Medical Office Specialist

Technical Diploma: 31-106-2
Campus: Fond du Lac

Graduates of the Medical Office Specialist program find employment in individual physician's offices, clinics, outpatient clinics, health insurance companies, laboratories, medical supplies and equipment companies, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and public health departments.

Medical Office Specialists combine medical office skills with computer skills. Necessities for the field are strong ethical values and confidentiality standards. Strong human relations skills are important when dealing with the needs of patients on a daily basis.

Major skills learned in the program include:

• Medical Terminology
• Health Insurance/Coding
• Medical Ethics
• Customer Service
• Medical Billing Software
• Problem Solving
• Applications Software (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Medical Transcription of Medical Documents

High school courses helpful in preparing for the program are Medical Terminology, Anatomy, keyboarding, computer software and English.

This program is a nontraditional occupation for men.