Medical Secretary
SMART Majority
Summary
Overview
SMART Majority gives you the opportunity to join the challenging yet rewarding field of medicine as a medical secretary. If you are interested in the field of health and medicine, you can enjoy a rewarding career in this profession. The course covers details on how to maintain patient details and confidentiality, medical terminology and preparing and accessing medical records.
Description
The future is bright in this career as employment for medical secretaries is set to increase by a massive twenty percent according to the Bureau of Statistics.
Course Syllabus
1: Medical terminology
2: Medical departments
3: Medical departments cont.
4: Workplace safety
5: Confidentiality and patient records
6: Applied Medical Terminology
7: Preparing and Processing Medical Records
8: Applied Medical Coding
9: Computer and software use
10: Schedules
11: Correspondence
12: Discharge
13: Medical Administration
14: Medical Administration cont.
Module sample
Medical terminology
In this introduction module you will look at medical definitions and terminology, the use of medical terminology as well as pharmacology and the human systems.
Confidentiality and patient records
This module covers the codes of conduct in the field, the safety procedures you will need to be aware of when dealing with patient information, as well as confidentiality and privacy procedures when working in a practice.
Preparing and Processing Medical Records
In this module you will learn how to prepare and advise patients on fees, as well as processing patient referrals to specialists. You will also focus on preparing medical records and processing patient medical records.
Key features
> 24/7 access for 3 months
> extension availability
> certificate upon successful completion
> Tutor Support Team Monday - Friday
> Live Chat feature
Requirements
> Internet connection
> Basic computer skills
> Knowledge on using the Internet
> Under age 16 - parental approval needed
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