybrid, Distance Education

Required Textbooks: ISBN13: 9781266783364 Microsoft Office 365: A Skills Approach, 2021 Edition; 1st Edition By Cheri Manning

Ecampus access moodle.texashealthtech.com

This subject introduces students to Microsoft Office Word 2016. Students will learn how to compose letter, typing memos and fax messages. They will also learn how to type a report, insert tables, pictures, borders, and page setup among others. They will practice creating visually impacting documents, as well as creating labels and business cards.

This subject teaches advanced features on Microsoft Office Word program. Students will create a newsletter, create a research paper, and create a mail merge document.