MC 120 Healthcare Vocabulary
Study of healthcare vocabulary used in medical coding, medical billing, and other medical office administrative programs. Includes spelling, pronunciation, meaning, medical word formation, common medical abbreviations, formation of plurals, diagnostic and lab tests. Focus on the administrative application of principles learned. Introduction to the use of the medical record as a source document for abstracting terms necessary to perform medical coding and other administrative functions by healthcare professionals. Equivalent to HCM 120. Credit cannot be earned in both HCM 120 and MC 120.