Medical Office Administration

The Associate in Occupational Studies – Medical Office Administration program provides the required skills to serve as a Medical Office Administrator/Office Manager/Health Information Manager, building on the strong clerical foundation in business computer applications, business communications, and bookkeeping.

Students are provided the opportunity to specialize in medical office management with an emphasis on medical billing. Students receive a strong clerical foundation as a prerequisite for specializing in medical office procedures, insurance coding and billing, medical transcription, medical records management, health information systems, and medical office management.

In addition to learning medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, diagnostic and procedural coding, and medical insurance claims, students will gain proficiency using the MediSoft Suite – the powerful electronic management program used by today’s health care providers.

Students train for intermediate level positions as medical clerical professionals, medical coding specialists, auditing medical records, managing health information in a variety of settings: doctors’ offices, out patient clinics, hospitals, and health insurance companies. The program prepares students to sit for national certification exams through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). An Associate in Occupational Studies – Medical Office Administration degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of all graduation requirements.

So, you decided that a career as an Associate of Occupational Studies ~ Medical Office Administration is right for you. Now you have to decide which school is right for you.

• Instructors are available, ready, & willing to provide tutoring if necessary.

• Classes are kept small (10-18 students) to ensure that students have the opportunity to get one on one assistance from their instructors during lecture and lab.

Below are the occupations that you, the student, will qualify for once completing the Associate of Occupational Studies ~ Medical Office Administration program.

You’re probably asking yourself now, “How much will this cost?” We put together a table that will help to answer some of those questions for you. This will help you decide if Gretna Career College is right for you.

Total tuition cost for the 2 Academic Year Associates of Occupational Studies ~ Medical Office Administration program: $23,400.

Total books and supplies for the2 Academic Year Associates of Occupational Studies ~ Medical Office Administration program: $2,300.