Healthcare Office Specialist

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the Healthcare Office Specialist program is to prepare individuals to perform the duties and functions of a specialty administrative assistant or office manager for physicians or dentists, ant to perform duties in any other healthcare or general office environment.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A wide range of competencies are taught including computer skills, keyboarding, ten-key, filing, oral and written communications, public relations, business accounting and business English. Additional healthcare skills taught include medical and dental insurance billing, CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9 coding, medical ethics and law, medical records, transcription, pharmacology, and medical terminology.

The program is 38 semester hours in length that consists of 30 weeks of lecture and lab training followed by an externship of 180 hours (approximately 7.5 weeks). Graduates from this program receive a Diploma from AmeriTech College.

PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS

The prerequisites for this program are a required typing speed of 25 words per minute. Testing of actual speed, ability and avenues for improving speed are available prior to class start.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Graduates of the Healthcare Office Specialist program are eligible to sit for an examination with the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). Students may certify through the NCCT in the following areas: Medical Office Assistant, and Insurance Billing and Coding Specialist.

COURSE OFFERINGS

Each block is a 7.5 week period.  Courses could be scheduled Monday-Friday, anytime between

8:00 am-3:00pm.  Evening courses could be scheduled Monday-Friday, anytime between 5:30pm-10:30pm. Labs and externships may vary.