Medical Office Professional, AAS Degree

Online

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 (Fall)

BUS 110Accounting for Business I

4

HS 101Medical Terminology

3

HS 103Anatomy/Physiology

4

SSS 101Online Seminar I

1

Total Credit Hours:12

Second Semester (Spring)

BUS 111Accounting for Business II

4

MOP 130 (online)Computers in the Medical Office

3

MOP 160CPT ICD-10-CM Coding

3

General Education Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:13

Third Semester (Summer)

HS 162Medical Law & Ethics

2

MA 123Pathophysiology

3

MOP 230Medical Office Administration

3

Math Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Fourth Semester (Fall)

MOP 206 (online)Transcription I

4

MOP 210Medical Insurance and Billing

3

MOP 260 (online)Advanced Coding I

4

Communications Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Fifth Semester (Spring)

MA 210Pharmacology & Admin. of Medicines

3

MOP 262 (online)Case Study Coding

3

General Education Elective

3

General Education Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Sixth Semester (Summer)

MOP 212 (online)Electronic Medical Records

3

MOP 290Internship

8

Total Credit Hours:11

Total Credits Required to Graduate: 73