Certified Medical Administrative Assistant Associate

Language: English

Short Description: If you’re interested in securing employment as a medical administrative assistant, then this is the ideal course for you. During this course, you’ll learn about the role and responsibilities of an assistant in the healthcare industry.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
• Perform the administrative and clerical duties at a medical center
• Understand the professional responsibilities and role of a medical administrative assistant
• Manage medical records and information as per the privacy policies
• Perform billing and coding tasks to process insurance forms
• Manage finances
• Assist during medical emergencies
• Understand the career path and development of a medical administrative assistant
• Understand and function in the healthcare industry
• Describe basic medical terminologies
• Differentiate between suffixes and prefixes
• Understand and undertake service requirements of a healthcare job
• Differentiate between the requirements of clinical and administrative settings
• Apply all the principles and regulations of healthcare
• Demonstrate time management skills and efficient use of technology and software
• Communicate in various professional settings
• Understand the various types of disciplinary actions and regulations in the healthcare system
• Demonstrate an understanding of HIPAA laws
• Use MS office efficiently

Get certified!
After the successful completion of this course, you’ll be eligible to pursue certification from the National Healthcare Association (NHA). It will increase your chances of securing employment in the field.

Instructor Description: This course provides students with qualified support professionals to guide them through their learning experience. The student support team is available to answer any questions a learner may have including questions on course content, course material, certifications, and registration or enrollment questions. Support advisers also monitor the progress of learners to ensure training retention and program advancement.

Certification: Students who complete this program will have the opportunity to pursue the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA).
Each state may have additional licensing requirements, be sure to research your states requirements for employment by visiting your states occupation board.

Requirements
All required reference materials are provided with this program. Technical requirements:

Internet Connection
• Broadband or High-Speed (DSL, Cable, Wireless)
Hardware Requirements
• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

Software Requirements
• Operating Systems - Windows 7, 8 or 10; Mac OS x 10 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 or 2013 or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
• Cookies MUST be enabled
• Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• Adobe PDF Reader