course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

OST 243   Medical Office Simulation
   
Lecture: 02 Lab: 02
Clinical:  00 Credit: 03
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: Take OST 142, OST 148, and DRE 096 or ENG 070 and RED 070 or Placement Test Credit Equivalent
Corequisites:   OST 285
   
This course introduces medical systems used to process information in the automated office. Topics include traditional and electronic information resources, storing and retrieving information, and the billing cycle. Upon completion, students should be able to use the computer accurately to schedule, bill, update, and make corrections.
This course is a unique concentration requirement in the Medical Office Systems Technology concentration in the Office Systems Technology program.