Office Administration - Medical Ontario College Diploma

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• Objectives
  In the Medical option, students learn word processing techniques as well as computerized OHIP billing, computerized hospital information systems and webpage design and management. This option also provides students with a variety of skills to achieve good professional standing as a medical secretary, transcriptionist, receptionist, or ward clerk or unit clerk in a doctor's office, hospital or medical health clinic. Students learn to complete the paperwork required to process patients through the medical office and hospital stay. As well, students learn about a variety of reports, letters and forms, as well as dicta transcription of doctors' orders, histories and physicals, operative reports, and patient information.
• Practical experience
  There is a field placement component associated with this program.
• Academic title
  Office Administration - Medical Ontario College Diploma
• Course description
  Semester 1     
  
     1. COMMUNICATION FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS I
     2. COMPUTERIZED DOCUMENT PRODUCTION I
     3. HUMAN RELATIONS FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS
     4. OFFICE TECHNOLOGY & PROCEDURES
     5. ACCOUNTING FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS
     6. INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING
  
  Semester 2     
  
     1. COMMUNICATION FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS II
     2. COMPUTERIZED DOCUMENT PRODUCTION II
     3. INTEGRATED DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS
     4. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
     5. SPREADSHEETS I
     6. KEYBOARDING I
  
  Semester 3     
  
     1. COMMUNICATION FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS III
     2. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
     3. MEDICAL SCIENCE I
     4. DOCTOR OFFICE PROCEDURE
     5. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION I
     6. MEDICAL BILLING I
     7. KEYBOARDING II
  
  Semester 4     
  
     1. FIELD PLACEMENT - MEDICAL
     2. MEDICAL SCIENCE II
     3. INTEGRATED SOFTWARE
     4. HOSPITAL PROCEDURES/MEDICAL RECORDS
     5. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION II
     6. HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
     7. MEDICAL BILLING II
     8. KEYBOARDING III
  

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