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Upon course completion, students will be able to:
• Identify anatomical concepts important to understand the endocrine and nervous systems.
• Analyze eye surgeries and ear surgeries and how they relate to the most common pathologies.
• Interpret anesthesia coding guidelines and determine when other services may be billed in conjunction with anesthesia.
• Describe anatomical planes, anatomical directions, and positioning in radiology.
• Define key terms associated with radiology and describe the use and coding of contrast material.
• Define terms and concepts specific to pathology and laboratory coding.
• Analyze E/M services and differentiate between a new patient and an established patient. Abstract a provider’s note to arrive at the level of service.
• Discuss diverse noninvasive or minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic services covering multiple specialties.
