医疗 政府

Associate in Science (A.S.)

的 医疗 政府 Associate in Science (A.S.) degree 程序 at Valencia College prepares you to go directly into a specialized career in medical office support.

的 程序 focuses on career training for office support staff and medical transcriptionists. 的 程序 also emphasizes records management, insurance, billing and coding, and other front office activities. 医疗 transcriptionists provide vital support for physicians as they transcribe dictation from doctors and other health care professionals into medical 报告, correspondence and other vital administrative records. 医疗 office support personnel with these highly sought-after skills can find careers in medical offices, clinics, hospitals and other health-care organizations.

Specializations Available:

  • 医疗 Transcription
  • 医疗 Front Office

计划的细节

Program Overview and Degree Requirements

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项目的长度

60学分

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职业前景

学习如何

  • Listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and accurately transcribe medical 报告.
  • Produce documents that include discharge summaries, diagnostic imaging studies, and history and exam 报告.
  • Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into expandable forms.

就业前景

Exciting career opportunities are available with most health care providers including hospitals, imaging centers, physician’s offices and clinics, laboratories, transcription agencies and other health care settings. Growth in this field will continue due to an increased emphasis on preventative care, a growing number of people who now have access to health care services, the demand for health care services for an aging population, and the conversion of medical records to electronic health care records.


潜在的职业

  • 医疗 Transcriptionists
  • 医疗 Office Assistants
  • 医疗 Office 支持 Staff
  • 医疗 Office Supervisors
  • 医疗 Office Managers
AVERAGE SALARY RANGE
$27,000 - $35,000

就业率

的 average placement rate for 澳门金沙注册 A.S. degree and certificate 程序s ranges between 90 – 95%, according to the latest FETPIP data.


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