A patient's medical record serves as a critical piece of care, communication, and legal processes. Understand the core pieces of the medical record and how to obtain them to protect the patient and the practice.

CMAs (AAMA)^® do not need the ABR-OE. The CMA (AAMA) credential meets the CMS “credentialed medical assistant” definition because CMA (AAMA) education, training, and testing includes electronic order entry. Therefore, the ABR-OE is not granted to CMAs (AAMA).

Those who are students in a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited medical assisting program at any point in time are not eligible to participate in the ABR-OE program. Also, those who at any point in time have held the CMA (AAMA) credential (or its predecessor credential, CMA) are not eligible for the ABR-OE.

Visit the AAMA website for more information on eligibility and application policies.