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WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE
A CAREER IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY?
 - The U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that more than half of the nation's
25 fastest growing occupations over the next six years are expected
to be health care related
 - More than
390,000 jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts will
be available nationwide through 2006 are due to the growing demand
for specialized medical office staff
- About 14
percent of all salary and wage jobs created between 1998 and 2008
will be in health care services field. (about 2.8 million new jobs)
- Twelve
out of 30 of the fastest growing occupations are projected to be
concentrated in healthcare services
- Employment
opportunities for medical records and health information technicians
is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations
through 2010
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WHO
ARE WE ?
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PCI
Health Training Center
– Dallas, is a private health careers training school organized
to meet the educational needs of its students who desire
a challenging and rewarding career in the growing allied
health care industry. Long ago,
PCI made the commitment to provide training
only for allied heath careers, and we continue to concentrate
our efforts in the medical technology area exclusively.
Through focused, specialized, short-term training programs,
PCI can prepare an individual
with the necessary skills and technical knowledge to begin
functioning immediately as a medical healthcare professional.
PCI
Health Training Center
offers four comprehensive academic training programs - The
Medical Assistant, the
Medical Office Assistant, Patient
Care Technician and the
Psychiatric Assistant
Within these four broad program areas there a number of
career specialties that a student may choose to pursue which
offers the PCI
Health Training Center
graduate a multitude of career path possibilities from which
to choose. Click here to learn
More About The Schools Training
Programs
Click here to learn more about becoming a
National Certified
Medical Office Assistant |
Open Your World of Opportunities!
Jump Start Your Career!
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WHY
PCI?
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PCI
Health Training Center
has many advantages over "traditional education" offered
by 2-year or 4-year colleges, we also have advantages over
career medical assistant schools or vocational-technical
colleges similar to PCI.
Are you serious about a new career in the allied health
industry? Do you have the desire, self discipline and motivation
that will be required to succeed in this fast-paced industry?
If the answer is YES, you will find the following at
PCI Health
Training Center to assist students in quickly
meeting their medical career goals and long-term career
employment opportunities.
- Short-Term Training
PCI Training Programs can be completed in approximately
6-9 months. The Medical Office Assistant program student
will typically complete the MOA training course in about
6 months. That means your are less than a one year away
from starting your new career in the medical office
field. Through focused, short-term classes, taught by
experienced medical professionals, your training ensures
that you will be "job-ready" upon graduation.
- Hands-On Training From
Week One Students receive laboratory training
beginning with the very first week of classes. We believe
that the graduate that is confident with their skills
is the graduate that will get the job! Unlike online
training that only delivers book training PCI students
can apply their skills and knowledge with practical,
hands-on laboratory exercises and training!
- Training From Experienced
Professionals
All PCI faculty members have a number of years of practical
experience in allied health care. The faculty includes
doctors, nurses and medical professionals with experience
levels from five to twenty years in the industry.
- Small Classes & Personalized
Treatment
Our small classes sizes and open door campus organization
make your training more personalized. Students are afforded
as much one-on-one training time as necessary with their
instructors to insure that each necessary skill is achieved
by each student. The schools administrative offices
maintain an open-door policy for any student with a
question or concern about their training.
- Flexible Class Schedules
Students may choose from a variety of class schedules
that will accommodate their personal or work schedule.
Many PCI students are currently working adults returning
to school to upgrade their skills or find a new career.
With day, afternoon and evening classes, we have a class
schedule that can fit our students' needs.
- MOA Job Placement Assistance
PCI MOA students receive guidance in resume development,
conducting a medical job search, interview shills, and
practice mock interviews during their training, and
the school will help them in finding a job in their
career field upon graduation. For former PCI graduates
in good standing with the school, PCI offers Lifetime
Career Placement Assistance. PCI also provides
information to in-school students about companies offering
temporary or short-term employment to help students
with their expenses while attending the school.
- Affordable School Tuition
Financing
Financial Aid assistance is available to all PCI students
that qualify. As an accredited educational institution,
PCI has federal financial aid assistance available for
those who qualify and has a a number of loans, grants,
and institutional financial aid programs that are available
which makes the cost of education affordable for practically
anyone.
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Your Success Starts Here!
Two Convenient DFW Campus Locations
Dallas, TX & Richardson, TX
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PCI
HEALTH TRAINING CENTER
Dallas, Texas
Richardson, Texas
Main Campus
8101 John W. Carpenter Freeway, Dallas, TX
Phone (214) 630-0568
Richardson Campus is Now Open!
1300 International Parkway, Richardson, TX
Phone (214) 576-2600
Request MOA Program Information
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HAVE A NEW MEDICAL OFFICE CAREER
IN ONLY 6 MONTHS!!
Call Today 214-630-0568 Dallas
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WHAT
DOES A MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT DO?
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A Medical
Office Assistant has a variety of responsibilities,
including greeting and directing patients, answering telephones,
updating and maintaining electronic medical records, obtaining
insurance verification and authorization, admitting and
scheduling patients, processing medical insurance claim
forms, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services,
patient and medical insurance billing, medical collections,
accounts receivable and payable, bookkeeping and other medical
office assisting duties that are required for efficient
health care delivery and reimbursement.
