In this program, you could develop the skills required to manage daily operations in a medical or dental office. In our training labs, you can hone your clinical skills through hands-on experience in simulated medical and dental office environments. Through externship training at a local health care facility, you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a real-world setting
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Your classes will focus on essential administrative and clinical skills such as:
- Health care office administration procedures, including scheduling appointments, accounting, insurance billing and coding, and maintaining patient records
- Vital signs, bandaging, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and introductory radiography
- Medical insurance processing, types of insurance plans, and collections procedures, patient care and practice management
- Professional development emphasizing stress management, law and ethics, and teamwork
When you graduate, you can pursue a variety of interesting and challenging career opportunities in health care offices. Your training can help prepare you for entry-level positions such as insurance processor, medical records clerk, or medical transcriber in a medical or dental office, hospital, clinic, home health agency, or insurance company
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