Charter College is a private, independent institution of higher
education that follows a dramatically new direction. Charter is
neither a liberal arts college, a university, nor a vocational
school. Instead, Charter College borrows certain elements from
each of those respected educational institutions to create a
unique and innovative experience for our students.
We offer career-focused education in the growing fields of Health
Care, Business, Criminal Justice and Information Technology and
strive to provide our students, both young and old, with an
education that's both relevant in today's workspace and
cutting-edge in technology and focus.
Typical job titles for Medical Assisting entering the field
include the following:
The Medical Assisting program has been designed to prepare
students for entry-level employment in a variety of medical
settings, such as a physician's office or a medical clinic.
The content of the program provides the student with specialized
training in procedures relating to:
Medical Insurance Coding & Billing - Certificate
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Typical job titles for Medical Insurance Billing and Coding
include the following:
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Insurance Biller
- Medical Receptionist
The Medical Insurance Billing & Coding program has been
designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a
medical front office, hospital office setting, or medical
insurance company. The content of the program provides the
student with specialized training in industry-current medical
administrative procedures and instruction in:
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Processing insurance forms
- Scheduling appointments
- Collections
- Medical bookkeeping
- ICD-9-CM coding
- HCPCS coding
Other critical patient services will be emphasized. Students will
be able to have specialized hands-on training on state-of-the-art
processing equipment and this instruction ranges from:
- Introductory keyboarding
- Electronic calculating
- Current word processing skills in Microsoft Word for Windows
At the completion of the classroom instruction, the student will
receive supervised job-related skills at a selected insurance
company, hospital or medical office setting to complete a
well-rounded education.
Medical Office Administration - Medical Assistant - Associate's
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The Medical Assistant certificate program of study is designed to
provide students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work
habits required for entry-level positions as Medical Assistants.
The computer technology and word processing facets of the
curriculum enhance the students' potential for placement, and the
medical office administration orientation of the second portion
of the program makes graduates more valuable in the fast-paced
health care offices of today and the future.
This program is broken into two phases, the first phase being the
Certificate in Medical Assistant program, and the second phase
being the medical office administration courses. Prior to
advancing to the medical office administration courses, students
must complete the Certificate in Medical Assistant program.
This program offers courses such as:
- Record Management and Ethics
- Patient Care Concepts
- Minor Office Surgery
- Office Emergencies and Cardiac Care
You'll study computer applications and office management, as well
as, career development and other medical courses.
Our graduates seek exciting career opportunities such as:
- Clinical or Administrative Assistant
- Medical Receptionist
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Office Assistant
Medical Office Administration - Medical Coding & Billing -
Associate's
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This curriculum offers an understanding of modern medical
practice, of the requirements for accurate medical records, and
of the significance of medical coding and billing. Importantly,
the program teaches the skills to identify accurately a specific
examination, diagnosis, and/or therapy, as well as the means to
acquire reimbursement.
In pursuit of these objectives, the curriculum includes courses
in:
- Medical terminology
- Human anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology
- Healthcare 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 ten-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 ten-week
quarters.
