With Charter College, you can earn your degree through a high-quality education with a faculty who really care about your success.

Medical Assistant - Certificate

Our Certificate in Medical Assistant program includes the following:

• Record management and ethics
• Patient care concepts
• Office management and communications
• Minor office surgery
• Pharmacology
• Medical insurance
• Fundamentals of office accounting
• Office emergencies and cardiac care
• Hematology and phlebotomy
• Professional development
• Specimen collection and analysis
• Computer applications
• Medical assistant externship

Medical Coding and Billing - Certificate

Our Certificate in Medical Coding and Billing program includes the following subjects:

• Human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, insurance billing
• ICD-9-CM and CPT Medical Coding
• Program completion in three ten-week terms

Get your career on the fast track!

At Charter College, you can earn an associate of applied science degree in just 15 months and with the possible transfer of credit from other colleges, these times could be shortened! Charter schedules classes in 10-week quarters, with five such quarters in each calendar year. Three quarters, or 30 weeks, as a full-time student constitute one academic year.

Medical Office Administration - Medical Coding - Associate of Applied Science

This curriculum offers an understanding of modern medical practice, the requirements for accurate medical records, and the significance of medical coding and billing. Importantly, the program teaches the skills to accurately identify a specific examination, diagnosis and/or therapy, as well as the means to acquire reimbursement.

In pursuit of these objectives, the curriculum includes courses such as:

• Medical terminology
• Human anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology
• Health care delivery systems
• Coding essentials and procedures
• Medical reimbursement methodologies
• Medical office procedures
• Encoding software
• ICD-9-CM Coding Essentials and Procedures
• CPT Coding Essentials and Procedures

The first three 10-week quarters of the curriculum constitute a certificate program in medical coding and billing, and is designed to prepare the student for job readiness. To prepare for national certification tests, and to satisfy all requirements for the degree, the student completes the remaining three 10-week quarters.

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