Medical Assistant - College of Mount Saint Vincent

Medical Assistant from College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical Assistants support physicians and nurses in delivering patient care. An administrative assistant's tasks consist of keeping medical records, greeting patients, billing and clerical duties, scheduling appointments, arranging for admission to the hospital and for laboratory services, and checking and maintaining supply inventory. A medical administrative assistant may also be required to perform certain clinical tasks including: documenting vital signs (blood pressures, pulse, respiration, and temperature), performing simple lap tests, preparing patients for examination, arranging equipment and instruments before an exam, assisting the physician during patient exams, explaining treatment, medications, diet schedules, and procedures to the patient. Employment Opportunities: Medical Administrative Assistants work primarily in doctor's offices, clinics, outpatient setting, hospitals, and in other health care settings. Program Requirements: Students in the program should have at least a high school diploma or a GED equivalent. Program Information: This 50 hour course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical administration so that a student can gain the necessary skills required to obtain an administrative position within the health care field. Topics covered in the course are as follows: Explanation of the role of medical administrative assistants, history of medicine, medicine ad the law, medical malpractice, medical ethics, medical practice specialties, marketing techniques for the medical office, communication techniques, appointment scheduling, general office duties, medical records management, problem oriented medical recording, confidentiality of the medical record, initiating a medical record for a new client, filing reports in the medical record, personnel management and communication, fraud abuse and compliance, documentation and risk assessment, technology in the health care environment, responsibilities of the office manager, the business side of medicine, abbreviations and symbols used in the medical office, introduction to medical accounting, financial statements, cost analysis and budgets for the medical practice, HIPAA review, patient bill of rights and confidentiality, care and handling of the medical records, health insurance coverage, coding procedures, professional fees, billing and collecting procedures, accounting systems, credit arrangements, specialty office responsibilities, editorial duties, conference scheduling, meeting and traveling expenses, office policy and procedure manual, ordering supplies and equipment, orienting, hiring and firing staff, specimen collection, laboratory safety, federal and state regulations, medical emergencies, and A non-clinical/review of the following practices including: taking and documentation of vital signs, infection control and sterilization techniques, dressing & bandages, laboratory safety and practices, assisting with the physical exam, basics of medical instruments, and more. View more details on College of Mount Saint Vincent . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.