Medical Office Specialist

Winter 2019

Enrollment:

Fall, Winter, Spring

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

View the program website

Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

Additional Costs

Books$2100
Supplies and Equipment$50
Misc. Fees*$20
* Approximate cost of books, supplies and misc fees. Misc fee: medical/professional liability insurance.

Program Description

This program prepares individuals for employment in medical offices. Spokane is a major regional center for medical care offering many opportunities for employment. Positions are available in medical clinics, medical insurance companies and private physicians' offices.

Admission Requirements:

Keyboarding Skills: 40 wpm with six or fewer errors completed at the SCC testing center or successful completion in BT 106, current first aid/CPR card or successful completion of EMS 120 or equivalent. 

Students must complete all classes with a 2.0 grade or higher.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Appropriately manage telephone communications and schedule office, surgical, and diagnostic procedures.
  2. Receive patients and visitors.
  3. Apply legal and ethical standards.
  4. Create and maintain patient records; sort and disperse incoming mail.
  5. File, rebill, and troubleshoot insurance claims for the medical office to include government, PPO, and HMO insurance.
  6. Code using the CPT and ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding systems.
  7. Perform typical medical office financial activities using applicable software.
  8. Correlate knowledge of general anatomy and terminology to perform coding and billing tasks.
  9. Transcribe medical correspondence and reports.
  10. Perform administrative medical assisting duties.
  11. Apply concepts of disease transmission/prevention, asepsis, sterilization, drug therapy, pharmacology.
  12. Apply CPR and Basic First Aid procedures.
  13. Perform computer applications.

Career Opportunities

Health services are rapidly expanding to keep pace with the growing population, and opportunities for medical office specialists are expected to increase. Physicians in private practice and in all kinds of health organizations will need qualified medical office specialists. Preventive medicine and medical specialization rely on extensive and careful notes and records. The medical office specialist with good skills and a solid medical terminology background is always in demand.

AAS - SCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Community College

First Quarter

BT   105Basic Grammar for Business II 5
BT   106Computing Essentials 5
BT   152College and Career Strategies 3
CATT 102Introduction to Outlook 2.5
15.5

Second Quarter

BT   127Human Relations and Professional Development 3
BT   196Skillbuilding 1
HED  104Medical Terminology and Anatomy 5
MSEC 108Medical Office Computing 5
14

Third Quarter

BT   231Office Procedures 25
HED  105Medical Terminology and Anatomy 15
MSEC 120Human Relations/Communications for Medical Office Personnel 5
MSEC 121Medical Office Reception 5
20

Fourth Quarter

ACCT 151College Accounting I 5
BUS  103Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators 35
MSEC 123Medical Office Coding 45
15

Fifth Quarter

MSEC 124Medical Office Insurance Billing 85
MSEC 125Medical Office Bookkeeping 4
MSEC 223Medical Office Coding II 65
MSEC 240Healthcare Documentation/Transcription 75
19

Sixth Quarter

BT   160Job Preparation Techniques 3
BT   260Administrative Office Management 5
MSEC 284Medical Internship Seminar 1
MSEC 287Medical Specialist Internship 103
12
95.5 credits are required for the AAS
1HED 104
2BT 105, keyboarding proficiency
3BUS 103 may be substituted with BT 128.
4HED 104, 105 or concurrent enrollment with 105.
5BT 231 or concurrent with BT 231.
6MSEC 123
7Typing test 40 wpm
8Concurrent enrollment with MSEC 125
9ACCT 151, BUS 103 and concurrent enrollment with MSEC 124
10All of the courses listed above must be completed before enrolling in an internship. Cooperative education may be substituted.

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.