Online Class: Medical Assistant 101
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 Course Description Medical assisting is a relatively new career choice, and it is a booming industry. With the current economic crisis, many health care providers are looking for talented and willing individuals to train with them as assistants to help them care for more patients each day. With the coming of senior citizen status for baby boomers, the opportunity to serve them is mushrooming. Medical people range from the highly skilled physicians and surgeons, radiologists, clinical lab technologists and nurses to the less highly educated nurse's aides, and respiratory technicians. As a Medical Assistant you will be working as part of a medical team. There is no greater job satisfaction than helping others. If you can relieve a person of pain and anxiety, that is gratifying. If you are able to help diagnose a problem for the patient, this is self-satisfying. If you are able to ease the load of your fellow workers, that is a great feeling. This course will provide a wealth of information about this career path. You will learn how to increase opportunities to expand your skills and abilities. Pursuing this career path and you may be given the opportunity to learn how to become an x-ray assistant or a phlebotomist. There is also the possibility to branch out into the physical therapy assisting field or train to become a hemodialysis technician. The more you can do, the more value you will bring to the job, the more you will be able to help the patients under your care, and the more money you will make. This course will help you see your future in this booming industry and provide you with the information you'll need to be successful.
Welcome to the World of Medicine! Medical Assisting is a field that attracts people who are interested both in people and in medicine. The field of Medical Assisting covers administrative, clinical and transdisciplinary tasks. Many jobs in the field of Medical Assisting can cross over, and the more you know about all these respective tasks, the more valuable you will be to your employer. - Administrative Medical Assisting – Administrative procedures and finances
- Clinical – Fundamental clinical principles, diagnostic orders, and patient care
- Transdisciplinary – Professionalism, communication, legal and ethical concept
Types of People in Medical Assisting Fields Medical assisting, both clinical and administrative, is an appealing field to people who love helping others and who enjoy learning about the practice of medicine. The skills that you learn and the knowledge that you acquire will stay with you for the rest of your life and the number of employment opportunities expands as your capabilities increase. You can find work as a medical assistant anywhere in the world where medicine is practiced, allowing some people in this field to lead exciting lives in exotic regions of the world. You will be highly stimulated because your job will never be the same every day. Your environment and required duties change based on the needs of the patients who are seen. Being a medical assistant is not just a job, it is a career. If you have the following characteristics of: dedication, integrity, sensitivity to the pain and suffering of others, commitment, a positive attitude, an ability to shoulder responsibility, and a willingness to learn new skills as required, you will find that you are well suited for this field. How the Field is Changing
In the early 1900's, the administrative duties of a medical practice were relatively minor and easy for a physician to handle. However as the tremendous volume of paperwork and recordkeeping has increased, the number of patients seen has also increased, the field of medical assisting has grown exponentially. Physicians must focus entirely on their patients and leave the administrative and clinical tasks of their patients' medical care in the hands of their medical assistants. Over the years, the duties of medical assistants have grown and expanded both in capacity and in authority. Learning everything you can about your specific job and the skills that you will be required to use will position you as a very valuable member of the medical team of the medical care facility you choose to work with. There are two types of health care delivery systems: - Traditional Care – where a patient pays a fee-for-service to the doctor or clinic of his/her choice, then submits claims to the insurance company and the insurance company pays the maximum amount allowed. These patients can choose their doctors, their laboratory facility, even their own hospital.
- Managed Care – a system where costs are managed by promoting preventive medicine, utilizing services and providers that are within the plan. Most visits require pre-approval or pre-authorization. Among the most common managed care systems are Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Independent Practice Association (IPA), Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO), and Point of Service Plan (POS).
Because of the change from traditional healthcare to more managed care systems, you must constantly stay on top of the regulations that limit you, and it will often be your job to educate the patients about their benefits, non-benefits, and limitations that are part of their contract.
Employment Opportunities Because you are entering a field where you will be "assisting" other medical personnel, you can find yourself working almost anywhere in a variety of environments. Medical assistants can work in private practice with a single physician or with a group of physicians. Or you might be working in a hospital or recuperative care facility. Every specialty in medicine requires the skills of medical assistants from dermatology to obstetrics and gynecology, from geriatrics to orthopedics and everything in-between. Becoming a medical assistant, whether clinical or clerical, is the beginning of a whole new career for you. It is one that will constantly challenge and stimulate you to perform at higher and higher levels of excellence. Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: What the Job EntailsMedical assisting, both clinical and administrative, is an appealing field to people who love helping others and who enjoy learning about the practice of medicine. | Lesson 2: Types of Medical Assisting Not all medical assistants do the same thing in every medical facility. | Lesson 3: Human Behavior in the FieldBy learning as much as you possibly can about human behavior, you will find that you are much more effective at dealing with the patients as well as your co-workers and other health-care providers you encounter during your professional life.
| Lesson 4: Dealing with Patient MortalityLearning what you can about the death and dying process can make you a very valuable member of any health-care team.
| Lesson 5: Types of Medical PracticesToday, physicians work in a great many places, and the need for competent medical assistants has also increased in these areas as well. | Lesson 6: Legal and Ethical ResponsibilitiesYou are expected to be loyal to the physician and carry out orders as directed, unless you are asked to do something illegal or unethical. | Lesson 7: Administrative ResponsibilitiesA Medical Assistant may initially work as a receptionist in a medical office. | Lesson 8: CommunicationThe phone technique used in a medical practice can either make or break the business.
| Lesson 9: AppointmentsEvery medical facility will have very detailed methods on how they want you to schedule appointments. | Lesson 10: Medical RecordsA patient's medical record is the file, either physical or computerized, that documents the patient's condition, tests, and procedures that have been completed on the patient. | Lesson 11: Patient CareIf you are a medical assistant, interpersonal relationship with a patient is key to your success. | Lesson 12: Clinical FundamentalsIn order to understand the "language" of a patient's medical chart and what the physician is saying when dictating, you will need to learn a great deal of medical terminology. | Lesson 13: Specimen & Culture Collection After the patient has been examined by the physician, there are often body specimens that need to be collected for further examination to aid in diagnosis of the patient's condition.
| Lesson 14: Diagnostic Testing As a medical assistant, you are morally responsible to handle any body secretions of a patient in an ethical and safe manner.
| Lesson 15: TreatmentsThis lesson will introduce you to some basic tasks that are often assigned to a Medical Assistant in a variety of medical settings.
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Additional Information | Course Title | : | Medical Assistant 101: An Introduction | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550531 | | Course Type | : | Professional (Novice Level) | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $50.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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