Medical Office Assistant (MOOA1)
Award: Certificate of achievement
Pathway to associate degree: Health Information Management Systems - Medical Office Management (HIMO1)
Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, Online
This certificate of achievement provides students with the basic foundation necessary to work in healthcare facilities as medical receptionists or hospital facilities as unit secretaries.
Graduation Requirements
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General education
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18.0
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Major requirements
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13.5
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Option requirements
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22.5
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Total credit hours required
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54.0
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General education requirements (18.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
or higher level MATH course
Other
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Major requirements for Medical Office (13.5 credit hrs.)
| HIMS 1120 | Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1130 | Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1150 | Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Option requirements for Medical Office – Medical Office Assistant (22.5 credit hrs.)
| HIMS 1210 | Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 1212 | Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HIMS 2220 | Medical Transcription IONLINE | 4.5 |
| HIMS 2400 | Introduction to Coding and BillingONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HITP 1005 | Introduction to Electronic Health RecordsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
The certificate option is an area of interest within a program. Although students may complete single or multiple options within this program, only the major certificate is awarded.
See Curriculum Plan