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Medical Office Administration - Healthcare Administration, AAS

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A 25 31 0 A3

Contact: (336) 334-4822, ext. 50200

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 Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Medical Office Administration - Healthcare Administration degree, the graduate should be able to:

Apply healthcare principles
Demonstrate healthcare management supervisory skills
Perform financial management tasks
Apply knowledge of various software packages to a variety of work settings
Use medical terminology and vocabulary effectively
Use collaboration and communication skills to work effectively and to achieve team goals

Fall Semester I

ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
HMT 110 Intro to Healthcare Management Credits: 3
OST 137 Office Applications I Credits: 3
OST 141 Med Office Terms I Credits: 3
OST 148 Med Ins & Billing Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Spring Semester I

ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 4
HMT 212 Mgmt of Healthcare Organizations Credits: 3
OST 138 Office Applications II Credits: 3
OST 142 Med Office Terms II Credits: 3
OST 149 Medical Legal Issues Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Summer Semester I

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ¹
Communication Elective Credits: 3 ²

Total Credits: 6

Fall Semester II

BUS 153 Human Resource Management Credits: 3
HMT 211 Long-Term Care Administration Credits: 3
OST 136 Word Processing Credits: 3
OST 153 Office Finance Solutions Credits: 3
OST 164 Office Editing Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Spring Semester II

HMT 220 Healthcare Financial Management Credits: 4
OST 286 Professional Development Credits: 3
OST 289 Office Admin Capstone Credits: 3
Social/Behavorial Science Elective Credits: 3 ³
Math Elective Credits: 3 ⁴

Total Credits: 16

Total credit hours required for degree: 68

Electives

1. Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

Choose one course from:

HUM 110 Technology and Society Credits: 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking Credits: 3

2. Communication Elective

Choose one course from:

COM 110 Introduction to Communication Credits: 3
COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 231 Public Speaking Credits: 3

3. Social/Behavioral Science Electives

Choose one course from:

PSY 150 General Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

4. Math Elective

Choose one course from:

MAT 110 Math Measurement & Literacy Credits: 3
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy Credits: 3

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