MAST 1010 Legal&EthicConcerns/Med Office

Introduces the basic concept of medical assisting and its relationship to the other health fields. Emphasizes medical ethics, legal aspects of medicine, and the medical assistant*s role as an agent of the physician. Provides the student with knowledge of medical jurisprudence and the essentials of professional behavior. Topics include: introduction to medical assisting; introduction to medical law; physician/patient/assistant relationship; medical office in litigation; as well as ethics, bioethical issues and HIPAA.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Program Admission

Corequisite

None

Lab Contact Hours

0

Lecture Contact Hours

30

Total Contact Hours

30