Medical Office Administration, General Medical Office Concentration A.A.S. (A25310M)

Location(s): Carrington-Scott Campus (Graham Campus)

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Program Description

This curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices. Course work will include medical terminology; information systems; office management; medical coding, billing and insurance; legal and ethical issues; and formatting and word processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable in medical environments. Employment opportunities are available in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other health-care related organizations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of and apply billing guidelines through completion/preparation of accurate CMS-1500 forms.
Demonstrate knowledge of insurance policies / billing guidelines and skill set of a Medical Biller.
Work successfully within an Electronic Health Records system performing registrations, billing functions and records management.
Apply diagnostic and procedural codes by extrapolating key information from the Medical Record. Thus, demonstrating knowledge and skill by achieving a Medical Billing Certificate and passing exams/assessments throughout the program.

First Year

Fall 1st Semester

ACA 111 - College Student Success 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ACA 122 - College Transfer Success 1 Credit Hour(s)
OST 131 - Keyboarding 2 Credit Hour(s)
OST 136 - Word Processing 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 137 - Office Applications I 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 141 - Med Office Terms I 3 Credit Hour(s) *
OST 148 - Med Ins & Billing 3 Credit Hour(s)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hour(s)

Spring 2nd Semester

OST 134 - Text Entry and Formatting 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 142 - Med Office Terms II 3 Credit Hour(s) *
OST 164 - Office Editing 3 Credit Hour(s)
MED 116 - Introduction to A & P 4 Credit Hour(s)
Math/Science Elective 3 Credit Hour(s) ****see table below

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hour(s)

Summer 3rd Semester

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 165 - Adv Office Editing 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 248 - Diagnostic Coding 3 Credit Hour(s)

Semester Total: 9 Credit Hour(s)

Second Year

Fall 4th Semester

OST 149 - Medical Legal Issues 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 153 - Office Finance Solutions 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 181 - Office Procedures 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 184 - Records Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 247 - Procedure Coding 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
OST 135 - Adv Text Entry & Format 3 Credit Hour(s)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 Credit Hour(s) **see table below

Semester Total: 18 Credit Hour(s)

Spring 5th Semester

ENG 115 - Oral Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
COM 231 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 243 - Med Office Simulation 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
WBL 112 - Work-Based Learning I 2 Credit Hour(s)
OST 244 - Medical Document Processing 3 Credit Hour(s)
OST 286 - Professional Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 Credit Hour(s) **see table below