Health Office Information Specialist - Norwalk Community College

Health Office Information Specialist from Norwalk Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This curriculum is designed to provide students with a comprehensive foundation in the office procedures followed in the allied health environment. It prepares students for office support positions in the allied health and medical fields in physicians? offices , hospitals, health care facilities or health insurance agencies. The program provides training in clerical duties such as filing, word processing/spreadsheet functions, billing procedures, appointment scheduling and telephone etiquette. Students are also expected to become familiar with medical terminology, insurance, CPT and diagnostic coding and the transcribing of medical documents. During the spring semester students are placed in doctors? offices, hospitals, health care or health-related insurance agencies. PROGRAM OUTCOMES Upon the successful completion of all Health Office Information Specialist Certificate program requirements, graduates will: 1. Read, understand and prepare standard types of medical communications; 2. Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and human relations skills; 3. Understand and use the medical terminology required in speed dictation of medical correspondence, preparing forms, documents, and transcribed material; 4. Employ appropriate medical office procedures; 5. Understand and perform office accounting tasks; 6. Possess appropriate skills in the following software applications: operating system, word processing, spreadsheet and other software appropriate for the office environment; 7. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of ICD-9, CPT coding and computerized billing in entering and/or processing medical insurance claims; 8. Demonstrate speed and accuracy in keyboarding skills; 9. Understand the importance of confidentiality in dealingwith medical insurance issues; 10. Have gained appropriate cooperative education experience in the field. View more details on Norwalk Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.