Medical Office Assistant: Diploma

With our Medical Office Assistant diploma program, you can train to perform administrative tasks in a variety of healthcare facilities. As a medical office assistant, you can update and file patients’ medical records, fill out insurance forms, schedule appointments and laboratory procedures, handle office correspondence, and manage billing and bookkeeping.

Check out the most convenient Bryan College location for you! The Medical Office Assistant diploma program is offered at the following Bryan College locations:

• Bryan College in Columbia, Missouri
• Bryan College in Rogers, Arkansas
• Bryan College in Springfield, Missouri
• Bryan College in Topeka, Kansas

Our Medical Office Assistant diploma program can be completed in 60 weeks.

Bryan College’s medical receptionist training is designed to teach you the skills necessary to work in medical office administration or a medical front office setting. In our curriculum, you can learn important information in areas such as accounting, recordkeeping, office practices, medical terminology and law, and ethics. You will also develop strong patient relations skills to help you work well with people. Our training is designed to help you gain the necessary knowledge and skills to step quickly and confidently into your new career.

Some of the topics covered in our curriculum for our medical office assistant training program are listed below:

• Medical office administration
• Computer technology and data entry
• Communication/documentation
• Records management/HIPAA
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Insurance claims processing
• ICD/CPT coding
• Medical terminology
• Human anatomy and physiology
• Mail management and telephone skills
• Transcription
• Medical laws
• Professionalism

* Some courses offered online only

This medical office assistant training program can help you qualify for a better career as a medical office assistant. Our real-world medical receptionist training can prepare you to step into entry-level careers with a competitive medical office assistant salary. As a medical office assistant, you can work in a wide range of medical environments, including physicians’ offices, medical clinics, hospitals, chiropractic offices, nursing homes and outpatient care centers.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition, employment of medical assistants – both clinical and administrative – is expected to grow by 34 percent through 2018. Job opportunities in this field should be excellent thanks to the growing healthcare industry. Advancements in technology and medicine are increasing the need for qualified healthcare workers. Our country’s growing elderly population is also keeping medical assistants in demand.

Want to learn more about becoming a medical office assistant? If you are ready to take the first step and find quality medical office assistant training in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas, contact Bryan College today!