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Medical Assistant Diploma Program

Module C—Digestive System, Nutrition, Financial Management, and First Aid

SYLLABUS AND TOPIC OUTLINE

Prerequisite:MAINTROModule Length: 20 days

Date:Time: Instructor:

MODULE DESCRIPTION

Module C introduces students to the health care environment, office emergencies, and first aid, with an emphasis on bandaging techniques for wounds and injuries. Students will discuss types of disasters and the medical assistant’s role in emergency preparedness and assisting during and after a disaster. Students learn bookkeeping procedures, accounts receivable and payable, financial management, banking, and check-writing procedures essential to the successful operation of the medical office. Students study the administrative and clinical uses of the electronic health record. Students develop working knowledge of good health, nutrition, weight control, and strategies in promoting good health in patients. They acquire knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology, common diseases and disorders, and medical terminology of the digestive system. Students check vital signs, obtain blood samples, and prepare and administer injections. They are introduced to strategies for building active reading and comprehension skills, along with techniques for managing time. Students practice transcribing accurate medical record notes and correcting erroneous entries, along with demonstrating increasing speed and accuracy on the computer keyboard and in medical transcription. Students build on their keyboarding and word processing skills related to word processing and spreadsheet programs, with acceptable progress through the identified text(s).

Module C is composed of three sections:

Quarter Credits

Theory: / 20 contact hours/2 credit units
Clinical/Lab: / 40 contact hours (10 hours lecture/30 hours lab)/1.0 credit unit lecture/ 1.5 credit unit lab
Computers: / 20 contact hours (10 hours lecture/10 hours lab)/1.0 credit unit lecture/ 0.5 credit unit lab
Total: / 80 hours/6 credit units

The grade scale is as follows:

A = 100-90

B = 89-80

C = 79-70

F = 69-0

Student must receive a grade of 70% or above to pass the module.

Module C Textbooks

Module C—Digestive System, Nutrition, Financial Management, and First Aid, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Elsevier), 2010

Medical Assisting Student Handbook, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Elsevier), 2010

Cornerstone: Building on Your Best for Career Success, Sherfield, Montgomery, Moody, Pearson, 2006

Depending on Microsoft Office software in student computers:

Microsoft Office 2003: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, 3rd edition, Shelly, Cashman, Vermaat, Course Technology, 2006

OR

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP edition, Shelly, Cashman, Vermaat, Course Technology, 2008

Keyboarding Course, Lessons 1-25,17thedition, VanHuss, Forde, Woo, Thomson, 2008

Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary, 28th edition, Elsevier, 2009

Current ICD-9, CPT-4, HCPCS package, Elsevier, 2009

Additional Reference Material: video series, medical dictionary, ICD-9 and CPT coding, and Physicians’ Desk Reference

Instructional Methods

Instructors for Module C will use lectures, classroom discussions, hands-on experiences, laboratory exercises, role-playing, presentations, demonstrations, research, and student assignments (depending on section requirements) to facilitate students’ achievement of course objectives.

Grading

The Clinical/Laboratory section grade will be determined as follows:

Hands-on practice and experiences: / 50%
Tests/quizzes: / 50%

The grade distribution for Module C is as follows:

Theory: / 30%
Clinical/Laboratory: / 40%
Computer/Keyboarding: / 30%
Module C Grade: / 100%

Attendance

Students are expected to attend every class session. Make-up work will be allowed only with instructor’s approval. Refer to catalog for explanation of attendance policy.

