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Certified Medical Administrative Assistant with Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist + Medical Terminology (Vouchers Included)

This program combines the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant program with training in electronic health records and medical terminology to give you a competitive edge in the healthcare field. You will learn the professional traits and responsibilities to become a vital part of the healthcare team. You will also be prepared for the national certification exams.

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                                354 Course Hrs
                            

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                                    GES150
                            
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                                12 Months
                            
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Overview

The Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) with Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) + Medical Terminology is an online program that will prepare you for a rewarding, in-demand career in the healthcare industry. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market for medical assistants will grow 15% through 2033, which is much faster than the average job. In this dual electronic health records specialist certification and medical administrative assistant certification program, you will gain a wide range of medical office management skills that healthcare professionals need for a successful career in a medical setting.

This all-inclusive National Healthcareer Association (NHA) aligned course can unlock the door to a thriving career. It offers valuable training in medical office management, legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts. Training also covers information on what is stored in an electronic health records (EHR) system, the steps required to implement an electronic health record system in a medical practice, how staff members and patients interact with EHR systems. This medical administrative assistant with EHR training even reviews what benefits these systems provide compared to traditional paper records.

The Medical Terminology course component introduces key concepts of medical language and human anatomy, emphasizing the interweaving of body systems in health and disease. The curriculum covers the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, and immune systems, along with mental health and special senses, with exams at the midterm and final stages. Students with prior knowledge can optionally test-out by achieving a minimum score of 80%, replacing course content if desired. It is important to understand that this course feature only applies to the online Medical Terminology course, the standalone course, or advanced career training course bundles that include the Medical Terminology course.

Upon completion of this medical administrative assistant program, you will be ready to take the CMAA and the CEHRS national certification exams offered by the NHA. You will receive the study guide materials, access to practice exams, and registration fees for both. This course includes vouchers that cover the fees for the certification exams.

Funding Disclaimer: For Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funded students, please consult with your funding source representative before taking advantage of this course's test-out feature. Different funding programs may have specific requirements and/or restrictions. If you attempt the test-out feature(s) in the Medical Terminology course without getting approval, your funding benefits may be jeopardized.

Objective

What you will learn

Master the fundamentals of medical terminology and ethical best practices
Learn to manage patient visits, arrange follow-up care, and issue prescriptions
Understand how to best read and interpret health records
Gain a wide range of medical office management skills
Understand the basics of working with medical documents, medical billing, and coding processes
Obtain the best financial practices for a medical center
Get a detailed overview across multiple areas in a certified medical administrative assistant, electronic health records, and medical terminology
Identify the professional traits that a medical assistant must possess
Discuss the various administrative job duties of a medical assistant
Recognize the importance of professional certification
Keep track of vital information such as patient allergies and medications

How you will benefit

Jump-start your career as a health information clerk, medical records coordinator, electronic medical records technician, or electronic medical records specialist
Know how to effectively communicate with prospective patients and fellow professionals in the medical industry
Understand how to create positive, efficient experiences for patients to make them more comfortable
Establish the appropriate EHR system for your practice
Prepare to take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and the Electronic Health Record Specialist Certification (CEHRS) exams offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
The CMAA and CEHRS certifications offer a strong foundation for career advancement in healthcare administration. With these credentials, you can become a lead administrative assistant, office manager, or specialize in medical billing and coding, taking on greater responsibilities and leadership roles

Syllabus

Medical Terminology

Getting Started
How to Take This Course
Test-Out Exam 1: Lessons 1–Midterm Exam
Introduction to Medical Terminology and the Human Body in Health and Disease
The Musculoskeletal System
The Cardiovascular System
The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
The Respiratory System
The Digestive System
The Urinary System
Midterm
Test-Out Exam 2: Lessons 8–Final Exam
The Nervous System
Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears
The Integumentary System
The Endocrine System
Mental Health
Male and Female Reproductive Systems
Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Complementary Medicine
Final Exam

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
1. Medical Assisting Foundations
2. Professional Behavior
3. Legal and Ethical Issues
4. The Art of Communicating
5. Telecommunications, Telephone Professionalism, and Telephone Techniques
6. Written Communications
7. Medical Office Environment
8. Patient Scheduling
9. Managing Medical Records
10. Introduction to Health Insurance
11. Medical Coding: An Overview
12. Patient Accounts
13. Insurance Claims, Patient Billing, and Collections
14. Daily Financial Practices
15. Managing the Office
16. Pharmacology
17. Certification
18. Preparing for Your Career
Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist

An Overview of EHR and CEHRS
1. What is an EHR
2. The Importance of EHRs
3. Efforts to Encourage EHR Adoption
4. EHRs in the Future
5. The Role of a CEHRS in a Medical Practice
An Introduction to MOSS 4.0
1. MOSS 4.0 Components
2. Administrative
3. Clinical
4. Billing
History of EHRs
1. EHR Origins in Practice Management Systems
2. Major Federal Initiatives to Promote EHR Adoption
3. MIPS
Steps to EHR Implementation
1. Step 1: Assess
2. Step 2: Plan
3. Step 3: Select
4. Step 4: Implement
The EHR Framework
1. EHR Architecture, Hardware, Software, Networks and Interfaces
2. Human-Computer Interface (User) Devices
3. Functional, Data Content, and Vocabulary Standards
4. Feature and Data Formats
5. Security Controls
6. Hybrid Health Records
7. Disaster Recovery
HIPAA Requirements and EHR Systems
1. What is HIPAA?
2. HIPAA and CEHRS
3. HIPAA Privacy Rule
4. HIPAA Security Rule
The EHR and Record Content
1. Record Purposes
2. Record Formats and Types of Data
3. Record Standards
4. Medical Record Content
5. Documentation Practices
Lists, Treatment Plans, Orders, and Results
1. The Lists
2. Summary Lists in the Office Workflow
3. Standards – Functional, Content, and Vocabulary
Patient Visit Management
1. The EHR in an Office Workflow
2. Master Patient Index
3. Service Payment Information
4. Scheduling
5. Consents, Acknowledgements, Advance Directives, and Authorizations
Coding, Billing, and Practice Reports
1. Coding and Billing Workflow
2. Code Sets and Clinical Vocabularies
3. Coding, Billing, and the EHR
4. Encoders and Computer-Assisted Coding
5. Electronic Bill Submission
Patient Communications
1. Patient-Focused Communication
2. Patient Portals
3. Personal Health Records
Practice Reports, Research, Registries, and Reportable Events
1. Medical Product Development
2. Practice Requirements
3. Standards that Support Research
4. Registries and Reportable Events
Personal Health Records and Continuing Care Records

