Office Administration - Health Services

Program Overview

This four-semester program provides comprehensive training in medical office procedures, including medical terminology, billing, ethics, and electronic medical records. Students engage in hands-on training, field placements, and lectures, preparing them for careers as health/medical assistants, health care administrators, and other healthcare professionals. The program emphasizes confidentiality, privacy, and ethical practices in the healthcare industry.

Program Outline

Outline:

Program Content:

• Basic anatomy and physiology
• Confidentiality and privacy
• Medical billing
• Health care ethics
• Health care office and hospital procedures
• Medical terminology and transcription
• Electronic medical record software
• Patient management

Program Structure:

• Four semesters
• Classes offered in a compressed format on three consecutive days each week
• Field placement component in a health care office environment

Course Schedule:

Semester 1

• Communication Foundations
• Document Production 1
• Keyboarding Fundamentals
• General Education Elective
• Technology and Office Procedures
• Office Professionalism 1

Semester 2

• Business Writing Strategies
• Document Production 2
• Financial Administration In The Office
• General Education Elective
• Practical Skills for Employment
• Office Professionalism 2

Semester 3

• Word Processing and Email
• Advanced Spreadsheets and Microsoft Integration
• Advanced Keyboarding
• Field Placement Preparation
• Medical Science 1
• Drs.
Office Procedures

Semester 4

• Medical Billing
• Hospital Info Systems
• Medical Transcription
• General Education Elective

Teaching:

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Labs
• Field placements
• Hands-on training

Careers:

• Health/medical assistant
• Health care administrator
• Health care stenographer
• Health care transcriptionist
• Health records clerk
• Patient co-ordinator
• Unit clerk