AHL 097 - Medical Assisting Certification Review

.3 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed for students to review all material learned in the Medical Assistant Program . It is designed to help students prepare to take the National Health Career Association’s national certification examination. Topics to be covered include: medical terminology, HIPAA, anatomy and physiology, administrative procedures, medical law and ethics, communication skills, pharmacology, medicine administration, basic patient intake, intermediate patient intake, laboratory techniques, phlebotomy, and electrocardiogram procedures.

Course Objectives:

1. demonstrate an understanding of and apply the scope of practice for the Medical Assistant in an ambulatory care setting,

2. describe the impact that the Medical Assistant has within the healthcare setting,and

3. reinforce knowledge learned and reviewed to successfully pass the national certification exam.