Medical Administrative Assistant
Online Certificate Program

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Become the Pro the Entire Practice Relies On

With this certificate program, you can prepare to become a medical administrative assistant, and master skills critical to office administration in a medical facility or other healthcare environment. The entire program is 18 credit hours, which can be completed in less than a year. You’ll learn important medical office functions, medical coding, insurance procedures, electronic records management and financial practices.

Build a Foundation for the Future

Your medical administrative assistant training provides a solid foundation in basic medical office functions, financial procedures and risk management for back offices.

Program Outcomes

  • Illustrate the role and function of different types of healthcare facilities and environments
  • Utilize medical terms and abbreviations that are commonly used in health information management systems
  • Articulate understanding of local, state and federal regulations, including OSHA standards and HIPAA’s rules for protected health information and ethical practices
  • Apply diagnosis coding skills for records management
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Medical Administrative Assistant (Certificate) Curriculum

University of Arkansas Grantham’s professionally relevant coursework is designed to help you prepare for your next challenges.

Program Snapshot:
Program Core Credits:
18
Total Credit Hours:
18
Accreditation(s):
DEAC
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Program Core

All courses must be taken in the prescribed sequence. Failed (F) or Withdrawn (W) courses must be immediately repeated. All courses must be passed with a "D" or better in order to progress in the program. If any course is not passed with a "C" or better, the student will be required to enroll in Part-Time status. HP205 and AH235c are taken alone in their respective terms.

The six courses in the MAA Certification program are designed to transfer to the AAS in Medical Coding and Billing.

All courses must be completed at Grantham. No transfer credit is allowed.

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Talk to a dedicated admissions representative and get answers to all your Medical Administrative Assistant questions. Give us a call at 800-955-2527 or email us at admissions@uagrantham.edu.

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