Available at Ultimate Medical Academy:

Ultimate Medical Academy’s online Medical Office and Billing Specialist diploma program prepares you to fulfill administrative duties in a healthcare office with a special focus on insurance, patient billing and healthcare claims. Medical office and billing specialists are responsible for greeting patients, setting appointment times, scheduling hospital admissions, managing medical records, billing, collections and other general medical office procedures. This program teaches you skill sets from our Medical Billing and Coding and Medical Administrative Assistant programs.

If interacting with people and working in an office environment sound like something you might enjoy, a career as a medical office and billing specialist could be a good match for you. Medical office and billing professionals are organized, detail-oriented and provide quality customer service.

As a graduate of UMA’s program, you may consider entry-level positions as a medical billing specialist, medical office and billing specialist, medical office secretary, medical office assistant or various positions in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, nursing homes or other types of healthcare organizations.

Program Highlights

At 38 semester credits, this diploma program can be completed in approximately 41 weeks. Online courses are five weeks in length, allowing you to graduate quickly with full-time study. Instructors, tutors, financial aid staff and your learner services advisor helps to keep you engaged and motivated. UMA takes pride in offering students comprehensive job skills training. We guide you in preparing your resume, practicing interview techniques, finding job openings and boosting your self-confidence. Even after graduation, we continue to support our alumni.

About UMA’s Courses

Our curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including medical basics and healthcare claims, anatomy, medical terminology, computer systems and software applications for the medical office, medical administrative assisting, medical law and ethics, medical coding, pathophysiology and pharmacology.

UMA’s curriculum also helps you prepare for the Certified Billing and Coding Specialists (CBCS) certification exam with the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

We encourage you to apply to UMA and get started in a career in the medical office and billing specialty today. Complete the form to learn more about tuition, course start dates and the support we provide you as a UMA student.