Medical Office Administration

The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as medical office administrative personnel. Students develop skills in the following:

• Medical office procedures and tasks
• Medical terminology
• Keyboarding
• Editing and formatting documents
• Office software applications
• Office computations
• Records management
• Medical insurance and billing
• Medical legal and ethical issues
• Electronic health records
• Oral and written communication
• Critical thinking
• Team building
• Problem solving

The degree is available online. Students should contact an advisor each semester to ensure they are meeting individual and career goals and prerequisites for courses and are taking courses in the proper sequence and are on target to graduate.

Students are eligible to take industry-recognized certification exams:

• CCS – Certified Coding Specialist
• CEHRS – Electronic Health Record Specialist
• CMAA – Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
• CPB – Certified Professional Billing
• CPBS – Billing and Coding Specialist
• CPC – Certified Professional Coder
• MOS – Microsoft Office
• QuickBooks

Job opportunities include a variety of positions in medical offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, research facilities and other health care organizations.

Professional licensure

Wake Tech academic programs (credit and non-credit) that are designed to lead to professional licenses are tied to North Carolina or national certifications. If you intend to pursue professional licenses outside North Carolina once you have completed your academic program at Wake Tech, please refer to the Professional Licensure section of the college's distance education authorization page for additional information.

Resources

• Career and College Promise (Work on a Wake Tech certificate while in high school)
• High School Articulation (Receive credit for high school courses)
• University Transfer options