This broad-based program prepares students to maintain medical records, code medical procedures and operations, assist health care professionals, manage the day-to day operations of a health care provider's office, and transcribe various medical reports. Insurance companies, Medicare, & Medicaid all utilize medical coding to track patient procedures and accounts. We offer a comprehensive curriculum covering ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT coding procedures, in-depth medical terminology, and basic medical accounting, as well as transcription skills. Graduates qualify to sit for the Certified Medical Office Assistant exam.

What can I do when I graduate?

• Insurance biller

• Basic coder (ICD and CPT)

• Medical records clerk

• Medical secretary/receptionist

• Patient registration/scheduler

• Transcriptionist

What would I do in this class?

• Medical insurance billing/processing claims

• Medical records documentation

• Basic ICD-9 and CPT coding/encoding

• Medical terminology/anatomy

• Medical transcription

• Medical law/ethics/HIPPA

• Medical practice management software/EMR

• Basic business communications

What can I do with further training?

• Certified coder with associates/bachelor degree

• Nurse (LPN/RN)

• Health technologist

• Medical administrator/practice manager

• Patient representative

• Healthcare social worker

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians (U.S. BLS)

Medical Records Specialists (O*Net)

Medical Transcriptionists (O*Net)

Medical Secretaries (O*Net)

Certified Medical Office Assistant (CMOA)