MA 119 - Medical Computer Applications I

Medical assisting students will be given an overview of computer hardware, software, peripherals, computer security and email etiquette. Students will use the Windows 10 operating system to save and organize medical documents into appropriate folders and subfolders, use search tools to find programs, folders, and/or files, and customize the desktop. Microsoft Word applications will be applied when formatting a variety of medical documents including medical reports and forms, medical manuscripts, letters, and memos. Students will use mail merge functions, work with templates, and create fill-in patient forms, medical brochures, patient education flyers, and medical facility newsletters.

Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam (MS Word) may be attempted at the completion of this course.                                                                                                                                     

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of  information technology essentials including computer hardware, software, peripherals, computer security, and ethics;
• apply Windows functions when organizing medical files and folders;
• create, format and edit medical business letters, medical reports, memos, and tables using intermediate-level Word techniques;
• apply Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts during document production;
• format brochures, newsletters and flyers using advanced word processing skills including columns, clipart, shapes, text boxes, tables, WordArt, etc.;
• create mail merged letters with fill-in fields, envelopes, and labels; and
• design patient update form templates with password protection.