With the general mission to provide skills and training
commensurate with a student’s ability and interest, the
objectives of the Administrative Medical Assistant program
are to provide the student with a variety of skills
necessary for an entry level position as an Administrative
Medical Assistant in a Doctor’s office or other health care
facility. The graduate from this program will have learned
medical terminology, medical office procedures, such as
medical insurance billing/coding foundations and medical
transcription. The program also reinforces the Importance of
professionalism.
Suggested Background
There is no prerequisite for this program, however the
Administrative Medical student will benefit from previous
business and/or good English skills. All requirements for
general admission to Wright must be
met.
Program Length:
The standard Administrative Medical Assistant program is
scheduled to be completed in 3 semesters. (contact hours are
the product of the number of weeks in a program times the
number of sessions in a full week.)
With the general mission to provide skills and training
commensurate with a student’s ability and interest, the
objectives of the Medical Insurance Coding program are to
provide the student with a variety of skills necessary for
an entry level position as a Medical Insurance Coder in a
Doctor’s office or other health care facility. The graduate
from this program will have learned medical terminology,
medical office procedures such as insurance filing, billing
and reimbursements. In addition the student will be able to
use medical coding including ICD-9and CPT codes, and HCPCS
coding, insurance Companies, i.e., Medicare, Medicaid,
CHAMPUS, Workers Compensation, HMO’s. This program also
reinforces the Importance of professionalism.
Suggested Background
There is no prerequisite for this program, however the
Medical Insurance Coding student will benefit from prior
business or business experience. Good manual dexterity is
also helpful. All requirements for general admission to
Wright must be met.
Program Length:
The standard Medical Insurance Coding program is scheduled
to be completed in 3 semesters. (contact hours are the
product of the number of weeks in a program times the number
of sessions in a full week.)
With the general mission to provide skills and training
commensurate with a student’s ability and interest, the
objectives of the Medical Assistant program are to provide
the student with a variety of skills necessary for an entry
level position as an Assistant in a Doctor’s office or other
health care facility. The graduate from this program will
have learned medical terminology, medical office procedures,
Pharmacology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Clinical Skills.
This program also reinforces the Importance of
professionalism.
Suggested Background
There are no prerequisite for this program; however, the
Medical Assistant student will benefit from previous
Keyboarding experience. All requirements for general
admission to Wright must be met.
Program Length:
The standard Medical Assistant program is scheduled to be
completed in 3 semesters. (contact hours are the product of
the number of weeks in a program times the number of
sessions in a full week.)
The objectives of the Healthcare Administration program are
to provide the student with fundamental knowledge of basic
administrative office procedures coupled with instruction in
computerized scheduling and billing software plus general
education to meet the requirements for an Academic Associate
Degree in Health Care Administration.
Suggested Background
The prerequisite for this program is a High School Diploma
or GED Certificate. The Health Care Administration student
will benefit from previous Health Care experience and/or
good manual dexterity is also helpful. All requirements for
general admission to Wright must be
met.
Program Length:
The standard Health Care Administration program is scheduled
to be completed in 5 semesters. (contact hours are the
product of the number of weeks in a program times the number
of sessions in a full week.)
The objectives of the Medical Insurance Coding program is to
train students in the skills required to obtain a position
in a Medical Office setting as an Medical Insurance Coder
and to meet the requirements for an Academic Associate
Degree in Medical Insurance Coding.
Suggested Background
The prerequisite for this program is a High School Diploma
or GED Certificate. The Medical Insurance Coding student
will benefit from prior medical experience. All requirements
for general admission to Wright must
be met.
Program Length:
The standard Medical Insurance Coding program is scheduled
to be completed in 5 semesters. (contact hours are the
product of the number of weeks in a program times the number
of sessions in a full week.)
The objective of the Medical Assisting program is to train
students in the skills required to obtain a position in a
medical office as a Medical Assistant and to meet the
requirements for an Academic Associate Degree in Medical
Assisting
Suggested Background
The prerequisite for this program is a High School Diploma
or GED Certificate. The Medical Assisting student will
benefit from prior medical experience. All requirements for
general admission to Wright must be
met.
Program Length:
The standard Medical Assisting program is scheduled to be
completed in 5 semesters. (contact hours are the product of
the number of weeks in a program times the number of
sessions in a full week.)
