Medical Assistant Online and Classroom

Medical Assistant Program Online and Classroom

Best American Healthcare University Medical Assistant Program is offered online and in the class.

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There is a good reason why Medical Assistants are in such high demand!  With medical advances and an aging population, the U.S. will experience growth in the health care industry in general and outpatient settings in particular. Because Medical Assistants typically work in outpatient settings, handling both clinical and administrative duties, demand for bilingual workers will be exceptionally strong.

Below are the 15 top reasons students choose to study to become a medical assistant with BAHU.

1. BAHU offers one of the LOWEST PRICE medical assistant training programs in the nation.
2. No High School Diploma or GED required to join our medical assistant class.
3. Our curriculum is accredited by the National Health Career Association. Our medical assistant graduates succeed.
4. Not only is our medical assistant tuition low, you can pay as you go.
5. Program is channeled towards helping you gain the knowledge you need as well as pass the National Certification Exam.
6. You can conveniently take the class online.
7. We are small enough to give personal one-on-one training, but large enough to be a nationally respected institution.
8. Small medical assistant classes, offers a personalized learning environment.
9. Our medical assistant instructors are licensed licensed healthcare professionals.
10. Every medical assistant student receives an internship in a medical facility.
11. Our online platform is very user-friendly and the instructors are always within reach.
12. We are conveniently located in the heart the City of riverside, close to the 91 freeway (easy to reach).
13. We use a combination of lecture, hands-on, and audio video training.
14. Our medical assistant course is always updated to meet all new standards.
15. Our medical assistants graduate with 3 certifications; front office, back office & EKG Technician. WE CARE and will bring out the best in you!

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FAQs

• What is the role of a medical assistant?

  Medical Assistants have always played an important role in physicians’ offices, clinics, and other facilities where health care services are offered on an outpatient basis. With the changes in health care, the onset of managed care, and the explosion of knowledge and technology in medicine, physicians’ offices as well as health care agencies are looking for well trained medical assistants.

• Can you give me a little detail of what my duties will be as a medical assistant?

  We train the student in both the front and back office duties.

  Although clinical duties vary, they will include but not be limited to the following responsibilities:

  • Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control
  • Prepare and assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments
  • Obtain patient history and vital signs
  • Collect and process specimens
  • Perform or assist with diagnostic tests, including performing an EKG.
  • Taking blood for examination (Phlebotomy)
  • Performing certain lab tests
  • Screen and follow patient test results
  • Maintain medication and immunization records
  • Adhere to established triage procedures
  • Coordinate patient care information with other health care providers

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  Administrative duties include but are not limited to the following responsibilities:

  • Basic clerical duties
  • Schedule, coordinate, and monitor scheduling
  • Schedule inpatient/outpatient procedures and admissions
  • Perform medical transcription
  • Perform procedural and diagnostic coding
  • Obtain reimbursement through accurate claims (insurance) submission
  • Monitor and follow-up on third-party (insurance) reimbursement
  • Apply bookkeeping principles
  • Document and maintain accounting and banking records
  • Manage accounts payable, accounts receivables, and payroll
  • Professionally manage telephone responsibilities
  • Receive, organize, prioritize, and transmit written and verbal communications and information

• What is the current Job Outlook for medical assistants?

  Medical Assistants generally work in outpatient settings which are expected to grow much faster than average during the next 10 years spurring the demand for flexible support personnel.

• What are the specific duties of Medical Assistants?

  A Medical assistant is an unlicensed multi-skilled health professional who offers administrative, clerical and technical support to the physician. Medical assistants provide services for front office, back office and other clinical laboratory areas. Medical assisting is a versatile career for men and women because it provides services in the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and other health practitioners to work smoothly. They are not like physician assistants who diagnose and treat patients under direct control of physician, instead, they depend on the specialty of practitioner.

  Medical assistants work under the control of department administrator.They perform administrative duties like answering telephones, greeting patients, and updating patient medical records. Medical assistants play significant role in the medical offices or clinical environments. However, they don’t make any independent decisions, about the diagnosis, treatment or emergency plan of patients. They are not allowed to perform independent practice.

Sunday-Only Medical Assistant Classes

This is a 11-month nationally accredited program for medical assistants.

At the end of this  program, the individual becomes eligible to sit for the national certification exams for the Medical Administrative Assistant, Clinical Medical Assistant (back office) .He/She finishes with two certifications! The cost for the program includes National Certification Exam fees,  and textbooks. The Sunday-only student has to have flexible days within the week to complete her 160 hours clinical externship during the program.

You can become a certified medical administrative assistant plus a certified clinical medical assistant in just 11 months!

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