Medical Office Administration: General Medical Office Administration, AAS (A25310M)

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The Medical Office Administration program prepares individuals for employment as medical administrative personnel in the areas of medical office, medical billing and coding, dental office, and patient services. Course work includes medical terminology, computer applications, medical office management, medical coding, medical insurance and billing, medical legal and ethical issues, oral and written communication, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum. Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of administrative positions in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other healthcare related organizations.

The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as medical administrative personnel in the areas of medical office, medical billing and coding, dental office, patient services, and medical documents.

Course work includes medical terminology, computer applications, medical office management, medical coding, medical insurance and billing, medical legal and ethical issues, oral and written communication, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum.

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of medical office positions in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other healthcare related organizations. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams.

Major Courses

ACC 111 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BUS 260 - Business Communication Credit Hours: 3
MED 116 - Introduction to A & P Credit Hours: 4
MED 121 - Medical Terminology I Credit Hours: 3
MED 122 - Medical Terminology II Credit Hours: 3
OST 131 - Keyboarding Credit Hours: 2
OST 134 - Text Entry & Formatting Credit Hours: 3
OST 136 - Word Processing Credit Hours: 3
OST 137 - Office Applications I Credit Hours: 3
OST 148 - Med Ins & Billing Credit Hours: 3
OST 149 - Medical Legal Issues Credit Hours: 3
OST 164 - Office Editing Credit Hours: 3
OST 243 - Med Office Simulation Credit Hours: 3
OST 247 - Procedure Coding Credit Hours: 3
OST 248 - Diagnostic Coding Credit Hours: 3
OST 263 - Healthcare Customer Relations Credit Hours: 3
OST 280 - Electronic Health Records Credit Hours: 3
OST 286 - Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
OST 288 - Medical Office Admin Capstone Credit Hours: 3
Electives Credit Hours: 2 *

Total: 59 Credit Hours

General Education Courses

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
Communication Credit Hours: 3 *
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 *
Natural Sciences/Math Credit Hours: 3 *
Social/Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

Other Requirement Credit Hours: 1 *

Total: 1 Credit Hours

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 75

*Recommended Elective & General Education Options:

Electives:

Take One:

OST 138 - Office Applications II Credit Hours: 3
OST 153 - Office Finance Solutions Credit Hours: 3
OST 184 - Records Management Credit Hours: 3
OST 233 - Office Publications Design Credit Hours: 3
OST 236 - Adv Word Processing Credit Hours: 3
OST 250 - Long-Term Care Coding Credit Hours: 3
SPA 120 - Spanish for the Workplace Credit Hours: 3
WBL 112 - Work-Based Learning I Credit Hours: 2

Communication:

Take One:

COM 120 - Intro Interpersonal Com Credit Hours: 3
COM 231 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take One:

HUM 115 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
HUM 120 - Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences/Math:

Take One:

BIO 161 - Intro to Human Biology Credit Hours: 3
MAT 110 - Math Measurement & Literacy Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

Take One:

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 213 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3

Other Requirement:

Take One:

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credit Hours: 1
ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credit Hours: 1

Note:

Student enrolled full-time and making satisfactory progress should complete this program in three semesters. Additional time may be needed to complete general education courses. Contact the program coordinator or department chair for specific requirements.