Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma

Effective medical office management is essential to helping doctors, nurses and other medical care providers run efficient centers and provide good patient care. Medical Office Managers keep the business operations or front office functions of the medical industry running smoothly. Job growth in the healthcare field is strong and qualified medical office managers are expected to be in high demand for many years to come.*

ICDC College’s online Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program trains students how to effectively manage the business side of a medical office, hospital, clinic or healthcare facility under the supervision of a senior-level medical manager.

At ICDC College, medical office management training blends three business areas: office management, billing and accounting. The Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma equips students with the medical, administrative, ethical and legal skills they need in order to properly manage a medical office or facility. Students will become proficient in handling various types of insurance coverage and billing, including the requirements for Medicaid, Medicare and commercial accounts. Students will learn how to recognize and use medical and healthcare billing codes such as CPT and ICD-9 to understand the classification of diseases. Upon successful completion of their Medical Office Management training, students will also be able to identify all body systems and functions (physiology).

The Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program covers these key topic areas:

• Computerized medical billing and coding
• Bookkeeping fundamentals
• Patient administrative services
• Medical office procedures
• Medical law and ethics

Enroll for your online Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program today! Earning your Fast-Track Diploma online from ICDC College allows you educational flexibility. You can attend classes at your convenience – from anywhere at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ICDC lets you get your education on the go, tailored to fit your busy lifestyle.

Once the enrollment process is complete, ICDC College provides the tools you need to succeed, including online coursework, textbooks and a new netbook computer** – all included in the cost of your tuition! Your next step is to log in and learn, at your convenience.

Career Services assistance is provided by ICDC College upon completion of the program.

Graduates of ICDC College’s online Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program will be qualified to work in the business side of any branch of the medical field, from primary and specialty care, to mental healthcare or urgent care, occupational medicine, physical therapy, and sports medicine, among others.

Graduates of the online Fast-Track Diploma program in Medical Office Management have a growing field of employment options to choose from, including:

• Hospitals and Clinics
• Private Physician Offices and Medical Groups
• State-Governed Facilities
• Home Healthcare and Outpatient Care
• Assisted Living Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers
• Medical Billing / Collection
• Health Insurance Companies
• Academic Institutions

Career Services assistance is provided by ICDC College upon completion of the program.

ICDC College offers its graduates an employment preparation course prior to graduation, to assist in finding sources of employment, preparing an effective resume and interviewing techniques.

Employment:

Medical Office Management graduates may be immediately qualified for entry-level employment in:

Clinic Assistant: As a Clinic Assistant, you would typically schedule patient appointments, prepares patient charts and exam rooms, monitors patient flow, and assists physicians and nurses with exams. Your duties might also include reviewing and coding charge slips, submitting insurance claims and performing general office duties.

Patient Registrar: As a Patient Registrar, you would typically work with patients in a front-office environment, greeting, registering, directing and scheduling them. The registrar serves as the liaison between the patients and the medical support staff, and duties generally include preparing and processing medical charts and paperwork for new patients, updating/correcting patient information in the medical record system, review paperwork and physicians’ notes with patients at time of discharge.

Central Intake Clerk: In this role, you would enter patient referrals into a computer system, and verify patient insurance information, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. You would make phone calls to agencies and related sources to verify medical coverage. You might also research and coordinate licensing updates and renewals for any specialists on staff.

Patient Admitting Representative: In this role, you would be responsible for assisting the medical staff with prompt treatment of patients by helping to complete the patient admitting process. You would register all patients by accurately compiling their complete information, using hospital records and other forms. This position requires attention to detail for timely reimbursement. You would be expected to communicate with physicians, nurses, and all hospital staff to ensure good workflow in a busy environment.

Medical Records Clerk: As a medical records clerk, you would typically be responsible for handling a variety of clerical functions in a medical setting, including filing, faxing, photocopying, scanning, and transcribing. You might also be expected to coordinate mail delivery, bar code and label patient charts, perform quality assurance of outpatient charts, sort loose reports, pull and deliver of charts, answer phones, and direct patients to the appropriate departments.

The Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program is available at the following campuses:

• Online
• Hollywood
• Huntington Park
• South Bay
• Van Nuys

Completion of the accredited courses provided in ICDC College’s online Medical Office Management Fast-Track Diploma program prepares graduates to effectively contribute to the management of business processes in a medical office, hospital, clinic or healthcare facility.

Some courses included in the Medical Office Management program are:

• Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology
• Medical Billing Procedures and Insurance Forms
• Computerized Billing
• Bookkeeping Fundamentals
• Applied Accounting
• Medical Office Procedures/Medical Law and Ethics

OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION:

The occupations this program prepares students to enter by name and SOC code:
Medical Record Technician 29-2071.00; Medical Secretary 43-6013.00; Hospital Admitting Clerk 43-4111.00

LINKS:

The links to the occupational profiles on the Department of Labor’s O*Net are:
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2071.00
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-6013.00
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-4111.00

COSTS:

Tuition and fees: $16,500.00
Books and supplies: included with tuition
On campus room and board: N/A

MEDIAN LOAN DEBT:

Federal Loans: $9,344.00
Private Educational Loans: $0
Institutional Financing Plans: $0

PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE:

The program is designed to take 36 weeks to complete.
60% of graduates graduated within this time.

PLACEMENT RATE:

The job placement rate for program graduates is: 74%