Medical Office Administration
Graduates of the Medical Office Administration degree program possess the combined skills of a medical assistant and a medical administrative assistant. Extensive knowledge of both the clinical and business aspects of the medical office makes the medical office specialist a multi-skilled professional whose capabilities range from working directly in patient care to working in the business office of a medical facility. Medical office specialists find employment in private medical offices, group practices, hospitals, health maintenance organizations, urgent care centers, clinics and the like.
The versatility of this career will allow a graduate to schedule appointments, receive patients, schedule hospital admissions and handle routine patient procedures. She/he will be adept in the business portion of the medical office with her/his knowledge of medical records, collections, and insurance coding. She/he will also format and type medical correspondence. She/he types case histories, operative reports and transcribes medical dictation. She/he operates the computer and uses word processing.
