Health Care Office Assisting
This certificate is designed to prepare individuals to work in a health care facility as a receptionist. Upon successful completion, students are able to register new patients, use proper telephone techniques, schedule appointments, file medical records, process mail, and type and transcribe miscellaneous medical reports. Students use both manual and computerized systems to organize a medical office.
Requirements
Required Courses
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| HPR 106 | Law and Ethics for Health Professions | 2 |
| MOT 110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
| MOT 120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 3 |
| MOT 132 | Medical Transcription I | 4 |
| MOT 136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| MOT 181 | Administrative Internship | 2 |
| MOT 289 | Capstone | 1 |
Medical Terminology Electives
Select 2 credits from the following options:
| HPR 208 | Medical Record Terminology | 2 |
| | or | |
| HPR 178 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| | and | |
| HPR 285 | Independent Case Study | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
General Education Requirements
English
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Required General Education Courses
Total Credit Hours: 26
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