eMA: Electronic Record Medical Assistant

What is the eMA: electronic record medical assistant major?

Are you interested in the future of health care? Do you want to help increase the quality of patient care? If so, BTC can help you obtain entry-level employment as a medical assistant with a specialty in the electronic health record. As an electronic record medical assistant major, you learn how to utilize the electronic health record, a complete system that documents health care services and the information gathered to make decisions about health care, capturing data from multiple sources used at the point of service. We teach you to be an expert in all aspects of the electronic health record as well as being able to fulfill both clinical and non-clinical duties traditionally performed by medical assistants.

What career possibilities exist in the electronic record medical assistant field?

After graduating from the electronic record medical assistant major, you can embark on a career as a:

  • Medical Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant
  • Phlebotomist
  • Patient Care Technician
  • Health Information Technician

Many types of companies hire our electronic record medical assistant majors, including:

  • Physician Practices
  • Ambulatory care facilities
  • Diagnostic laboratories
  • Convenience care clinics
  • Hospitals
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Skilled nursing facilities
  • Information systems vendors

What do employers expect?

Employers require the following from an electronic record medical assistant:

  • Function as a member of a professional team
  • Keep patient information confidential
  • Display appropriate professional verbal and written communications
  • Work accurately with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Use the electronic health record proficiently and perform all patient-related electronic functions
  • Schedule and manage patient appointments and procedures
  • Obtain and update patient demographic and insurance information
  • Ensure managed care requirements are met, apply third-party guidelines, complete insurance claim forms, verify insurance benefit information
  • Perform fundamental clinical sterilization procedures
  • Perform specimen collections including venipuncture, capillary puncture
  • Instruct patients, obtain vital signs and patient history
  • Prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas
  • Assist with examinations, procedures, treatments, and minor office surgeries
  • Maintain medical and immunization records electronically
  • Explain general office policies to patients, instruct individuals according to needs
  • Perform and maintain inventory of supplies and equipment
  • Invest in lifelong learning to stay abreast of changes in the field

How do you get the experience you need to get hired?

Completion of our electronic record medical assistant major can help you get the experience you need to obtain entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

How is the major structured?

900 hours, 30 weeks

8:30 a.m. through 2:55 p.m. Monday through Friday

What courses do I have to take to get my diploma?

  • Anatomy & Physiology I - IV
  • Clinical Procedures & Laboratory Techniques I - IV
  • Coding I & II
  • Communications & Professional Skills I & II
  • Electronic Medical Records I - III
  • Fundamentals of Medical Assisting I - III
  • Keyboarding
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Terminology
  • MS Word & Excel
  • Pharmacology
  • Externship               

Do you want to know more?

You are invited to attend one of our information sessions held every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Bidwell Training Center’s Admissions office is ready to answer any questions. Call 1-800-516-1800.