Personal Health Record
Communication Among Providers for Continuing Care
Continuity of Care Record
Ongoing Training and Technical Support of EHR Software

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Instructor

Rachael Delekta

Rachael Delekta is an MBA in Healthcare Administration and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist. Rachael has been in the health care field for over ten years. She has worked mostly on the insurance side of things, as a customer service manager for dental insurance, a claims and customer service coach, and a workers' compensation case management biller and auditor. She works daily with medical records and healthcare software.

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her clinical experience includes working as a medical assistant for a network of rural health clinics, and as a medical coder, insurance claims specialist, and medical records auditor. She worked as a medical office manager for ten years, where she recruited and trained all medical assistants. Nancy holds a bachelor's degree in vocational education and has developed and taught medical assistant programs.

Jennifer Della'Zanna

Jennifer Della'Zanna has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having worked as a medical transcriptionist, practice administrator, biller, and coding specialist. She writes courses and study guides on the use of technology in health care and regularly contributes to publications about health issues. Della'Zanna is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Albright College.

LaTisha Cottingham

LaTisha Cottingham has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has six years of teaching experience in the field of medical billing and coding and Medical Assisting. Currently she is employed as an HIM Analyst for a Long-Term Care establishment that is based out of Alabama. Previously she was employed as the lead instructor for the Allied Health Department for a local career institute. LaTisha's field of expertise is in the area of physician-based inpatient coding and Emergency Department coding. The certifications that she holds are as follows: a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), and a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA). In preparation for ICD-10-CM, LaTisha received her ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer Certification from American Health Information Association (AHIMA), where she is currently a member. LaTisha is also a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the National Healthcare Association (NHA) where she is a test proctor.

Hilary Khouri

Hilary Khouri has ten years of experience in the medical field. After college, she began her medical career working in the front office of a group practice handling daily administrative tasks. Her medical experience also includes working at a healthcare consulting firm, where she reviewed electronic health records for completeness and educated providers on documentation improvement in addition to performing risk adjustment coding. She holds a bachelor's in fashion merchandising from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) through the University of Alabama.

Bunny Reeves

Bunny Reeves is the senior ambulatory surgery coder at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She trains student coders at Maimonides Medical Center and previously trained and supervised entry-level coders at Staten Island's St. Vincent Medical Center. Reeves is a Certified Coding Specialist, accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Medical Terminology Instructors

Our medical terminology course section is taught by multiple experienced instructors. See here for a full list of these instructors.

FAQs

How much does a Medical Administrative Assistant make?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median medical administrative assistant salary is $43,380. Your exact salary will vary, and jobs are available everywhere, but the areas with the highest-paying jobs for administrative medical assistants include California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

What is a certified medical administrative assistant?

A Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) is a certification earned by those who have proven their expertise in efficiently and effectively running healthcare offices. This nationally recognized designation is something that many employers are searching for in one of the fastest-growing careers today. Upon earning this certification, you'll be able to confidently handle correspondence, answer calls, schedule appointments, operate computer systems, as well as maintaining files, update and maintain patient information, and create operation reports for any medical practice—the essential duties for any administrative medical assistant.

What does a medical administrative assistant do?

Certified Medical Administrative Assistants possess a broad scope of knowledge and skills that make them ideal professionals for any ambulatory care setting, including medical practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital clinics, same-day surgery centers, and dialysis clinics. They manage all the front desk activities, which is an integral role in healthcare as it allows doctors and other medical staff to focus on caring for patients.

In this role, you will need to have excellent customer service skills as you are often the first person that patients connect with at a medical facility. You will need to be able to multitask, deal with stress well, use computer systems, handle money, and communicate clearly and concisely. You'll master all of these things and more!

How much do electronic health records specialists make?

The median salary for electronic health records specialists is just over $48,780 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What is the demand for administrative medical assistants?

The demand for administrative medical assistants is high, and it is expected to grow 15% by 2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This job growth will result mainly from an increasing elderly population as well as advances in healthcare and medical office technology.

What is the difference between an administrative medical assistant and a medical assistant?

The difference between an administrative medical assistant and a medical assistant is that while both positions can and do perform clerical tasks, a medical assistant also has the ability to perform some clinical tasks such as helping with examinations, giving injections, and preparing specimens for lab tests.

Is the CMAA a multiple-choice test?

Yes. The CMAA exam consists of 110 multiple-choice questions. The questions are weighted so some are worth more points than others, and you must score a minimum of 390 points in order to pass the exam. The exam can be taken at a PSI testing center near you or through live remote proctoring at the location of your choice. You will be given 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the exam.

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Certified Medical Administrative Assistant with Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist + Medical Terminology (Vouchers Included)

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