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Medical Administration Certification Online

Medical Administration Certification

Course Description

Medical administrative assistants work primarily in physician offices, clinics, outpatient settings, hospitals, and other healthcare settings. The growth and the complexity of the U.S. healthcare system have resulted in a substantial increase in the need for qualified medical administrative assistants. This program prepares students to function effectively in many administrative and clerical positions within the healthcare field. It covers important background information on the medical administrative assisting profession as well as nterpersonal skills, medical law and ethics, medical terminology, insurance billing and coding fundamentals, telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, medical records management, and basic finance-related skills. This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical office administration so that they can gain the necessary skills required to either obtain a medical administrative assistant position or advance their current healthcare career.

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

 Function effectively in administrative and clerical positions in the medical office
 Describe the roles of a professional medical administrative assistant
 Manage health information and records according to privacy policies
 Complete basic billing and coding to process insurance forms
 Manage practice finances
 Assist in handling medical emergencies
 Describe techniques for academic and career development
 Describe the healthcare environment

Instructor :
Dates : 12/31/18
Days : Online
From : -
Fee : $1200.00
Course Number : H147

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