The Medical Office Assistant certificate program provides students with the skills needed to gain entry into the medical office environment in large group medical practices, nursing care facilities, hospitals or clinics. Each year these facilities require more highly skilled workers to help in the storage, retrieval, coding and processing of the medical information needed for efficient health care delivery and reimbursement. Students develop understanding and skills in medical terminology, patient scheduling and billing, diagnostic and procedure coding, processing insurance claims, medical machine transcription, and law and ethics issues.
Students also develop computer application skills.
Using an actual medical administrative software, students learn to input patient information, schedule appointments, handle billing, and produce reports. In addition, students develop word processing skills. Every effort is made to keep abreast of the constant changes in government and insurance regulations in order to ensure that program contents reflect current requirements and procedures. Admission requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in OST 105, OST 106, and OST 107 to graduate.