Office Administration Technology - Concentration: Medical Office

The Medical Office program prepares individuals for a variety of positions in today’s dynamic office work environment, such as medical receptionists, medical record clerks, hospital ward clerks, medical insurance clerks, patient account representatives, medical transcriptionists, medical administrative assistants, physician or hospital coder. The program provides the opportunity for skill development in the areas of software applications, office procedures, electronic health records, medical information management, communications, transcription, and coding.

After completing program requirements, students should be academically prepared to take the following:

Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) core and expert-level Word certification exams

General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the Approved Courses for General Education courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog.

Typical Program of Study

Fall

EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
Elective - Math Elective (an approved elective from the general education core) Credits: 3
ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credits: 3
OFMG 1030 - Document Processing I Credits: 4
OFMG 2020 - Proofreading and Editing for Business Credits: 4

Spring

OFMG 1040 - Document Processing II Credits: 4
OFMG 1100 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
OFMG 2110 - Introduction to Managing Health Information Credits: 3
OFMG 2400 - Office Management and Procedures Credits: 4

Fall

Elective - Humanities Elective (an approved elective from the general education core) Credits: 3
OFMG 1050 - Document Processing III Credits: 4
OFMG 2150 - Introduction to Electronic Health Records Credits: 3
OFMG 2130 - Medical Transcription Credits: 4
or
OFMG 2160 - ICD-CM Coding Credits: 4
or
OFMG 2410 - Administrative Support Systems and Procedures Credits: 4
or
OFMG 2990 - Special Topics in Office Administration Technology Credits: 1-4
PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credits: 3

Spring

ECON 1050 - ♦Economics and Society Credits: 3
OFMG 2120 - Computers in the Medical Office Credits: 4
or
OFMG 2170 - CPT Coding Credits: 4
OFMG 2420 - Integrated Office Applications Credits: 4
OFMG 2430 - Career Planning and Development Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 62

For Further Information

Dr. Pashia Hogan
Professor, Office Administration Technology
Telephone: 423.354.2576
phhogan@NortheastState.edu

Tracy Eades
Assistant Professor, Office Administration Technology
Telephone: 423.354.2575
tmeades@NortheastState.edu

or

Larena Grieshaber
Instructor, Office Administration Technology
Telephone: 423.354.2526
legrieshaber@NortheastState.edu

Sharon Riddle
Instructor, Office Administration Technology
Telephone: 423.354.2480
striddle@NortheastState.edu

or

Danny Lawson
Dean, Business Technologies
Telephone: 423.323.0234
dllawson@NortheastState.edu

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Office Administration Technology - Concentration: Medical Office

General Education Requirements

Typical Program of Study

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Total Credit Hours: 62

For Further Information