Medical Office Management
Overview
Medical office management programs prepare people to oversee clinics and other medical offices.Medical office management programs include topics such as:
- Medical terminology
- Medical billing and coding
- Accounting and recordkeeping
- Staff supervision
- Leadership
- Scheduling
Schools
Many career and technical schools offer certificate programs in medical office management. A certificate program usually takes one or two years of full-time study.
Many two-year schools and community colleges also offer certificate and associate degree programs in medical office management. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
A few four-year colleges and universities offer bachelor’s degree programs in medical office management. A bachelor's degree usually takes about four years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
Related Educational Programs
- Accounting
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Business, General
- Health Records Administration
- Health Records Technology
- Health Services Administration
- Health Unit Coordination
- Long Term Care Administration and Management
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Informatics
- Medical Transcription
- Office Management
- Organizational Leadership
Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Health Services Administrators
- Home Health Aides
- Human Resources Specialists
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Medical Coders and Billers
- Medical Secretaries
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Registered Nurses
Program Admission
Proprietary schools, colleges, and universities all offer this program. If you want to study at a proprietary school, you can prepare for this program of study by completing your high school diploma or getting a GED. If you want to study at a college or university, you can prepare for this program by taking the following courses: four years of English, three years of math, three years of social studies, and two years of science. Some colleges also require two years of a second language.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Business Computer Applications
- Business Math
- General Computer Applications
- Health Education
- Healthcare Occupations
- Introduction to Business
- Medical and Clerical Assisting
- Medical Office
- Office Procedures
- Psychology
- Public Speaking
- Recordkeeping
- Safety and First Aid
- School Governance
- Sociology
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
This program typically includes courses in the following subjects:
- Accounting
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Applied Business Math
- Business Law
- Business Writing
- Clinical Coding and Classification
- Computer Applications
- Healthcare Billing and Reimbursement
- Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Health Information Management
- Introduction to Psychology
- Medical Office Procedures
- Medical Records
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Transcription
- Principles of Management
- Professional Communication Skills
Schools
King-Snohomish Area
City University of Seattle
- Healthcare Administration
Edmonds Community College
- Business Information Technology--Office Supervision and Management
Green River College
- Medical Office Manager
North Seattle College
- Allied Health
Seattle Central College
- Allied Health--Generalist
West Side Area
Lower Columbia College
- Business Technology--Medical Office Administration