OFT 140 - Medical Terminology (3 Credits)

This course is designed to develop an understanding of medical vocabulary pertinent to medical office tasks, such as transcription, medical records coding and billing. Proficiency is developed through the recognition, spelling, location and meaning of medical prefixes, suffixes and root words. Knowledge of medical terminology is then applied to reading and interpreting medical documents. Lecture Hours: 39. Prerequisite(s): ENG 095 or ENG 097 with a grade of “C” or better, an acceptable reading placement test score or permission of the department head. Usually offered in the fall and spring.