Military Spouse: Get Physicians’ Office Assistant Professional Career Training

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PHYSICIANS’ OFFICE ASSISTANT with EHRM

Medical administrative assistants primarily work in doctor’s offices, clinics, outpatient settings, hospitals, and other healthcare settings. Medical administrative assistants, medical secretaries, and medical records clerks are all positions in great demand.
CERTIFICATION: NHA-CMAA, CEHRS

PROGRAM COSTS: Varies

COURSE CONTACT HOURS: 780

PROGRAM DURATION: 6 Months

EXTERNSHIP AVAILABLE: Yes

The Physician’s Office Assistant with EHRM Profession

Medical administrative assistants primarily work in doctor’s offices, clinics, outpatient settings, hospitals, and
other healthcare settings. Medical administrative assistants, medical secretaries, and medical records clerks
are all positions in great demand. 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. Employment of a medical
assistant is expected to grow an impressive 34% by 2030.

Access to health information is changing the ways doctors care for patients. With the nation’s healthcare
system moving to the electronic medical record, numerous employment opportunities exist for medical
assistants, health information systems staff, patient registration professionals and other related positions.
Healthcare professionals with the ability to understand, update and maintain the electronic health record are in
great demand.

The Physician’s Office Assistant with EHHRM Program

This program covers information on the medical assisting profession, interpersonal skills, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and management of practice finances. *Program also includes an optional clinical externship at a local healthcare provider!

This program prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the healthcare industry. It provides students a well-rounded introduction to medical administration that delivers the skills students require to obtain an administrative medical assistant position or advance within their current healthcare career. This course covers the following key areas and topics:

  • History and background of the medical assisting profession
  • Interpersonal skills, medical ethics, and basic medical law
  • Telephone techniques and skills for scheduling appointments
  • Medical terminology
  • Basics of insurance billing and coding
  • Medical records management and management of practice finance
  • The effect of confidential communication laws, the release of information and HIPAA
  • Provides a EHR experience using Medcin software to perform health information tasks
  • Using EHR to manage patient information including the examination, assessment notes and treatment plans.
  • Importance of data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and security of information.

Certification Opportunities

Detailed Course Information

  • An overview of the healthcare industry and expectations for a healthcare professional
  • Role of the medical administrative assistant
  • History of medicine, medicine and the law, medical malpractice, medical ethics, and medical practice specialties
  • Ethical and legal issues, fraud abuse, and compliance
  • Office and patient communication techniques, appointment scheduling and general office duties
  • Technology in the healthcare environment
  • Basic terminology used in the medical office
  • Medical records management, confidentiality of the medical record, initiating a medical record for a new client and filing reports in the medical record
  • HIPAA review and patient bill of rights and confidentiality
  • Financial and practice management
  • Health insurance coverage, and billing and coding procedures
  • Professional fees, billing and collecting procedures, accounting systems and credit arrangements
  • Medical accounting, financial statements, cost analysis, and budgets for the medical practice
  • Specimen collection, laboratory safety and federal and state regulations
  • Assisting with medical emergencies
  • Career development

Certifications

There are several National Certification exams that are available to students who successfully complete this program:

  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) Exam
  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS) Exam

Technical Requirements

WINDOWS USERS

  • Windows 7, XP or Vista
  • 56K modem or higher
  • Soundcard & Speakers
  • Firefox, Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer

MAC OS USERS

  • Mac OS X or higher (in classic mode)
  • 56K modem or higher
  • Soundcard & Speakers
  • Apple Safari
SUPPORTED BROWSERS

System will support the two latest releases of each browser. When using older versions of a browser, users risk running into problems with the course software.

  • Windows Users: Firefox, Chrome, Explorer
  • Mac OS Users: Safari, Chrome, Firefox
SCREEN RESOLUTION

We recommend setting your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels.

SUGGESTED PLUGINS

  • Flash Player
  • Real Player
  • Adobe Reader
  • Java

 

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"I had someone there every step of the way. They walked me through what could have been a very stressful process. It put me on a path that started an epic journey."

-Kasey, Fort Riley

"Everything was easy and my advisor with The Major Group walked me through it all. This was my third time going to college and by far the least stressful enrollment process."

-Felicia, Ft. Campbell

"I loved the whole process. Everyone was very helpful and made sure that the program I wanted to join was something I wanted to do. It also helped me put my goals in place."

-Crystal, Fort Riley

"There was a lot of help along the way, which was great. It was smooth and everything went well."

-Elizabeth, Fort Gordon

"It was easy, simple, and quick. There was someone there every step of the way to help you fill out all the required documents. I would recommend to all military spouses who want to go to school, especially if you’re a stay-at-home spouse."

-Aeisha, Hunter Army Air Field

"Everything was very easy to do and got done rather quickly from start to finish."

-Anne, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

"The enrollment process was quick and easy. Lots of help when needed."

-Rita, NAS JRB Fort Worth

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