Associate Degree in Medical Assisting Technology at East Arkansas Community College |
East Arkansas Community College
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East Arkansas Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small with 1,547 students in Forrest City, AR.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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East Arkansas Community College
Associate degree
Medical Assisting Technology
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The Medical Assisting Technology Program will educate individuals to perform administrative and clinical tasks in a healthcare setting. Administrative tasks may include but not be limited to answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient's medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, coding, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. Clinical tasks may vary according to State law but may include but not be limited to taking medical histories, obtaining and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures, preparing patients for examination and assisting the physician during the examination, performing basic laboratory procedures and electrocardiograms, disposing of contaminated supplies, and sterilizing medical instruments.
Based on Arkansas laws, there are procedures that a medical assistant cannot perform, such as administering medications and performing specialized treatments.
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