Date of last review: July 17, 2009

OBJECTIVES AND TOPIC OUTLINE

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  1. Define, spell, and use terms related to the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the digestive system, as well as related diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions.
  2. Identify the structures of the digestive system.
  3. Explain the functions of the digestive system.
  4. Describe diseases and disorders of the digestive system and the applicable tests and treatments.
  5. Explain the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  6. Define protected health information (PHI) and give examples.
  7. Explain the differences between the following: (1) privileged and nonprivileged information; (2) Notice of Privacy (NPP), consent, and authorization when disclosing PHI; (3) disclosure and use of PHI.
  8. List the major categories of security safeguards under HIPAA.
  9. List the civil and criminal penalties of noncompliance with HIPAA regulations.
  10. Explain the importance of patient education with regard to nutrition.
  11. Explain the purpose of dietary guidelines, the food guide pyramid, and the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA).
  12. List and describe principles of good nutrition and provide tips for maintaining nutritional balance in the daily diet.
  13. Determine whether a patient is underweight, normal, overweight, or obese using his or her body mass index (BMI).
  14. Differentiate between essential and nonessential vitamins and between fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins, and list the sources of each.
  15. List major and trace minerals and explain the sources of each and the result of a deficiency.
  16. Explain the dietary needs of patients through the life span, as well as for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or patients who are undergoing chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
  17. List and describe several types of therapeutic diets.
  18. Describe how the medical assistant student can manage his or her time and money to better enjoy life now and in the future.
  19. Explain the purpose of an incident report and list the information needed to complete one.
  20. Define first aid and explain two guidelines that protect health care workers and victims from disease transmission.
  21. Explain what the medical assistant should do first in an emergency situation and list possible situations requiring first-aid attention for each body system.
  22. Differentiate among fainting, heart attack, stroke, shock, and seizure, and list guidelines for the emergency care of each condition.
  23. Describe methods for controlling bleeding.
  24. Describe the emergency care of burns, heat stroke or exhaustion, frostbite, and poisoning.
  25. Explain the main goal for the emergency care of a fracture and the guidelines for assessing the degree of a dislocation.
  26. Identify the symptoms of bites and stings.
  27. Explain the difference between insulin shock and diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic shock).
  28. List common uses for bandages, differentiate among types of bandages, and describe basic bandage turns.
  29. Explain the “ABCs” to follow before starting any type of resuscitation.
  30. Describe the procedures for opening a victim’s airway, performing rescue breathing, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on adults and children.
  31. Explain what an AED is and how it is used.
  32. List types of disasters, discuss how the medical office can be prepared, and explain the role of the medical assistant.
  33. Explain the difference among assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity; use these terms to state the accounting equation; and list several types of assets in a medical office.
  34. Explain the difference between a debit and a credit.
  35. Explain what an accounts receivable “aging” report shows.
  36. Differentiate among income statements, statements of owner’s equity, and balance sheets.
  37. Discuss bookkeeping procedures and the advantages and disadvantages of using a pegboard versus a computerized system.
  38. Describe requirements and rules for accepting checks and security tips for writing checks.
  39. List four methods of making deposits and differentiate between restrictive and blank endorsements.
  40. Describe different ways that a patient statement can be prepared.
  41. Explain adjustments to a patient’s account, why they might be made, and how they would affect the account balance.
  42. Describe the collection process, including the role of third-party payers, how to establish payment arrangements, how to make telephone calls to collect debts, and how to handle delinquent accounts.
  43. Discuss payroll processing, including laws that affect earnings and withholdings, the difference between gross wages and net pay, the principal federal deductions from gross pay, and the types of information in the employee’s earning record.
  44. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the electronic health record versus “hard copy.”
  45. Describe the administrative and clinical uses of the electronic health record in the medical office.
  46. Explain how privacy and security are maintained using the electronic health record.
  47. Describe how the medical assistant can improve his or her reading comprehension.
  48. Explain the importance of transcribing accurate medical record notes and correcting erroneous entries.
  49. Demonstrate increasing speed and accuracy on the computer keyboard and in medical transcription.
  50. Demonstrate progressive skill acquisition related to word processing and spreadsheet programs, with acceptable progress through the identified text(s).

Procedural Competencies

  1. Perform proper handwashing for medical asepsis.
  2. Apply and remove clean, disposable (nonsterile) gloves.
  3. Measure oral body temperature using a mercury-free glass thermometer.
  4. Measure body temperature using a disposable oral thermometer.
  5. Measure body temperature using a tympanic thermometer.
  6. Measure radial pulse.
  7. Measure respiratory rate.
  8. Measure blood pressure.
  9. Prepare a parenteral medication from a vial.
  10. Administer an intradermal injection.
  11. Administer a subcutaneous injection.
  12. Administer an intramuscular injection to an adult.
  13. Administer an intramuscular injection using the Z-track technique (8th or 9th module students only).
  14. Perform venipuncture using the evacuated-tube method (collection of multiple tubes).
  15. Perform venipuncture using the syringe method (8th or 9th module students only).
  16. Perform venipuncture using the butterfly method (collection of multiple evacuated tubes) (8th or 9th module students only).
  17. Demonstrate the correct manner for documenting in a medical record.
  18. Perform diagnostic coding.
  19. Perform procedural coding.
  20. Accurately locate and cite medications in the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR).
  21. Demonstrate a professional image as a medical assistant.
  22. Instruct the patient in obtaining a fecal specimen.
  23. Test for occult blood.
  24. Assist with sigmoidoscopy.
  25. Clean wounds.
  26. Apply a closed spiral bandage.
  27. Apply a figure-eight bandage.
  28. Apply a spiral reverse bandage.
  29. Apply a tubular gauze bandage
  30. Manage an account for petty cash.
  31. Post service charges and payments and record adjustments and credits to a daysheet and ledger card.
  32. Prepare a bank deposit.
  33. Reconcile a bank statement.
  34. Explain professional fees before services are provided.
  35. Perform accounts payable.

TOPIC OUTLINE

IMedical Terminology of the Digestive System

IIAnatomy and Physiology of the Digestive System

IIIHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

IVPatient Education and Nutrition

VTime and Money Management Skills

VIBasic First Aid and Medical Office Emergencies

VIIFinancial Management

VIIIThe Electronic Health Record

IXReading Skills

XTranscribing Medical Chart Notes and Progress Notes

XIKeyboarding, Word Processing, and Medical Transcribing

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MA DIP v2-0 Module C Syllabus 2010-0406