Medical Front Office Assistant & Administration Specialist - Overview:

This career choice is ideal for the person who wants to focus their skills on front office administration. This involves direct patient contact, coordinating patient flow, scheduling for both patients and physicians, preparing and maintaining medical records, insurance verification and referrals, chart preparation and patient teaching. The coding and billing allows for employment positions within the back office. By obtaining the necessary skills of entering necessary data for processing insurance claims for reimbursement, following up on rejected claims, posting insurance payments, sending patient statements and handling patient billing inquiries, this program offers a variation of skills and training required to work in either the front or back office.

Program Duration: 6 Months

The Medical Front Office Assistant and Administration Specialist Program is designed to equip you with the skills necessary to provide excellent administrative support in an office environment and the knowledge to achieve the Certified Medical Administration Assistant (CMAA), Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS), and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications.

This 6-Month online training program provides training in areas including Medical Office Procedures and Administration, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Medical Office Computer Applications, and Insurance Billing and Coding Essentials. Upon completion of the program, you will have become skilled in areas of Medical Office Administration and Medical Insurance Reimbursement, and will be prepared for dual healthcare certifications (CMAA and CBCS), increasing your marketability in the field and allowing for greater flexibility in your career path.

Students receive ongoing mentoring support from a Subject Matter Expert through Live Chat or email communication throughout their enrollment.

Positions Attainable upon Program Completion:

Training Program Overview

Our online video training program not only prepares you for a rewarding career, it validates your knowledge through national industry certification. The Medical Front Office Assistant and Administration Program prepares you for proper handling of patient data, fundamental billing and coding, medical office procedures and more. Our certified instructors deliver comprehensive video based training, allowing each student the ability to move through the training at their own pace, at work, at home, or on the road. There is no more waiting for a course to be scheduled in the classroom or cancelled classes. With the MyCareerSkill program you can start The Medical Front Office Assistant and Administration Program today.

Our easy to use web based video training (Launch Demo) provides a hands-on, self-paced delivery of course content and grants you the ability to monitor your progress throughout your training.

Let our expert instructors assist you in developing the skill set you need for a productive job in the medical field. MyCareerSkill will provide you with an effective training program to launch your new career in Health Care.

Certifications Targeted:

Value of Certification

MyCareerSkill's comprehensive Medical Front Office Assistant & Administration Program prepares you for the CBCS, CMAA and MOS certification exam. The Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) and the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) are nationally recognized certifications from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 (MOS 2010) is a globally recognized Microsoft certification.

By attaining these certifications, you validate your competency and reliability in the field and will be recognized as a Nationally Certified Allied Healthcare professional.

The Benefits of Certification

What are the National Healthcareers Association's requirements to take the NHA National Certification Exams?

The Student must meet one of the following criteria:

The Student must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma, or equivalency, as well as one of the following:

1. Must have successfully completed an accredited or approved training program within the last year.

OR

2. Must have worked within the past year in the field of certification for a minimum of one year.

Program Includes:

The following is a breakdown of the courses included in the program: (Click for Description)

Occupation Description

Perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

According to the Department of Labor, this profession will:

Medical Secretaries are projected to experience a 17% growth through 2016, the highest in all secretarial areas.

What is MyCAA Funding?

The Military Spouses Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program sets out to prepare eligible military spouses for the workforce by offering up to $4,000 of Financial Assistance (FA) from the Department of Defense (DoD). This is meant to encourage spouses of military personnel to pursue education, training, licenses, certificates and degrees leading to employment in Portable Career fields. The MyCAA program uses this funding to pay schools directly for coursework and exams taken by the approved spouse account owner.

Who is eligible for funding?

An eligible MyCAA candidate is the spouse of an active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine service member, or activated Reserve member in pay grades E1-E5, W1-W2, O1-O2.

If you are the spouse of National Guard and/or AGR member, the sponsor must be on federal Title 10 active duty orders as reported in DEERS.

Spouses of Guard/Reserve members in an Alert, Transition Assistance, or Post Deployment status are not eligible.

MyCAA accounts will be limited to the new $4,000 maximum benefit with a $2000 fiscal year cap. Waivers to the fiscal year cap will be available for spouses pursuing licensure or certification with a cost that exceeds the $2,000 fiscal year cap up to the total maximum assistance of $4,000.

Spouses must finish their program of study within three years from the start date of the first course.

Funding is limited to only Associate's degrees, certifications and licensure programs.

How do I establish a MyCAA Account?

Visit the MyCAA Spouse Portal online at https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa. The first step is to read the MyCAA Fact Sheet, and then a real-time DEERS eligibility check will determine if you are eligible to establish an account. If eligible, you will be required to read and sign the MyCAA Spouse Terms and Conditions Agreement. For guidance with MyCAA Funding, eligible Military Spouse's should contact a MyCAA Career and Education Consultant for assistance. Consultants are available Monday - Friday, 7am-10pm and Saturday 10am - 6pm EST. Consultants can be reached by calling 1-800-342-9647.

For more information view the Military One Source MyCAA FAQ

Program Tuition: $4000

Program Duration: 6 Months

Included with your Enrollment:

Technical Requirements:

To view the technical requirements for our training, visit our Technical Requirements page.