Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Technician

Covers the basic medical terminology and vocabulary used in the medical profession. Emphasizes the pronunciation of medical terms, prefixes, suffix, and roots according to the medical terminology guidelines. Covers how medical vocabularies are spelled and pronounced correctly in the human body and physical systems.

Covers Anatomy and Physiology concepts, specifically cells, tissue, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system, endocrine system, circulatory system, immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, and metabolism.

Addresses patient and employee safety concerns in a healthcare setting. Covers the safety policies and procedures in health care to prevent illness and injury. Concepts include first aid training, medical office emergency, CPR, OSHA, MSDS, and personal protective equipment. Students must obtain BLS for Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association and learn how to use AED. Additional administrative topics covered in this course: accounts receivable, accounts payable, written correspondence, telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, filling out health insurance claim forms for physician’s offices, appointment scheduling and patient reception, records management, fees and collections, accounting systems, computer applications, banking and health and accident insurance.

Covers data entry, classification, and record-keeping procedures related to medical diagnostic, treatment, billing, and insurance documentation. Topics include legal issues, the usage of reference books and the medical billing process, specifically completing the CMS-1500 claim
and the UB-04 hospital billing forms, principles and eligibility guidelines for billing Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, Workers Compensation, and commercial health care payers.

Covers the fundamentals of medical terminology, phlebotomist’s role in the healthcare setting, and theory of the cardiovascular system, basic infection control techniques, phlebotomy procedures, venipuncture, capillary puncture, nonblood specimens and tests, special collection procedures, and practical activities on dummy arms.

Covers the fundamentals of medical terminology related to EKG, cardiovascular system, and infection control. Topics include operating the EKG machine, interpreting and analyzing EKG Strips, theory and EKG applications of dysrhythmia, conduction block, and myocardial infarction.

Covers the fundamentals of pharmaceutical medical terminology and drugs math calculations. Topics include prescriptions, drug order forms, and parental applications. Explores basic pharmacology and their uses, inventory, effects of therapeutic drugs and principles of aseptic techniques, and related legal issues and concerns.

Covers the duties of an electronic health record specialist. Topics include collecting and entering patient’s health and demographic information accurately and in a timely manner, entering, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, and treatment into a computerized records system, researching for public health agencies, managing data backups, maintaining a variety of health record indexes, storage, and retrieval systems., understanding the Work National Database Registries, and assisting with the daily operations of the healthcare facilities such as, answering the phone professionally, scheduling appointments and general reception area duties.

Enable students to take a medical history properly, write and file this information in a medical chart. Topics include aseptic techniques, sterile procedure, positioning and draping a patient for an examination with the physician. Explore the proper procedures for hand washing, cleaning, and disinfecting instruments, taking a classmate’s vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature), operating “hook up” a patient for and electrocardiogram, performing routine urinalysis on a urine sample, preparing of syringe for four types of injections, bandaging, looking up medications in the physician’s desk reference, following proper techniques for venipuncture, finger stick, hematocrit, and minor hematological procedures, knowing the legal and ethical matters of patient care. Other concepts covered in this course: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), nutrient, brief description of anatomy and physiology, and surgery, generic examination techniques and procedures, and specific specialty examinations, assessing the patient according to each type of examination, and demonstrate how to perform intramuscular, parental, and subcutaneous injection simulations in class.

Participate in clinical externship at a current Institute-affiliated hospitals, clinics, physician’s offices to assist medical doctors and staff in routine physical examinations, taking vital signs, assisting in minor and outpatient surgeries, and performing various administrative tasks. Observe medical cases and perform physical examinations with and without assistance under the supervision of a licensed medical staff, schedule medical appointments, organize medical records in office, and maintain log of skills learned.