Administrative Technology Medical - Mountwest Community and Technical College

Administrative Technology Medical from Mountwest Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description: The Administrative Technology?Medical Option program maintains student learning as its main priority and is committed to excellence in a learning environment that emphasizes procedures in a medical office, problem solving, and skilled use of computer business software applications to provide for workforce development, career preparation, and lifelong learning. The complexities of today?s medical office have created the need for highly skilled employees who possess the knowledge and confidence necessary to handle a wide variety of administrative and medical office tasks. Upon completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Administrative Technology?Medical Option, the graduate will be able to demonstrate knowledge that is specific to the medical office and gain real-life experience through placement in a medical office internship. Career Outlook: Secretaries and administrative assistants held about 4.2 million jobs in 2006, ranking among the largest occupations in the U.S. economy. The state of West Virginia has classified the Administrative Assistant field as being in ?high demand? because the number of anticipated qualified employees is significantly lower than the number of expected job openings in the state. Employment growth in the health care services industries should lead to average growth for medical administrative assistants through 2016. In addition to those resulting from growth, numerous job openings will result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or leave this very large occupation for other reasons each year. Projected employment of medical administrative assistants will vary by occupational specialty. Career Description: Medical administrative assistants are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run a medical office effectively. They serve as information managers for the office; schedule and notify patients; code patients? visits; bill insurance; process deductibles; plan and schedule meetings and appointments; organize and maintain paper and electronic files; and provide information to patients, physicians, insurance companies, and others by using the telephone, postal mail, and e-mail. Administrative assistants also may handle travel arrangements. Specific job duties vary with experience and titles. Medical administrative assistants perform highly specialized work requiring knowledge of medical terminology and procedures. They transcribe dictation, prepare correspondence, and assist physicians or medical scientists with reports, speeches, articles, and conference proceedings. They also record simple medical histories, arrange for patients to be hospitalized, and order supplies. Medical administrative assistants need to be familiar with insurance rules, billing practices, hospital or laboratory procedures, and HIPAA. Employment Opportunities: Administrative assistant Administrative secretary Executive assistant Executive secretary Secretary/receptionist Clinics Hospitals Medical schools Nursing homes Physicians? offices Rehabilitation facilities View more details on Mountwest Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.