Ways to Learn!!

• Traditional Classrooms

• Distance Education– Interactive Video Classroom– Continuing Education Coorespondence Classes– Internet Classes

Interactive Video Classroom (IVN)

Medical Secretary

Medical Assistant

Medical Secretary

• Transcribe dictation

• Prepare correspondence

• Record simple medical histories, arrange for patients to be hospitalized, and order supplies

• Be familiar with insurance rules, billing practices

Employment Outlook

• Employment growth in health services industries should lead to average growth for medical secretaries

• Fast growing industries—such as health services education—will continue to generate most new job opportunities

Medical Assistant

• Perform routine administrative tasks:– telephones, greet patients, update and file patient

medical records, fill out insurance forms, handle correspondence, schedule appointments, arrange for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handle billing and bookkeeping.

• Clinical duties vary according to State law:– taking medical histories and vital signs, explain

treatment procedures, prepare patients for examination, and assist during the examination

Employment Outlook

• Medical assistants is expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations through the year 2010.

• Job prospects should be best for medical assistants with formal training or experience.

IVN in Session

Medical TranscriptionMedical Coding &

Insurance Specialist

MSU- Bottineau Announces

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION TRAINING

• In Minot, Bottineau, and surrounding areas.

• In-class, at home, training at your own pace. Contact Jan Nahinurk

Medical Transcription

Employed by

Medical Centers

Hospitals

Physicians

Clinics

Private Transcription Companies

At-HomeAvailable via online

Employment Outlook

• Demand for medical transcriptionist is expected to increase rapidly.

• Most companies pay on a production rate of 5-7 cents a line. (65 characters is equivalent to 1 line).

Medical Coding & Insurance Specialist

Employed by

Physicians

Clinics

Hospitals

Nursing Homes

Private Insurance Companies

HMO’s

Health data organizationsAvailable via correspondence

Employment Outlook

• Medical Coding is a specialty within the Medical Records occupation which is projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations.

• Hourly wages vary significantly with experience, credentials, and location.

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Sandra Sund Medical Program Manager

701-228-5449

sund@misu.nodak.edu