What is the difference between Medical Administration and Medical Office Administration?

What is Health Office Administration?

• Is the Health Office Administration the same as an office administration? What kind of jobs would you do as an health office administration? Would you be like a secretary at a ...show more

• Answer:

  This two-year diploma program offers the student a unique blend of experiences that will prepare him/her to work in a variety of health-care settings. Although the primary focus is administrative in nature, the student will also acquire a limited selection of skills with which to assist the health-care provider in other areas when required. Subjects such as medical, dental and specialized office administration, insurance procedures, health-care terminology, anatomy and physiology, bookkeeping, and communication in health care provide the student with a solid health office foundation in the first year of the program. The student will also be introduced to computing applications common to medical and office environments and attain the ability to touch type at 45 wpm. Instruction in English grammar will be provided to augment the student's verbal and written communication and to provide the foundation necessary to apply the beginning principles of medical transcription.