Medical Office Specialist
Certificate program (Typically finished in two semesters)
The Certificate in Medical Office Specialist is designed to build a sequence of medical-related courses to satisfy a specific skill for employment. This program is intended to provide a basic knowledge of the medical office. The skills acquired include scheduling patients, preparing patient records, managing financial matters, handling insurance arrangements, and processing correspondence. The student is trained to assist doctors and patients administratively in physician's offices, clinics, and hospitals, laboratories or other health service areas. This degree will offer students an opportunity to pursue positions as Medical Receptionists, Medical Office Assistants, Medical Application Support Specialists, Health Unit Coordinator, and Medical Office Support.
A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of 'C' or higher on those courses with the alpha-designator "CIS" and "HIM".
This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- Understand medical office, health care facilities, and health insurance operations and procedures.
- Learn the skills to assist administratively in medical offices, health care facilities, and health insurance offices
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Prepare a medical record according to HIPPA guidelines ensuring PHI.
- Schedule patients' appointments using computerized scheduling.
- Abstract pertinent medical record information to prepare health insurance claim forms.
- Communicate effectively with doctors, supervisors and other personnel to provide effective workflow.
FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
BIO-130 - Basic Anatomy, 4 credits
CIS-110 - Computer Literacy & Applications, 3 credits
HIM-120 - Medical Terminology, 3 credits
HIM-133 - Medical Office Procedures I, 3 credits
HIM-228 - Healthcare Data Content & Delivery Systems, 3 credits
FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
HIM-225 - Reimbursement Methodology/Coding, 3 credits
HIM-233 - Electronic Health Records (ehr), 3 credits
HIM-238 - CPT Coding Insurance Billing, 3 credits
HIM-239 - ICD-CM/PCS Coding, 3 credits
HPE-154 - Safety and First Aid, 3 credits
Total Credits for Degree: 31