Medical Office Management Diploma

Brown Mackie College — Moline

The Medical Office Management diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois is designed to prepare you to be an entry-level employee in the insurance coding and billing department of a physician’s office, clinic or hospital. You will have the coursework in general education and supervisory functions to take on more responsibility in the department, allowing for an expansion of career opportunities.

The core objectives of this Medical Office Management program:
• Apply the entry-level competencies for medical billing and coding.
• Demonstrate ability to perform appropriate skills in a physician’s office, clinic, or hospital.
• Utilize critical thinking skills in patient-medical billing relationships with regards to communication, legal concepts, patient instruction, and general office operation functions.
• Comprehend fundamental processing in problem-solving in the medical field.
• Develop skills required for clinical applications and front office duties.

As a graduate of this program, you may be prepared for entry-level positions such as medical secretary, medical transcriptionist, and medical records clerk. Duties for these jobs include transcribing dictation, preparing correspondence, recording medical histories, ordering supplies, and organizing medical records.

This Medical Office Management diploma program offers you courses on:
• The fundamentals of anatomy and physiology.
• Automated scheduling and billing procedures, as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence.
• The rules for computerized coding systems and how to apply them to code patient diagnoses and procedures.