Medical Office Assistant
Pre-Requisite: None
  You Will Learn How To  
  • Schedule and record appointments
  • Provide appropriate information to patients
  • Obtain required patient information
  • Record patient data
  • Retrieve and maintain patient records
  • Perform routine office operations
  • Process medical payments, bills and insurance
        claim forms
  • Assist during routine examination and treatment
  • Produce correspondence, reports and other
        keyed material, and more...
    • Course Benefits
    This course teaches students the administrative skills as an health professional trained to work in a variety of healthcare settings: medical offices, clinics and ambulatory care facilities. In addition to the above, the course offers the students an Internship where they will get first hand experience in carrying out the multitask duty as a medical office assistant.
    Who Should Attend
    This course is for those who are interested in pursuing a career as a Medical Office Assistant, whose role, with varied and challenging administrative and clinical duties, will be integral to creating a health-care facility that operates smoothly and provides a patient-centered approach to quality health care.
    Topics Covered
  • Introduction to Computers
  • Keyboarding
  • Introduction to Microsoft Word
  • Advanced Microsoft Word
  • Medical Word Processing & Transcription
  • Effective Written Communication
  • Math Essentials for the Medical Office
  • Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terminology
  • Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terminology II
  • Administrative Procedures for the Office
  • Medical Law and Ethics
  • Medical Insurance, Billing and Records
  • Computers in the Medical Office
  • Effective Patient Relations
  • Medical Office Practices
  • Patient Safety, Med Emergencies & First Aid
  • Career Development
  • Internship