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Medical Assistant Certificate
The Medical Assistant Certificate prepares you for employment in health care settings, such as a physician’s office or urgent care clinic, and is a good career choice for those who enjoy helping others, are detail-oriented and are looking for a career that is in demand. Medical assistants are a valuable member of the health care team and care for patients by providing routine treatment and performing laboratory and/or office duties such as scheduling patients, insurance billing and coding, managing and maintaining medical records, obtaining and recording vital signs, and interviewing patients to obtain medical histories and chief complaints. The Medical Assistant Certificate is offered exclusively at the Edison State at Troy location.
Accreditation
The Medical Assistant Certificate is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
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Medical Coder Certificate
The Medical Coder Certificate provides you with the skills necessary to work in billing offices of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians’ offices where you will complete, review and process medical claims to help physicians and hospitals get reimbursed from insurance companies for services and facilities provided. You will also help prevent fraudulent medical claims and/or errors in payments and utilize the verbal skills needed to contact insurance companies regarding claims.
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