Faculty & Staff

OT 207 Office Technology Internship

(Formerly MSS 5634) 2 credits, 6 hours Pre-requisites: OT 102, OT 104 The student will apply theory and the technical skills of an office worker to assigned work situations in an actual office in the business world and/or allied health field. The student will be required to meet regularly with the cooperating program faculty member and will be evaluated by both the faculty member and the job site supervisor. The student will be required to keep a journal of work experience. Local employers or the College will provide job sites.

OT 208 Professional Office Management

(Formerly MSS 5650) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: OT 102, OT 103, OT 104, OT 202 Co-requisites: OT 204 or department permission for Medical Option majors; OT 205 or department permission for Legal Option majors; OT 206 or department permission for Medical Option majors. Students enrolled in the administrative, legal, and medical options will be given the opportunity to become familiar with office management and procedures through projects, case studies, and class discussions related to their particular specialties. Students will write resumes, letters of application, and participate in role-playing for job interviews.

OT 209 Medical Office Procedures

3 credits, 3 hours Pre/Co-requisite: OT 104 The course is designed to acquaint the student with the routines of a medical office, including medical records, financial records, correspondence, case histories, medical articles, appointment scheduling, and filing methods. The student will acquire these specific skills through office projects such as case histories, medical reports, filing systems, and record-keeping. The student will also develop the skill of transcribing medical records.

OT 210 Medical Coding/Billing and Insurance II

3 Credits 3 Hours Pre/Co-requisite: OT 206 This course is a continuation of Medical Coding and Billing I. The main focus will include the following: computerized medical billing using the Medisoft Advanced Practice Management Program, the use and advantages of health information technology in the health care profession, coding diagnoses and procedures in the different body systems. The students will continue to navigate the billing program by entering patient information, diagnoses, procedures, payment posting, adjustment, billing statements, collections. Medical insurance rules and guidelines, the relationship between the patient, provider and insurance will also be presented. The student will continue to process the updated CMS 1500 claims and review the electronic submission process. The student will learn how to code for operative reposts and summaries.

WEB DESIGN

WEB 101 Fundamentals of Web Design

3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: ESL 35 or above This course introduces Web design principles and basic programming techniques for developing effective and functional web sites. The course provides students with a foundation in the fundamentals of Internet technology and Web authoring using current Web authoring software. Course work will emphasize Web site structure and navigational models, practical and legal usability considerations, and performance factors related to using various types of media and tools such as hypertext markup language (HTML), cascading style sheets (CSS), dynamic HTML (DHTML) and scripting.

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT FACULTY & STAFF

Hector Lopez, Professor, Business Department Chairperson; A.S., B.S., M.B.A., M.S. Ed., D.B.A. Claude Fernandez, Assistant Professor, Unit Coordinator – Business & Accounting; B.S., M.B.A., C.P.A. Sandy Figueroa, Associate Professor, Office Technology; A.A.S., B.S., M.S. Leonard Ledereich, Professor, Business & Accounting; B.B.A., M.B.A., J.D., C.P.A. Carol Huie, Assistant Professor, Business & Accounting; A.A.S., B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Eddy Garcia, Lecturer, Business & Accounting; A.A.S., B.B,A., M.B.A. Linda L. Ridley, Lecturer, Business & Accounting – M.B.A Joseph Kwame Gyan, Instructor, Business & Accounting, A.S., B.S., M.S. Mayra Mojica, Lecturer, Business & Accounting, B.B.A., M.B.A Irma Silva, CUNY Office Assistant, Business & Accounting Department. Julio Gallardo, Emeritus Professor Patricia Parzych, Emeritus Professor