Medical Administrative Assisting Certificate Program

The goal of the Medical Administrative Assisting Certificate Program is for students to learn the basics of medical administrative assisting.  Students will learn effective time management and problem solving skills that will enable them to deal effectively with human behaviors in a medical environment and become successful and employable medical administrative assistants.  The Medical Administrative Assisting Certificate Program offers students a sound education providing them with the competencies and skills to enter the healthcare workforce as a viable team member.

Required Medical Administrative Assisting Certificate Courses

ENG160: English Composition 1

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG105

This English Composition 1 course is designed to help students master the traditional five-paragraph essay along with its variations.  Students will learn how to support a thesis with specific evidence and how to write an effective introduction, conclusion, and title.  Students will learn how to develop the nine patterns of essay development.  Throughout the course, students will review all the basic grammar rules, and they will also review and apply proper APA Style.

HIT107: Medical Terminology

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: None

This Medical Terminology course is designed to teach the basics of medical terminology.  Medical Terminology orients students to the accurate uses, definitions, spelling, and pronunciations of medical terms used in the healthcare field.  Students will analyze terms while learning to divide them into suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms.  Emphasis will be placed on relating medical terms to the structural organization of the body.  Through practical applications, students will learn to link abnormal conditions and diseases with diagnostic tests and procedures.  In addition, students will be introduced to common medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols.

MED199: Medical Administrative Assisting

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: HIT107

This Medical Administrative Assisting course is designed to teach the basics of medical administrative assisting.  Students will learn effective time management and problem solving skills that will enable them to deal effectively with human behaviors in a medical environment and become successful and employable medical administrative assistants.  The Medical Administrative Assisting course offers students a sound education providing them with the competencies and skills to enter the healthcare workforce as a viable team member.

HIT235: Medical Office Technology

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MED199 or HIM228

This Medical Office Technology course teaches the skills necessary to use Medisoft Advanced Patient Accounting, one of the leading medical billing and scheduling software programs.  Students will build their skills with Medisoft and will provide them with the knowledge they need to learn other medical billing software programs as well.

HIM208: Electronic Health Information Management

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: None

This Electronic Health Information Management course is a complete resource tool for the student and/or professional learner.  Electronic Health Information Management covers the different healthcare organizations and guides students through the various areas of the field.  Students will learn the various influences of organizations such as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and The Joint Commission (formerly known as JHACO).  In addition, students will be introduced to Electronic Health Records (EHR) software that is commonly used in healthcare settings.  Students will learn how to enter patient demographics, store and retrieve patient records and chart notes, and transfer and important documents into the EHR.

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