The Medical Office Assisting
profession has become essential to efficient medical
office administration. Private physicians, surgeons, medical
clinics, long-term nursing facilities, insurance companies,
and other healthcare related businesses are looking for
Medical Office Assistants with
the training and skills to help manage their day-to-day
administrative operations. |
Current High School Student?
Contact our High School Representative
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ABOUT
THE MOA PROGRAM
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The
Medical Office Assistant Program
(MOA) at PCI
Health Training Center
prepares a graduate to work as an entry-level medical front
office assistant, receptionist, medical billing, medical
collections, appointment scheduler, front office clinic
support or medical records clerk in a variety of healthcare
settings including physicians offices, physician medical
centers, clinics and community health centers, public and
private hospitals, insurance offices, military health services,
nursing homes, ambulatory care centers, medical billing
offices and related healthcare service businesses.
The Medical Office Assistant Program
is designed specifically to provide students with necessary
office management and technical skills to become an integral
part of the professional office environment. Increasingly,
doctors and healthcare facilities are in need of well-trained,
highly skilled workers to assist them with the ever growing
demands of medical information data coding, insurance billing,
record processing, storage, and retrieval in order to provide
efficient health care delivery and financial reimbursement.
Medical office assistants are trained in areas including
medical terminology, computer application skills, medical
administrative and medical billing software, medical records
management and basic medical front office functions.
Students will concentrate on medical terminology, medical
assistant ethics and OSHA regulations, computer skills /
data processing training, medical records management, patient
charting, medical billing practices and medical insurance
filing procedures and learn a variety of medical / dental
office administration procedures. You will develop medical
office administrative skills including: bookkeeping, medical
billing and collection, medical records training, patient
data collection, typing, medical insurance claims, medical
record management, medical transcription, medical coding,
CPT codes Icd9 medical diagnostic codes, word processing,
appointment scheduling, written correspondence and telephone
techniques.
MOA students will demonstrate these skills by utilizing
medical administrative software such as Medisoft among others
to schedule patient appointments, input patient medical
and insurance information, insurance diagnosis coding, insurance
billing, collection procedures and produce a variety of
medical office reports. After successfully completing the
in class portion of training MOA students will be provided
the opportunity to use their newly acquire skills, knowledge
and abilities in an actual real world medical job setting.
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Looking for a stable satisfying job?
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CURRICULUM & EXTERNSHIP
Medical Office Assistant
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| Emphasis is placed on developing the skills
necessary to meet the demands of today’s fast-paced medical
office environment. Students will learn the principles underlying
effective medical records management, billing systems and
office procedures typically employed in today’s medical
offices. The externship portion of training provides the
student with an opportunity to work in a medical office
environment where they will be exposed to real-world day-to-day
medical office operations that may include management functions,
office administration, record keeping / billing and utilization
of medical office equipment. |
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UNIT
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CURRICULUM AND SKILLS LEARNED |
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MEDICAL
FRONT OFFICE SKILLS
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COMPUTER SKILLS, DATA &
OFFICE RECORD MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL ETHICS AND LEGAL CONCEPTS,
TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PATIENT APPOINTMENT
SCHEDULING, PROCESSING MAIL, AUTHORIZATIONS, WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE
AND TYPING. |
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COPING AND STRESS, MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY, FIRST AID, CPR, OSHA REGULATIONS, VITAL SIGNS
AND CHARTING |
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MEDICAL
BILLING, INSURANCE and MEDICAL COLLECTIONS
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ICD9 (INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
OF DISEASE VOLUME 9 (ICD9) - DIAGNOSIS CODES), CPT (CURRENT
PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY - (CPT Code) PROCEDURE CODES), PATIENT
BILLING, INSURANCE CLAIMS, CODING, MEDICARE INSURANCE
BILLING, MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND MEDICAL COLLECTIONS,
MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS |
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MEDICAL
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
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MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT,
MEDICAL OFFICE BOOKKEEPING (ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE /
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE) MULTI - CULTURAL AWARENESS, UTILIZING
RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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STUDENT WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE
IN A REAL WORLD MEDICAL OFFICE BY APPLYING THE SKILLS LEARNED
IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES |
Are You Looking for an Opportunity to Begin Your
Career in the Medical Field?
Then You Belong at PCI!
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Assistance
In Job Placement For The Length of Your Healthcare Career
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| At PCI, we're interested
in your long-term employment prospects in the healthcare
industry. As a PCI
Health Training Center
graduate, in good standing you are eligible to use the services
of the PCI Lifetime
Job Placement Assistance at anytime during your healthcare
career. On campus workshops are also available to assist
in your job search.
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Where are you going with your career?
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Student
Financial Aid
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| PCI
Health Training Center
participates in the Title IV Student Financial Assistance
programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education,
which provide grant and loan programs to students who qualify
under federal guidelines. Veteran Students and other eligible
persons can use VA Educational benefits for attendance in
the Medical Assistant, Psychiatric Assistant and Medical
Office Assistant programs. Additionally, a number of federal,
state and local organizations offer a variety of financial
help in the form of tuition assistance, financial aid scholarships,
daycare assistance, transportation assistance, etc.
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