Medical Office Certificate (MOC) The Medical Office Certificate program provides students with the skills and knowledge needed in a medical office environment: medical secretarial procedures, medical terminology, coding and billing, word processing, and medical machine transcription. For more information, please call (978) 630-9357. Campus/format: This program can be completed during the day or evening at the Devens or Gardner Campus. Number Suggested Course Order ENG101 English Composition I MAS101 Medical Secretarial Procedures I MAS102 Medical Terminology BSS153 Keyboarding & Word Processing (or placement)*
Cr Semester Grade Prerequisites/Notes 3 ENG100, RDG100, or placement 3 RDG100 or placement, BSS153 or corequisite 3 RDG100 or placement Prerequisite: RDG100 or placement 3 Note: A placement (proficiency) exam is offered. Proficiency exempts students from BSS153; credit is not awarded and another course must be taken. There is no charge for the placement exam.
MAS201 Medical Machine Transcription I 3 MAS202 Medical Insurance Coding 3 and Billing BSS236 Word I 3 MAS203 Medical Secretarial Procedures II 3 Total: 24 credits
BSS153, MAS102 BSS153, MAS102 RDG100 or placement MAS101
Helpful hints: Students will benefit from having some ability in mathematics and being detail-oriented. MAS102 and MAS201 are available in a convenient modular format for students who wish to learn at their own pace. Transfer options: This program prepares students for immediate career entry. Special requirements: Students must have excellent oral and written communication skills as well as keyboarding skills or the ability to acquire them. Technical standards must be met with or without accommodations. Career options: Graduates are typically employed in a variety of health care settings such as physicians' offices, hospitals, insurance companies, third party billing services, and HMOs. Some positions to consider include claims benefit adviser, coding and insurance specialist, and self-employed consultants to medical practices. Earning potential: $29,912 to $36,989 per year assuming immediate career entry after program completion.
See page 140 of the college catalog for technical standards.
139 MWCC 2008-09 College Catalog & Student Handbook