Administrative Medical Assisting

Linda L. French, CMA-C (AAMA), NCICS, CPC, is a certified medical assistant-clinical specialist (AAMA), nationally certified insurance and coding specialist (NCCT) and certified professional coder (AAPC). Prior to teaching, she worked for 15 years in a variety of physician office settings as a clinical and administrative medical assistant, medical insurance biller and office manager. In addition to consulting to physicians and providing customized employee training, Ms. French has spent more than a decade teaching allied health courses at community colleges, adult schools, post-secondary institutions and private corporations through UCSB-Extension. Lisa Turner, CMRS, M.A., M.S., B.A., has more than 25 years experience in education, teaching general office and medical office management, business communication and business law, among other subjects. Lisa has been an instructor at Southern Union State Community College in Opelika, Alabama, since 1994. A graduate of Auburn University, she holds an M.S. in human resource management from Troy University and an M.A. in education focusing on classroom technology from University of Phoenix.

Part I: PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. A Career as an Administrative Medical Assistant.
2. The Health Care Environment: Past, Present and Future.
3. Medicolegal and Ethical Responsibilities.
Part II: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS.
4. The Art of Communication.
5. Written Correspondence.
6. Processing Mail and Electronic Correspondence.
Part III: MANAGING THE OFFICE.
7. Reception and the Medical Office Environment.
8. Telephone Procedures.
9. Appointments.
10. Office Management.
Part IV: RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
11. Filing Procedures.
12. Medical Records.
13. Drug and Prescription Records.
Part V: HEALTH CLAIMS.
14. Procedure Coding.
15. Diagnostic Coding.
16. Health Insurance Claims.
Part VI: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
17. The Revenue Cycle.
18. Banking and Bookkeeping.
19. Financial Management of the Medical Practice.