Medical Office Management Careers

Job Description

Medical office managers organize office activities and provide support to physicians and other medical staff. They're responsible for everything from transcribing dictation to answering the phone and scheduling patients.

Education Requirements

Medical office administration program options include:

• 1-year certificate or diploma
• 2-year associate degree

Traditionally, the medical office was managed by a medical secretary who received on-the-job training. However, due to the complexities and rapid growth of the medical field, most medical offices now have a fully trained manager.

While there are no specific education credentials required for medical administration, most medical office managers have some formal training in medical office management or a related field. Training is usually offered by career colleges and community colleges.

What You'll Study

Medical office management and administrative assistant training programs provide you with the skills necessary to manage the day-to-day operations of a medical facility.

Typical medical administration programs offer courses in:

• Medical terminology
• Medical law and ethics
• Labor law
• Billing and collections
• Office management
• Business communication
• Human resources

A medical office manager will be well versed in a wide variety of subjects including:

• HIPAA
• Medicare
• Salaries and benefits
• OSHA
• Managed care
• Staff management
• Facility management
• Physician recruitment
• Legal issues
• Malpractice
• Medical record management
• ICD-9-CM and CPT coding

Medical Office Manager Salaries

Medical office managers earn annual salaries of up to $72,047, depending on their employers. The International Association of Administrative Professionals published a report of various medical office administrators starting from the low $50,000 to $70,000 range. See more findings from this medical office manager salary report.