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As a medical office specialist, you will play a key role in running an efficient, profitable office and performing tasks such as bookkeeping and preparing medical charts. With the growth and aging of the nation's population, you can enter the field knowing that the career you have chosen will be of great importance for years to come.
What You’ll Learn
Become an integral part of the medical team. As a student of our Medical Office Specialist Diploma program, you will learn the skills specific to the needs of Detroit’s health care practitioners. Our programs are designed to give you real-world knowledge and offer the instruction you need to succeed as a medical office specialist. At Kaplan Career Institute, you will learn about:
- Basic human anatomy
- Medical terminology
- Medical insurance
- Medical records, billings, and collections
- Appointment scheduling
- Medical ethics
- Public relations
Daily Activities
The duties of a medical office specialist focus on keeping the medical office running smoothly. You will learn to perform a broad range of daily administrative activities such as:
- Processing medical records
- Using industry-related computer equipment
- Providing and entering valuable data
- Determining insurance benefits, processing claims, and obtaining settlements
- Billing and scheduling patients
- Preparing medical charts, reports, and correspondence from dictation
- Bookkeeping for payroll, tax reports, and accounts payable/receivable
Personal Satisfaction
Medical office specialists are vital to delivering excellent health care to patients. As a medical office specialist graduate from Kaplan Career Institute, you'll have the ability to help make a difference in people's lives, by contributing to the operation of the medical office. Help yourself while helping others; start on the path to a fulfilling career.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Edition.
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