Graduates of AAS in Medical Assistant perform routine clinical and clerical tasks to keep offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and optometrists running smoothly. The duties of Medical Assistants vary from office to office, depending on office location, size and specialty. In small practices, Medical Assistants usually handle both clerical and clinical duties and report directly to an office manager, physician or another healthcare practitioner....
This interdisciplinary program provides concentrated medical training for students desiring employment as administrative medical assistants or as medical transcriptionists. Graduates are prepared to seek employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, and with firms supporting the health care industry. Before entering this program, students need to possess strong study skills. To qualify for an Administrative Medical Assistant/Medical Transcription...
Prepares individuals to be entry-level multi-skilled allied health professionals specifically trained to work in ambulatory settings, such as physicians'offices, clinics, and group practices, and to perform administrative procedures.
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The medical office is a complex operation. Patients come in and out all day. Phones must be answered; doctors and nurses need charts pulled and refilled. Charts have to be updated and maintained. Bills must be processed. Medical Administrative Secretaries perform a variety of tasks needed to run a medical office. One of the duties may be to transcribe dictation. Secretaries must listen to doctors‘ recorded information and type the information using...
Students completing the Medical Administrative Assistant AAS will:
• Compose, proofread, and accurately produce medical and other business documents using appropriate software and equipment within specified time lines.
• Follow professional business procedures and standards.
• Store, retrieve, distribute, and manage information to support office and management personnel.
• Integrate computer, computation, communication, and critical thinking skills...
The Medical Administrative Assistant Technology program prepares students to perform administrative duties for medical offices and health care facilities. Students develop competencies in medical office procedures, organizational skills, time management, communications, medical terminology, application software, transcription, and medical coding. Graduates earn an Associate of Applied Business degree and can expect to work as administrative assistants...
The program offers a Certificate of Completion or Award of Achievement in Medical assisting. Graduates are eligible to take the Certification Examination offered by the American Associating of Medical Assistants, Inc. (AAMA).
Employment opportunities are available in physicians' offices, outpatient clinics, independent laboratories, home care agencies, and other medical facilities. ...
Medical office administrators function in a wide variety of medical settings, including physicians? offices, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. They may transcribe dictation, prepare medical records or charts, schedule appointments, handle correspondence, prepare bills and process insurance forms. In addition to excellent keyboarding skills, medical office administrators must possess expertise in medical terminology, familiarization with medical references,...
This Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices.
Course work will include medical terminology; information systems; office management; medical coding, billing, and insurance; legal and ethical issues; and formatting and processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable in medical environments.
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing...
The emphasis throughout the curriculum is on the administrative assistant as a vital member of an office team. The program will offer students the opportunity to develop skills necessary to organize data using spreadsheet and database management software, interact with clients, vendors, and the general public, plan meetings, supervise the office, handle purchasing, and train other workers.
Office Technology will train students to become proficient...
The Medical Administrative Assistant program prepares students for entrylevel
positions in a doctor‘s office, medical clinic, or hospital. The student
will be trained to understand and use medical terminology, write business
letters, maintain medical records, code and submit medical insurance claims; use and understand personal computers, use e-mail, conduct basic searches on the Internet; and use office software that includes word processing, spreadsheets...
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COMM1509 Job Seeking Skills
COMP2510 Introduction to Computers
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Technical Electives
ADMS1418 Business Communications
ADMS1428 Data Entry I
ADMS2410 Keyboarding I
ADMS2411 Keyboarding II
ADMS2418 Word Processing I & II
MEDS1208 Anatomy & Physiology...
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