Prima Care Medical Assistant Training

This course is designed to introduce the student to administrative and general duties found in a medical office, and includes appointment scheduling, records management, electronic health records, written communications, preparation of medical records, ICD-10-CM and CPT medical coding, health insurance, billing and collections, transcription of letters and medical reports, and telephone procedures. Office simulations and administrative competency based examinations are included. Content includes communication skills, infection control, aseptic technique, and progresses to office procedures, room preparation, patient/client assessment and education, nutrition, inventory, and equipment maintenance. Competency examination for patient/client history, bio-hazardous spill, contaminated glove removal, hand-washing, vital signs, positioning and draping, and specialty examinations are included.