From first to last patient contact, from billing to receipt or collection, the Medical Office Specialist is much more than someone who works in an office.
The Medical Office Specialist is the one who makes the office work!
Key responsibilities may include:
Administrative Skills:
Patient education
Communications technology skills
Scheduling and referral management
Computer literacy
Patient or medical records management
Touch-typing skills
File system management
Medical Software packages
Office, equipment and financial management
Fundamental bookkeeping
Coding, billing, and claims processing
Medical language skills
Working with managed care plans
Medical procedures
Credit, billing, and collection
Insurance billing and coding
Where do they work?
Physicians' offices
Dentists' offices
Clinics
Insurance companies
Hospitals
Hospices
Retirement home
Why MOS training at MTC?
Learn from instructors who are themselves medical professionals
Learn in an environment structured to give you the proper exposure to all the technology you will be faced with in the medical workplace
Complete in 7 ½ Months (Day)
4-day school week
Externship – 240 Hours
Equivalent of 6 40-hour work weeks
Real world experience as a Medical Office Specialist
Can become a job reference on your resume
Certifications
Certification testing through National Healthcareer Association and American Heart Association
Certified Billing & Coding Specialist
CPR
The Medical Office Specialist is exactly that: a specialist, with specialized knowledge that begins with learning the language of medicine, which is anatomy & physiology, pharmacology, and medical procedures. That sets her or him apart from office workers in other fields.
