This course covers basic medical terminology for students planning to enter medical office occupations. Provides a working knowledge of medical abbreviations and common drugs. Emphasizes prefixes, suffixes, and root words and how they are combined in medical terms while stressing spelling, definition, usage, and pronunciation.

Students will build on the fundamentals of Medical Terminology I (ITHC 101) covering a continuation of basic medical terminology for students planning to enter medical office occupations.

Students will build on the fundamentals of Medical Terminology I and II (ITHC 101 & 102). The course is designed to develop understanding of the terms related to anatomical systems, looking at both structure and function. A continuation of basic medical terminology for students planning to enter medical office occupations.

Prepares the student to become certified as a Medical Coder-Outpatient Clinic. The student will learn to accurately assign correct procedure codes (CPT), diagnosis codes (ICD-10-CM), HCPCS coding (supplies and injectables) while focusing on HIPAA, OIG, and Medicare compliance.

Prepares the student to become certified as a Medical Coder-Outpatient Hospital. The student will learn to accurately assign correct hospital procedure codes, diagnosis codes, and HCPCS coding while focusing on HIPAA, OIG, and Medicare compliance.

Includes a detailed study of the structure and the function of the human body. The integumentary, skeletal, muscle, and nervous systems are studied down to the cellular and molecular levels. Integrated group work using models and internet based approach to illustrate the function and structure of human anatomy.