Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (Exam Voucher Included)

Pierce College ETPL
In this program you will learn: Learn what is required to succeed as a Medical Administrative Assistant. Master multitasking as it relates to scheduling appointments, processing insurance requests, maintaining records and corresponding with patients. Learn best financial practices for a medical center. Master the fundamentals of medical terminology and ethical best practices. Understand the basics of working with medical documents, medical billing, and coding processes. Patient interview techniques. Law, ethics and healthcare to include HIPAA, ADA, OSHA, informed consent, advance directives and medical identity theft. Computers in the ambulatory care setting to include HER, PHI, Cloud Computing and mHealth. Medical Terminology. Managing medical records. Overview of medical billing and coding.
Visit the program website Rachelle McGinnis Program Coordinator Continuing Education (253) 840-8450 ext. ce-questions@pierce.ctc.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$2,195.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Online

Instructional methods

Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

6 Months

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

N/A

Credits

160

Clock Hours (Total)

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

Is this program approved to train veterans?

No

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam, offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Top industries for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.