Medical Office Administration

The Medical Office Administration program prepares individuals for employment as administrative personnel in a medical office setting. Students develop skills in the following:

• Medical office procedures and tasks
• Medical terminology
• Keyboarding
• Editing and formatting documents
• Office software applications
• Office computations
• Records management
• Medical insurance and billing
• Medical legal and ethical issues
• Electronic health records
• Oral and written communication
• Critical thinking
• Team building
• Problem solving

The degree is available online. Students should contact an advisor each semester to ensure they are meeting individual and career goals and prerequisites for courses, are taking courses in the proper sequence and are on target to graduate.

Graduates are eligible to take industry-recognized certification exams:

• CCS – Certified Coding Specialist
• CEHRS – Electronic Health Record Specialist
• CMAA – Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
• CPB – Certified Professional Billing
• CPBS – Billing and Coding Specialist
• CPC – Certified Professional Coder
• MOS – Microsoft Office
• QuickBooks

Job opportunities include a variety of positions in medical offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, research facilities and other health care organizations.