The Medical Front Office Assistant Certificate is designed to provide the educational opportunities to individuals that will enable them to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to secure an entry level position as a receptionist in a physician’s office, hospital, clinic, or other related areas. Technical courses apply to the degree or diploma program in office technology.
| Course | Credit Hours |
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ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I Emphasizes the development and improvement of written and oral communication abilities. Topics include analysis of writing, applied grammar and writing skills, editing and proofreading skills, research skills, and oral communication skills.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Business Communications Essentials: A Skills Approach to English, ISBN 978-0-13-253971-5, $156.47
2570 | 3 |
COMP 1000 Introduction to Computer Literacy Introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on basic functions and familiarity with computer use. Topics include an introduction to computer terminology, the Windows environment, Internet and email, word processing software, spreadsheet software, database software, and presentation software.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Guidelines for Microsoft Office, ISBN 978-0763867485, $128.72
2403 | 3 |
BUSN 1440 Document Production Reinforces the touch system of keyboarding placing emphasis on correct techniques with adequate speed and accuracy and producing properly formatted business documents. Topics include: reinforcing correct keyboarding technique, building speed and accuracy, formatting business documents, language arts, proofreading, and work area management.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Keyboarding and Word Processing, ISBN 978-0763874254, $165.75
2352 | 4 |
BUSN 2340 Healthcare Administrative Procedures Emphasizes essential skills required for the medical office. Introduces the knowledge and skills of procedures for billing purposes.Introduces the basic concept of medical administrative assisting and its relationship to the other health fields.Emphasizes medical ethics, legal aspects of medicine, and the medical administrative assistant*s role as an agent of the physician.Provides the student with knowledge and the essentials of professional behavior.
Topics include: introduction to medical administrative assisting, medical law, ethics, patient relations/human relations, physician-patient-assistant relationship, medical office in litigation, medical records management, scheduling appointments, pegboard or computerized accounting, health insurance, transcription of medical documents, and billing/collection.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Course pack assigned by instructor./li>
2361 | 4 |
ALHS 1090 Med Term/Allied Health Sciences Introduces the elements of medical terminology. Emphasis is placed on building familiarity with medical words through knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Topics include: origins (roots, prefixes, and suffixes), word building, abbreviations and symbols, and terminology related to the human anatomy.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Medical Terminology: A Systems Approach, ISBN 978-0-8036-3575-3, $86.95
2267 | 2 |
| XXXX 600 Guided Elective 4529 | 6 |
| *22 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
