Course Description

To prepare for employment as a medical office support personnel, insurance clerk or receptionist, students are placed in doctors’ offices and health care centers for internships. Students will demonstrate/perform the duties of medical office support personnel including appointment scheduling, records creation and maintenance, phone, finances, coding, billing, collecting, third party reimbursement, and computer usage. Students will demonstrate accurate and efficient scheduling of patient appointments; create, document, and maintain patient medical records; correlate accurate coding, billing, collecting, and filing of procedures; perform financial processes; and use the computer for basic office functions.