Administrative Medical Assistant Practices

Catalog description

The Administrative Medical Assistant course is designed to educate students on legal and ethical responsibilities, the importance of critical thinking, intrapersonal and communication skills, office policies, maintenance of office equipment, organization, confidentiality, insurance information, government issued policies and acts, documentation as well as functionality, and maintenance of paper and electronic medical records. Students will demonstrate competency of basic computer systems, applications, coding, documentation, legal and ethical responsibilities, customer-service skills as well as communication skills throughout the course in various structures such as exams, case scenarios, or hands-on demonstrations.