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  • HCP 220: General Pharmacology

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    Designed for the student who has a basic understanding of the human body and how it works. This course emphasizes the major drug classifications, related legal/ethical considerations, pharmakokinetics, pharmakodynamics, drug toxicity and therapeutic monitoring.
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  • HCP 221: Cultural Competency in Healthcare

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course explores key cultural diversity concepts and examines systematic and disciplined approaches to the attainment of cultural competency. Students will survey multicultural theories, issues, and practices and acquire practical insight in the application of this knowledge in their day-to-day interactions in healthcare environments. Students will examine their own experiences, perspectives, and biases to further the development of multicultural awareness in their professional lives.
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  • HCP 224: Medical Terminology

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course is designed to develop a basic understanding of human body systems and the medical vocabulary associated with these systems. While attaining a working knowledge of human anatomy, students will experience a word-building system comprised of medical prefixes, suffixes and word roots which will allow them to write and to develop fundamental concepts for the meaning of various medical nomenclature. Accurate spelling, medical definitions, and medical abbreviations are key elements.
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  • HCP 226: Principles of Medical Coding I

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid diagnostic and/or procedure codes for medical billing and reimbursement required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) including the validation of coded clinical information. The ICD-CM classification system is introduced with an emphasis on use of the alphabetic index and tabular list for code assignment. The course focuses on ICD-CM rules, conventions, and instructions as well as specific guidelines (e.g. circulatory, injury, pregnancy), including assignment criteria for principal and additional diagnoses in all applicable patient settings. The impact of proper code assignment, MS-DRGs and reimbursement are also discussed.
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  • HCP 227: Principles of Medical Coding II

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course expands student knowledge of coding and classification systems in order to assign valid diagnostic and/or procedure codes for medical billing and reimbursement required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) including the validation of coded clinical information. Focus is placed on the ICD-10-CM/PCS (The International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Procedure Coding System), HCPCS I and II (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) classification systems. The course utilizes the professional standards for coding and reporting of diagnostic and procedural inpatient and outpatient services. Students will identify and apply coding characteristics, conventions and accurately assign codes to diseases, conditions and procedures.
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  • HCP 230: CPT Coding and Reimbursement Methods

    4.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course is designed to expand student knowledge of medical codes used in billing and reimbursement with emphasis on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) II and the Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) classification systems. The use of diagnosis and procedure codes for professional services reimbursement and coding systems for reimbursement will be analyzed. The relationship between these coding systems will be explored as well as the coding systems used by non-physician medical suppliers and for durable medical equipment. Students will explore the components of the major insurance companies and their impact on billing and reimbursement.
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  • HIS 101: History of Western Civilization I: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course is a survey of the origins of Western civilization starting with prehistoric man and the emergence of agriculture. The course continues with the study of the Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages and Europe up through the Renaissance and Reformation to roughly the eighteenth century. These civilizations are studied by looking at their economy, religion, politics, art, literature and everyday life.
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  • HIS 101H: History of Western Civilization I: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Honors

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course is a survey of the origins of Western civilization starting with prehistoric man and the emergence of agriculture. The course continues with the study of the Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages and Europe up through the Renaissance and Reformation to roughly the eighteenth century. These civilizations are studied by looking at their economy, religion, politics, art, literature and everyday life. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading, artistic literacy, or original text analysis; forming judgments based on evidence, often from alternative modes of inquiry or integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
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  • HIS 102: History of Western Civilization II: Modern European History

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    A survey of western civilization covers the period from the middle of the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century. The course begins with the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment and the French Revolution, and then proceeds to look at other challenges in society and culture and the impact of the West on the rest of the world through imperialism, totalitarianism and conflict. The Cold War and the modern period conclude the course.
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  • HIS 102H: History of Western Civilization II: Modern European History Honors

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    A survey of western civilization covers the period from the middle of the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century. The course begins with the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment and the French Revolution, and then proceeds to look at other challenges in society and culture and the impact of the West on the rest of the world through imperialism, totalitarianism and conflict. The Cold War and the modern period conclude the course. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading and original text analysis; forming judgments based on evidence, often from alternative modes of inquiry or integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
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