Diploma Program
87.5 Credit Hours
18 months (day)
26 months (evenings)
Program Objective
This program is an extension of our Medical Billing and Insurance Coding program which trains the students in medical billing and insurance coding.
The student will be trained in three core areas: soft skills, medical professional and medical billing and coding. The successful graduate will gain knowledge in subjects pertaining microcomputer usage, general math, grammar and customer service skills which directly address the employers need for employees with the basic soft skills. A sound knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and other course work to support the medical professional core area of knowledge. The first two core areas prepare the student for the in depth knowledge of the rules, regulations and procedures associated to medical billing and insurance coding. Topics associated to this area of study are ICD-9/CPT coding, computerized medical patient billing using MediSoft and the manual processing of insurance forms.
This extended program will provide the student with an enhanced skill set in all three core areas above enabling the successful graduate to function in a wider variety of positions in a medical setting. The working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Outlook; medical transcription ICD-9/CPT, typing, accounting, human relations and an array of coursework to enhance both the written and verbal communication will position the graduate to serve an employer as a medical secretary, office bookkeeper, assistant office manager, or administrative medical assistant.
| Curriculum |
Credit Hours |
|
| GEN100 | Professional Development | 1 |
| GEN118 | Business Math | 4 |
| GEN101 | Grammar | 2 |
| SS110 | Customer Service / Phone Skills | 2 |
| SFW100 | Computer Operating Systems | 1.5 |
| BUS101 | Mastering the Keyboard | 2 |
| GEN107 | Virtual Library - Introduction | 1 |
| AH110 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| AH111 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| AH112 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| AH115 | Pharmacology | 2 |
| AH116 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 |
| MOS110 | Microsoft Office - Word | 2.5 |
| MOA120 | ICD-9 / CPT Coding | 5 |
| MOA121 | Computerized Insurance Billing - MediSoft | 2 |
| MOA122 | Patient Billing | 2 |
| AH120 | Human Disease and Pathology | 3 |
| TYP110 | Typing I | 2.5 |
| GEN111 | Speech Communications | 2 |
| GEN119 | Business English | 4 |
| MOS112 | Microsoft Office - Excel | 2.5 |
| ACT101 | Introduction to General Accounting | 2 |
| TYP111 | Typing II | 2.5 |
| GEN110 | Human Relations for the Workplace | 4 |
| GEN106 | Business Communications | 4 |
| SFW130 | Introduction to PowerPoint | 1.5 |
| MOS113 | Microsoft Office - Outlook | 1 |
| MOA123 | Medical Transcription I | 2.5 |
| MOA220 | ICD-9 / CPT Coding - Practice | 2 |
| MOA221 | Language of Medicine | 4 |
| MOA222 | Medical Office Simulations | 2 |
| EXT710 | Externship: Medical Office Technology | 7 |
| GEN180 |
Career Search Techniques and Strategies | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 87.5 |
The successful graduate from the Medical Office Technology program will be prepared for an entry level position as a medical insurance coder, medical biller, receptionist, medical secretary, assistant office manager, assistant business manager in a medical office or serving as an assistant to a physician or other manager in a large medical facility like a hospital or multi physician medical center.
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