Medical Office Professional, AAS Degree
A skilled Medical Office Professional is an invaluable asset to any medical office, working effectively with medical professionals and patients while performing assorted office duties. With the number of health care procedures escalating every year as the population ages, there’s a high demand for skilled specialists in patient information technology and medical billing and reimbursement. Medical Office Professionals (MOP) are the experts on patient data that doctors, nurses and other providers rely on to perform their jobs.
Medical records and health information technology professionals can expect to be in high demand in the health sector during the next 20 to 30 years. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects health information technology will be one of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the U.S.
Career opportunities in these areas include Medical Receptionist, Medical Records Clerk, Medical Information Management Clerk, Health Information Management, Medical Claims Clerk, Medical Claims Processor, Medical Claims Analyst and more.
Admission Requirement: All students accepted to the program must submit to a criminal background check at the student’s expense. Details are available from the Admissions office.
Program Graduation Requirement: Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all program courses as a prerequisite to MOP 290. Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in their clinical internship in order to graduate. Students must also complete a basic life support course (CPR/First Aid) and provide proof of certification in order to graduate.
Award: AAS Degree
First Semester
| BUS 110 | Accounting for Business I | 4 |
| MA 101 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MA 103 | Anatomy/Physiology | 4 |
| SSS 101 | Online Seminar I | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Second Semester
| MOP 160 | CPT ICD-10-CM Coding | 3 |
| BUS 111 | Accounting for Business II | 4 |
| CIS 105 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Third Semester
| MOP 230 | Medical Office Administration | 3 |
| MA 123 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MA 162 | Medical Law & Ethics | 2 |
| | Math Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Fourth Semester
| MOP 206 | Transcription I | 4 |
| MOP 210 | Medical Insurance and Billing | 3 |
| MOP 260 | Advanced Coding I | 4 |
| | Communications Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Fifth Semester
| MA 210 | Pharmacology & Admin. of Medicines | 3 |
| MOP 262 | Case Study Coding | 3 |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 |
| | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Sixth Semester
| MOP 212 | Electronic Medical Records | 3 |
| MOP 290 | Internship | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 73