Medical Office Technology

The Medical Office Technology program is designed to prepare the student for these specialized areas within a medical facility:

Transcription
Coding
Medical Billing and Insurance
Medical Records
Patient Accounts
Front Desk and Automated Medical Software

Graduates may sit for national certification in coding, billing and/or transcription following graduation.

The U.S. Department of Labor lists these occupations in the top ten areas where there is a necessity for qualified individuals. There is a need for these professionals and employment opportunities are vast.

Graduates are employed in:

Clinics
Regional facilities
Hospitals
Specialty offices
Insurance firms
Third party billing companies
Government offices in health areas

The following is information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information about the program:

Gainful Employment:

Program Name: Medical Coding Diploma
Program Length: 36 weeks/39 Credits

U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Name: 51.0716

U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Description: Prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Disclosures:

Academic Year: 2011-2012	Medical Coding Diploma^
Tuition and Fees*	N/A
Books and supplies	N/A
Room & Board (on-campus)	N/A

On-Time Completion Rate	N/A
Job Placement	N/A
Median Loan Debt
Title IV loans	N/A
Private loans	N/A
Institutional debt	N/A

Program Name: Medical Transcription Diploma
Program Length: 36 weeks/42 Credits

U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Name: 51.0716

Disclosures:

Academic Year: 2011-2012	Medical Transcription Diploma^
Tuition and Fees*	N/A
Books and supplies	N/A
Room & Board (on-campus)	N/A

On-Time Completion Rate	N/A
Job Placement	N/A
Median Loan Debt
Title IV loans	N/A
Private loans	N/A
Institutional debt	N/A

* http://www.iowalakes.edu/registrars_office/tuition__fees/index.cfm
^ No enrollees for 2011-2012 award year

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