A medical office technology education provides you with the skills employers in healthcare facilities demand. The medical profession is exciting but complex. The typical physician does not have the time to perform the administrative responsibilities of the office. Administrative tasks are those procedures used to keep a medical practice office running efficiently, including front desk procedures, scheduling, records management, billing, insurance, coding, and medical transcription.
 
Today’s medical office specialist must possess technical skills along with personal skills. The assistant must have excellent communication, computer, and organizational skills. Computers are used in every kind of healthcare setting for many different tasks. Computer programs handle word processing, financial spreadsheets, and databases. With these programs, office personnel can handle billing, scheduling, account updating, insurance processing, and medical transcription. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential for the medical office specialist, who is usually the patient’s first contact with a busy office.
 
At JCC, you can complete either a certificate or an associate degree program in medical office technology. After completing the courses in the certificate program, you will be ready for entry level employment in many sites. If you choose the degree program, you will have a specialized medical background in medical transcription, medical coding, and medical insurance.
 
You’ll be able to apply the credits you earn in the certificate program toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in medical office technology. Those who complete the degree program will be able to transfer credits to a four-year institution.