In partnership with Career Step, a premier provider of career-focused education, the School of Continuing Studies offers in-demand healthcare programs in a self-paced online format. Most programs can be completed in four months.
Approved by the National Healthcareer Association, the Medical Administrative Assistant with EHR program prepares students for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) credentials. Students learn Microsoft Office basics, 医疗文档 and reimbursement, and 医务室管理 topics such as practice finances and standard office procedures.
The interactive online curriculum also includes over 20 hours of training on government-certified ezEMRx EHR software. In addition to one-on-one support from experienced instructors throughout the course and access to personalized graduate support after graduation, 学生收到电子书 and vouchers for the CMAA and CHERS exams.
The Medical Assistant with Clinical Externship program is specifically designed to prepare students to earn the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential after graduation. The online curriculum includes exercises, 学习游戏, and interactive simulations on key procedures. Students learn medical law and ethics, 医疗报销, 基本的解剖学, 医务室管理, 医学术语, 常规病人护理, 临床病人护理, 心电图测试, 和放血. 除了电子书, 个人学生倡导者, one-on-one support from experienced instructors throughout the course, 还有临床实习, students will receive access to personalized graduate services and a voucher to take the CCMA exam after graduation.
Approved by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), the 医学转录编辑 program focuses on teaching the skills needed to work as a medical transcriptionist and medical transcription editor. Students study 医学术语, 解剖学, 医疗文档, and editing theory and technique and they develop and practice their typing and listening skills on hundreds of authentic, employer-provided dictations from a variety of specialties. In addition to one-on-one instructor support and personalized graduate support, 注册包括电子书, 转录脚踏板制造技术, AHDI会员, a subscription to an online reference library, and a voucher to take the RHDS exam.
The Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to earn their national certification by passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Exam. 这门课, which is currently in candidate status for ASHP/ACPE accreditation, includes simulations and connects students with an externship partner at a retail or hospital pharmacy so they can fulfill the requirements they need to graduate. Topics studied include pharmacology, 制药的计算, 以及药物法, 规定, 和标准, 等. In addition to one-on-one support from experienced instructors throughout the course and access to personalized graduate support after graduation, students will receive a laboratory kit and a PTCB Exam voucher.
The Physical Therapy Office Professional program is designed to prepare students to pass the Certified Physical Therapy 援助e Specialist (CPTAS) and the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) exams after graduation. The online curriculum includes exercises, 学习游戏, and interactive simulations on key procedures.
Students learn Microsoft Office skills, healthcare structure and organization, 耐心的交流, documentation and reimbursement, 解剖学和病理生理学, 病人准备, and administrative procedures. 除了电子书, 个人学生倡导者, and one-on-one support throughout the course, students receive access to personalized graduate services and a voucher to take the CPTAS exam after graduation.
The Professional Medical Coding and Billing with Applied PCS program prepares students for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) and Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification exams. Topics studied include healthcare information man年龄ment, 还款方法, 生物医学科学, 以及当前的代码集, including an in-depth look at ICD-10-PCS. Students practice their coding skills in an extensive practical section to gain valuable hands-on experience before graduation. In addition to one-on-one support from experienced instructors during training and access to personalized graduate support, 学生收到电子书, 行业的电报密码本, 获取网上参考资料, AHIMA学生会员, and a voucher for one of the national certification exams.
Two payment plans are available for Career Step programs. For information, contact Career Step at 877.225.7151 or apinfo@careerstep.com
