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This curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices. Course work will include medical terminology; information systems; office management; medical coding, billing and insurance; legal and ethical issues; and formatting and word processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable in medical environments.

Recommended Databases for Medical Office Administration Research

Anatomy.TV: 3-D Anatomy & Physiology | STAT!Ref TDS Health
This resource provides 3D interactive anatomy videos, narrated animations, extensive anatomy and physiology content, common clinical conditions, case studies, and quizzes.
Associates Programs Source Plus | EBSCO
Associates Programs Source Plus is a database designed specifically for the research needs of two-year college students. Providing thousands of full-text journals and books, plus country reports and market research reports, it covers the most relevant subjects, including biotechnology, graphic arts, criminal justice and veterinary assisting.
Healthcare Administration Database | ProQuest
Locate research supporting professional healthcare management and healthcare administration.

STAT!Ref | TDS Health
You must create your own free account. This allows the database to remember your activity and save your favorites. Consists of an online library of medical information, including Stedman's medical dictionary, ICD-10 Conversion Tools, the CDT-Coding Companion, Dorland's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations, and Current Procedures with RVUs (Relative Value Units). For easy access to the eBooks that you use the most, STAT!Ref allows users to create tiles for your homepage.

Medical Dictionaries & Glossaries

Medical Terminology Glossary
Provided by the American Academy of Professional Coders, this glossary is an integral tool for medical and dental coders.
Healthcare Glossary
From the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals, this glossary of health-related terminology is relevant for medical office coordinators.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2016)
The most reliable resource available for healthcare, including medical students, physicians, educators, researchers, and medical language specialists.
Taber's® Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary - 23rd Ed. (2017)
Found on the STAT!Ref platform, this publication takes into account new scientific information available through basic and clinical research.

Physician Fee Schedules & CPT RVU Calculators

CPT RVU Calculator
Our work CPT® RVU calculator provides a quick analysis of the work relative value units associated with a certain volume of CPT or HCPCS codes. By entering the appropriate code and the number of units associated with it, you will be given the total work RVUs and the individual work RVU value for that code. The RVU calculation results are based on the values supplied by CMS for work value units in the October 2017 National Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value File.
National Physician Fee Schedule
From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Top Coding Resources

CDT 2019 Coding Companion by American Dental Association
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1684470323
Publication Date: 2018-08-29
Guide to coding dental procedures.

Current Procedure Codes with RVUs (2018)
Relative value units (RVUs) are a measure of value used in the United States Medicare reimbursement formula for physician services. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT.
ICD-10-CM: Clinical Modification (2019)
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), is the foundation of ICD-10-CM. ICD-10 continues to be the classification used in cause-of-death coding in the United States.
ICD-10-PCS: Procedure Coding System (2019)
These 2019 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.