Medical Office Management—Clinical Specialist Online Associate Degree

The medical office management—clinical specialist online associate degree is ideal for students with a medical assisting diploma who want to broaden their medical administrative and management skills. Students must be graduates of a medical assisting diploma program that adheres to standards established by program accreditation organizations and be credentialed in good standing in medical assisting by an organization whose credentialing exam is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The medical office management—clinical specialist online associate degree curriculum is mapped to the Nine Domains of Medical Practice Administration for the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) Certified Medical Manager (CMM) credential.  This program prepares students for positions in support of patient care in the healthcare field.  Once they have successfully complete two years of employment in these positions, they will meet the experience requirement to sit for the CMM certification examination.

Graduates of the program will:

• Assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes for outpatient encounters.
• Perform healthcare billing and reimbursement processes for outpatient encounters.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
• Apply basic management principles to the healthcare setting.

Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.