A Medical Office Assistant has a variety of responsibilities, including greeting and directing patients, answering telephones, updating and maintaining electronic medical records, obtaining insurance verification and authorization, admitting and scheduling patients, processing insurance claim forms, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, patient and insurance billing, medical collections, accounts receivable and payable, bookkeeping and other duties that are required for efficient health care delivery and reimbursement.

The Medical Office Assisting profession has become essential to efficient medical office administration. Physicians, medical clinics, long-term nursing facilities, insurance companies, and other healthcare related businesses are looking for Medical Office Assistants with the training and skills to help manage their day-to-day operations.

The Medical Office Assistant Program (MOA) at PCI Health Training Center prepares a graduate to work as an entry-level medical front office assistant, receptionist, medical billing and collections, appointment scheduler or medical records clerk in a variety of healthcare settings including physicians offices, psysican medical centers, clinics, hospitals, hospital job, nursing homes ambulatory care centers, and medical billing offices.

The Medical Office Assistant Program is designed specifically to provide students with necessary office management and technical skills to become an integral part of the professional office environment.  Medical office assistants are trained in areas including medical terminology, computer applications, and basic medical front office functions. Start your medical career.

Students will concentrate on medical terminology, medical ethics and OSHA regulations, computer skills / training, medical records management, patient charting, billing practices and insurance filing procedures and learn a variety of medical / dental office administration procedures.  You will develop office administrative skills including: bookkeeping, billing and collection, records management, patient data collection, typing, insurance claims, record management, medical transcription, CPT codes Icd9 diagnostic codes word processing, appointment scheduling, written correspondence and telephone techniques.

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