Physician’s Office Assistant with Electronic Health Records

Medical administrative assistants primarily work in doctor’s offices, clinics, outpatient settings, hospitals, and other health care 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. health care system have resulted in a substantial increase in the need for qualified medical administrative assistants.
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. Additionally, this program prepares students to understand and use electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems and maintaining the medical, legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of the electronic health record.