This Physicians’ Office Assistant with Electronic Health Records Management (EHRM) training program combines two in-demand healthcare certifications with important front office Microsoft end user computer skills.
The Physician’s Office Assistant Profession with EHRM
Medical administrative assistants primarily work in doctor’s offices, clinics, outpatient settings, hospitals, and other healthcare settings. Medical administrative assistants, medical secretaries, and medical records clerks are all positions in great demand. The growth and the complexity of the U.S. healthcare system have resulted in a substantial increase in the need for qualified medical administrative assistants. Employment of a medical assistant is expected to grow an impressive 34% by 2022.
The Electronic Health Record Management (EHRM) Profession
Access to health information is changing the ways doctors care for patients. With the nation’s healthcare system moving to the electronic medical record, numerous employment opportunities exist for medical assistants, health information systems staff, patient registration professionals and other related positions. Healthcare professionals with the abilityto understand, update and maintain the electronic health record are in great demand.
The Physician’s Office Assistant with EHRM Certificate Program
This program covers information on the medical assisting profession, interpersonal skills, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques scheduling appointments, medical records management and management of practice finances. Additionally, this program prepares students to understand and use electronic records in a medical practice. Course reviews the implementation and management of electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems and maintaining the medical, legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of the electronic health record. This course covers the following key areas and topics:
Physician’s Office Assistant - Lesson Checklist
Each lesson includes a prescribed checklist of activities for successful completion of the lesson. This includes lesson objectives, readings, and recommended assignments. Although assignments are optional, the instructor will grade and provide feedback on submitted assignments.
Course Materials:
Module/Lesson Structure
The Physician’s Office Assistant program is divided into six main content modules. The textbook is Kinn’s The Administrative Medical Assistant, 7e. Each module contains one or more lesson presentations to view. These lesson presentations are the “lectures” which, along with the textbook readings and resources, will help you learn the material. The lesson presentations aim to address a variety of learning styles and preferences using text, audio, video, etc. Each lesson contains at least one Check Your Understanding interactive self-assessment that will help you gauge your comprehension of that lesson’s content. Many lessons include supplemental resources such as games, animations, videos, and interactive activities. Using these additional materials will deepen your understanding of the content. Each module has a Module test (the last Module concludes with a Final Exam for all students).
Electronic Health Record Management Lesson Checklist
This program prepares students to understand and use electronic records in a medical practice. Course reviews the implementation and management of electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems and maintaining the medical, legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of the electronic health record. The EHRM Modules are divided into five main content modules. Each module contains one or more lesson presentations to view. These lesson presentations are the “lectures” which, along with the textbook readings and resources, will help you learn the material. The lesson presentations address a variety of learning styles and preferences using text, audio, video, etc. Each lesson contains at least one Check Your Understanding interactive self-assessment that will help you gauge your comprehension of that lesson’s content. Many lessons include supplemental resources such as games, animations, videos, and interactive activities. Using these additional materials will deepen your understanding of the content. Each module has a Module Test (the last Module concludes with a Final Exam for all students).
Course Materials:
Module 1 – Introduction to Medical Assisting
Module 2 – Administrative Medical Assisting
Module 3 – Health Information in the Medical Office
Module 4 – Billing and Coding Procedures
Module 5 – Financial and Practice Management
Module 6 – Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Career Development
Module 1 – Healthcare Information and Systems
Module 2 – Administrative Medical Assisting
Module 3 – An Introduction to Medical Record Software
Module 4 – Using Medical Record Software
Module 5 – Using the EHR
Note: This program can be completed in 6 months. However, students will have online access to this program for a 24-month period.
Education and National Certifications
National Certification
Students who complete the Auburn University Physician’s Office Assistant Professional Certificate Program with EHRM National Certification will be prepared to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam and the NHA Electronic Health Record Specialist Certification exam (CEHRS). Students who complete this program at Auburn University will be prepared and are eligible to sit for these national certification exams.Students who complete this program can and do sit for theses NHA certification exams and are qualified, eligible and prepared to do so.Auburn University will work with each student to determine which national certification exam works best with each particular student and register the student for that exam.
Externship / Hands on Training / Practicum
Although not a requirement of this program, once students complete the Physician’s Office Assistant with EHRM program they have the ability to participate in a clinical externship and/or hands on practicum so as to practice the skills necessary to perform the job requirements of a Physician’s Office Assistant with a focus on EHRM. Students will be assisted with completing a resume and/or other requirements necessary to work in a hospital, physicians’ practice, clinic and/or with other healthcare organizations. All students who complete this program are eligible to participate in an externship and will be placed in a healthcare organization near their location. Auburn University works with national healthcare organizations and has the ability to place students in clinical externship opportunities nationwide
Note: No refunds can be issued after the start date published in your Financial Award document.