Program Description
The Medical Assisting Technology Program will educate individuals to perform administrative and clinical tasks in a healthcare setting. Administrative tasks may include but not be limited to answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient's medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, coding, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. Clinical tasks may vary according to State law but may include but not be limited to taking medical histories, obtaining and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures, preparing patients for examination and assisting the physician during the examination, performing basic laboratory procedures and electrocardiograms, disposing of contaminated supplies, and sterilizing medical instruments.
Based on Arkansas laws, there are procedures that a medical assistant cannot perform, such as administering medications and performing specialized treatments.