Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
Medical Office Specialists have the opportunity to work on health care teams. Duties performed utilize a knowledge of medical terminology as well as hospital and clinic procedures and may include scribing of medical reports and correspondence, appointment and meeting scheduling, patient file and office record maintenance, and billing and insurance processing. This career requires excellent verbal and written communications skills and knowledge of patient confidentiality laws.
Prerequisite: CPLT1000 Computer Keyboarding or qualifying score on keyboarding assessment test with demonstration of QWERTY home row typing technique. Qualifying score on math assessment test OR MATH0910 or MATH0920.
Award Outcomes
Apply medical terminology
Scribe medical reports and correspondence
Create business correspondence
Communicate using grammatically correct English
Apply medical coding principles
Document telephone communication
Schedule appointments
Demonstrate accounting principles
Demonstrate professional behavior
Demonstrate insurance and billing procedures
Interpret HIPAA regulations
Utilize an electronic health record
Career Opportunities
Individuals may choose to work in an acute care hospital, outpatient clinic, extended-care facility, medical insurance office, research facility or another medical environment.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
First Semester
| CPLT1005 | Advanced Keyboarding and Document Processing | 3 |
| OFCR1301 | Medical Terminology - End Dated 5/21/24 | 4 |
| OFCR1345 | U.S. Healthcare System - End Dated 5/21/24 | 4 |
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| COMM1250 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Second Semester
| ITEC1080 | Microsoft Productivity Apps 1 | 3 |
| OFCR1335 | Medical Coding and Reimbursement Fundamentals - End Dated 12/23/24 | 4 |
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| BIOL1400 | Human Biology | 4 |
Third Semester
| ACCT1000 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT1102 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
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| BUSN1150 | Introduction to Service and Work Team Strategies | 3 |
| ITEC1090 | Microsoft Productivity Apps 2 | 3 |
| OFCR1317 | Medical Office Procedures - End Dated 5/21/24 | 4 |
Graduation (48 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
3/1/2023 : BP 2206 / EP 2207