Medical Office Administration - Medical Billing and Coding, AAS

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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 - Medical Billing and Coding degree, the graduate should be able to:

Apply concepts of various software packages to a variety of work settings.
Communicate orally and in writing with patients and other office personnel.
Manage medical records both electronically and manually.
Apply office skills to produce professional documents.
Use medical terminology and vocabulary effectively.
Code in a hospital or other inpatient facility
Code in a medical office or other outpatient facility
Execute financial processes for reimbursement of medical claims in a healthcare facility.
Use collaboration and communication skills to work effectively and to achieve team goals.

Fall Semester I

ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
OST 137 Office Applications I Credits: 3
OST 141 Med Office Terms I Credits: 3
OST 148 Med Ins & Billing Credits: 3
OST 149 Medical Legal Issues Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Spring Semester I

MED 116 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 4
OST 142 Med Office Terms II Credits: 3
OST 247 Procedure Coding Credits: 3
OST 248 Diagnostic Coding Credits: 3
Communication Elective Credits: 3 ²

Total Credits: 16

Summer Semester I

OST 249 Med Coding Certification Prep Credits: 3
OST 260 Adv Coding Methodologies Credits: 3

Total Credits: 6

Fall Semester II

OST 136 Word Processing Credits: 3
OST 138 Office Applications II Credits: 3
OST 153 Office Finance Solutions Credits: 3
OST 164 Office Editing Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ¹

Total Credits: 15

Spring Semester II

OST 181 Office Procedures Credits: 3
OST 286 Professional Development Credits: 3
OST 289 Office Admin Capstone Credits: 3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective: 3 ³
Math Elective Credits: 3 ⁴

Total Credits: 15

Total credit hours required for degree: 67

Electives

1. Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

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 Elective

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

Note

Courses in this program prepare the student for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Exams. Students will be required to purchase a voucher for these exams as part of the required course materials for each course in the program. Individual exams will be administered at the end of each of the individual courses. When a voucher is required for a particular course, it will be identified on the syllabus and in prominent locations such as the Moodle site and GTCC bookstore.