Health Administration for Medical Assistants

Catalog description

This course is designed to cover entry -level administrative and general competencies so that the medical assistant student will be able to perform those functions specific to the medical office, including but not limited to administrative and clerical func tions, medical accounting, insurance procedures and other functions as they relate to a medical office or ambulatory care setting. Emphasis is placed on clerical skills, operationa l procedures, records management, charting, patient history reports, diagnostic and procedural coding, and precertification for procedures and testing.