Health Information Technology- Medical Office Administrative Assistant, Certificate

This certificate of achievement is designed as a program for student’s interests in the field of health care information, patient registration, communicating with patients, and privacy and security. Medical Office Administrative Assistants will communicate with patients to collect the necessary demographic, insurance, and clinical information for healthcare services and scan or type this information into an electronic database; assist with scheduling, benefit verification, and/or prior authorization/pre-certification for procedures, x-rays, and other testing; validation of lab or testing orders; and educate patients about their rights, responsibilities, and HIPAA.