Medical Administrative Assistant

By fulfilling the program requirements, students will have the knowledge of becoming a skilled and responsible medical office worker.  Medical office workers are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run and maintain a medical office efficiently. Students will use a variety of software packages to produce correspondence, maintain databases, manage projects, as well as organize meetings, manage records, and schedule appointments. Medical office workers will compile and process patients medical records in hospitals and clinics, in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory systems.

25 or more

The Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate of Achievement prepares students for entry-level employment in a medical/dental/hospital front office or the medical records department. In addition to working in the front office, the office assistant will acquire skills in in medical billing and coding when working with small and large insurance companies. Also, upon completion of the certificate program, students are prepared to assume entry-level medical/dental duties and responsibilities. The program will also prepare students for career advancement and retraining in the use of current computer and medical office software programs. Most medical office assistant programs will prepare students will skills that promote success in the workplace. Typical positions include the following:

• Medical Administrative Assistant
• Medical Receptionist
• Medical Customer Service Representative
• Medical Biller and Coder
• Medical Transcriber
• Medical Scheduler

Successfully use appropriate procedures related to reception, telephone communications, and records management.

Apply computer technology skills, medical terminology skills, and language skills when preparing correspondence, producing medical transcripts and performing tasks related to patients billing and coding.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CAOT 002 CAOT 033 CAOT 044 CAOT 082	College Keyboarding II Records Management Medical Billing & Coding I Microsoft Software Survey in the Office	3 3 3 3	Year 1/S1 Year 1/S1 Year 1/S1 Year 1/S1
Business 032 CAOT 045 CAOT 084 CAOT 037	Business Communication Medical Billing & Coding II Microsoft Word Introduction to Bookkeeping	3 3 3 3	Year 1/S2 Year 1/S2 Year 1/S2 Year 1/S2
CAOT 020	Medical Office Procedures	3	Year 2/S1

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26 or more annual completers