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Nov 22, 2024
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Catalog 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Medical Office Administrative Assistant
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Program Description
A Medical Office Administrative Assistant works in a medical office performing general customer service duties. The Medical Office Administrative Assistant’s responsibilities may include receiving patients, scheduling appointments, answering phones, posting account information, and submitting medical claims. This program prepares students to obtain employment working as administrative assistants in a medical environment or as medical billing clerks.
Program Outcomes
Successful Completion:
Students will have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript).
Students will be awarded a Continuing Education Workforce Training Certificate.
Financial Aid and Payment Options
- Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
- Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
- Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities
- Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
- Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
- Local Office of Workforce Development
Program Length
15 weeks
Courses start in August and January at CCBC Catonsville.
Program Requirements
High School Diploma or GED.
Students are required to take reading assessments. A tenth grade reading level is recommended. Testing is waived for students with documentation of a college degree or a minimum C grade earned for college level English.
Application Process
Provisional Entry - Students are required to take reading assessments. See Requirements.
Program Course Sequence
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Course Number
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Course
Title
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Course Hours
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Textbook Information
(approximate cost; subject to change)
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Costs
T=Tuition/F=Fees
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AHL081 or
AHL707 or
AHL123
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Fundamentals for the Medical Office
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40
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1) Administrative Medical Assisting; 1133133924; $100;
2) Administrative Medical Assisting Workbook; 1133278574; $77;
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$439
T-$150/F-$289
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PCP 230
Shared with credit OFAD 102
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Microcomputer Keyboarding
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30
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Materials provided
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$165
T-$55/F-$110
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AHL 708
Shared with credit OFAD 141
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Medical Terminology
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40
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Health Professions Swp CC Baltimore County Pkg. w/mMmt Lab A/C Med Term; 9781323411612; $100
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$439
T-$150/F-$289
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PCA 570
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Computer Applications for Administrative Assistants
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60
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1) Microsoft® Excel for Medical Professionals; ISBN 1285093338; $84;
2) Microsoft® Word for Medical Professionals; ISBN 9781285083940; $82
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$499
T-$150/F-$349
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AHL 742
Shared with credit OFAD 251
or AHL 112 or AHL 109
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Medical Billing and Patient Accounting
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40
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Computers in the Medical Office; 9781259382834; $218
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$499
T-$150/F-$349
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AHL 840
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Medical Coding for Non-Coders
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30
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1) Medical Coding for Non-coders; 9781584260813;
2) 2015 Coding Workbook for the Physician’s Office; 9781305259133;
3) CPT 2018 Professional Ed; 9781622026005;
4) ICD-10-CM 2016 Professional Edition for Physicians, Vols. 1 and 2; 9781622543632; and
5) HCPCS 2017 Level II Professional Edition; 9781622024117
Total cost: $500
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$369
T-$85/F-$284
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PDE 043
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Professional Development Series
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10
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Materials provided
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$85
T-$10/F-$75
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Course Series Totals:
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250
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$1161
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$2499
T-$750/F-$1749
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Additional Information
Skills for Success:
Self-discipline
Ability to work alone or in groups
Ability to follow orders
Self-motivated
Career Opportunities:
This program trains students for entry level positions in the medical office field.
Program Contact Information
Program Coordinator:
Gail Wachter
gwachter@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-5846
Randallstown
Administrative Assistant:
Nancy Pittinger
npittinger@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-4483
Owings Mills
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