Medical Office Assistant Course

Medical Office Specialist

This medical office specialist diploma program may be completed in approximately 36 weeks.

NEWS!

The State of California Department of Health Services approves MTI College to offer Phlebotomy certification training!

The Medical Office Assistant Program is approved by American Medical Technologists and the National Center for Competency Testing which allows students to take the Certified Medical Office Specialist (CMAS) or the National Certified Medical Office Assistant Exam (NCMOA). Both exams are available to be taken on campus through the Learning Resource Center upon successful completion of the program.

Medical Office Assistant Course Objective:

The objective of this medical office assistant course is to prepare students who qualify for employment in health care office settings, with emphasis on insurance billing, coding, medical records, and administrative front office responsibilities. Students will become proficient in the use of the Medisoft software program as well as the Microsoft Office Suite products.

Description:
Medical front office staff perform a variety of duties including medical insurance coding and billing; completing and submitting medical insurance forms; creating and maintaining medical charts, preparing reports and correspondence; scheduling appointments; and greeting patients. Working environments include private medical offices, hospitals, clinics and insurance companies.

Students who successfully complete this program are eligible for advancement to Year Two of the A.A.S. degree in Business Administration with the addition of M130A and M130B, Mathematics Concepts, and GE200, English Composition.

Employment Outlook
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, growth in health services industries will spur faster-than-average employment of medical secretaries and office specialists. It projects an increase of approximately 400,000 medical office jobs by the year 2005.

Career Avenues
Medical Office Manager
Medical Secretary
Admissions Clerk
Insurance Coding and Billing Clerk
Appointment Scheduler
Medical Records File Clerk
Claims Assistant
Medical Receptionist
Verification Worker
Clerk Typist
General Clerk
Front Office Coordinator