This program will provide the student with knowledge in processing electronic insurance claims and patient billing services for medical doctors, chiropractors, dentists, physical therapists, and other health care providers. It also includes the use of a medical billing software that would assist them in preparing the claims and billing documents electronically.

This course prepares you for the following certification exam:

*** CBCS Certified Billing and Coding Specialist from NHA(National Health-Careers Association) or AMCA(American Medical Certification Association)**

This program provides education and training for an entry level employment in community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies or other healthcare facilities that employ pharmacy technicians. The course will include lectures on preparing, packaging, and labeling medications; filling prescriptions and dispensing orders from doctors and other healthcare professionals who are allowed to prescribe. Basic pharmaceutical calculations are also included in the course. Legal considerations in the field of Pharmacy will also be discussed, as well as ethical and moral standards, customer relations, and how to refer to pharmacists regarding patients’ questions on their medications.

This course prepares you for the following National exam:

*** CPHT: Certified Pharmacy Technician from NHA(National Health-Careers Association) or AMCA(American Medical Certification Association)**

This course is an introductory course designed to teach students basic phlebotomy skills and the proper preparation, labeling, and transportation of specimens to the laboratory. It will also discuss the different tubes used for collecting blood specimens and the order that these specimens are collected. The collection of non-blood specimens will also be discussed. The student will be taught manual skills in doing Venipuncture and dermal punctures.

This course prepares you for the following license certification exam: *** CPT: Certified Phlebotomy Technician from NHA(National Health-Careers Association) or AMCA(American Medical Certification Association)**

EKG Technician involves the study of the principles of basic and advanced electrocardiography to prepare the technician to perform non-invasive cardiac testing procedures in a healthcare setting under the supervision of a nurse or physician. It includes basic anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, interpretation of basic electrocardiograms, the different types of Arrhythmias, as well as interpretation of the EKG tracings of life-threatening  Arrhythmias . It will also teach the student to perform basic electrocardiographic procedures, and perform non-invasive cardiac testing procedures under the supervision of physician or a nurse

This course prepares you for the following certification exam:  **** 

*** CET: Certified EKG/ECG Technician from NHA(National Health-Careers Association) or AMCA(American Medical Certification Association)**

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Program Length: Total Clock Hours: 900 | Weeks: 40 | Externship Hours: 165

Tuition: $5,000

Books & Supplies: $960

Testing Fees: $550

Other Expenses: $1,490

Total Tuition: $8,000

Objective:

The objective of the program is to prepare students for a variety of job opportunities in the health occupations areas and is designed to meet the need for cross training of employees in health care facilities. The student is trained for entry-level positions in a variety of medical settings including hospitals, medical centers, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other medical facilities. Employment opportunities include performing duties as nursing assistants, home health aide, patient care assistants, electrocardiograph aides, phlebotomist, allied health assistants, and dialysis patient care technicians.