Associate Degree – Medical Office Assistant Mastering Medical Office Operations
64
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Fast-Track Your Way to a Career in Healthcare with Liberty’s Online Medical Office Assistant Program
How can you work in the healthcare field if you aren’t called to be a doctor or nurse? Do you have administrative skills or experience? Do you want to enable healthcare practitioners to save lives? Do you recognize the complexity of the healthcare industry and understand the need for talented assistants who can streamline processes to make care more efficient?
If this sounds like you, you can serve in the medical field through your career by pursuing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Medical Office Assistant degree!
Medical office administration is an essential part of providing care for the well-being of patients. Medical office associates can work in many different settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, physicians’ offices, and long-term care facilities. Liberty’s 100% online medical administrative assistant degree program can teach you the skills needed for a variety of positions.
As you complete your medical office assistant online classes, you can learn medical-related tasks like diagnostic coding. You’ll also study essential aspects of medical billing and coding, such as how to locate important information in medical coding books. Our medical office assistant classes can help you prepare to handle legal and ethical issues by emphasizing:
- Contracts
- HIPAA
- Licensing
- Privacy
- Professional liability
- Risk management
Medical office assisting is both an incredible opportunity to serve your community and a rapidly growing career field. As more people retire and healthcare advances, the need for medical office assistants is increasing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the job outlook to increase by 16% through 2031* — a much faster rate than average.
Now is the perfect time to join the medical field by completing our medical office associate degree. You can develop the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting, positive impact on staff and patients through our medical administrative assistant school program.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, at Occupational Outlook Handbook – Medical Assistants (viewed online Sept. 21, 2022). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Medical Office Assistant Program?
As you research different degree programs, one question you may have is “What is the best online school for medical office assistant training?” We believe that our program here at Liberty University fits that criteria. You can receive training with a biblical worldview by pursuing medical office assistant school online from a Christian university. Plus, your professors have both advanced education and years of experience in the medical field.
Liberty University strives to equip graduates to provide patients with the best care. This goal is a career necessity for medical office assistants and an example of our values. The professors in our online medical office assistant degree will guide you through your studies. You can learn the importance of compassion and encouragement as you interact with patients facing various life situations.
Liberty is proud to offer our medical office administration degree 100% online. This will allow you to remain active in your job, family, and community without committing to taking courses on campus. You can learn valuable skills and be a representative of Christ in the world of healthcare. Because at Liberty, our associate in medical office administration offers you:
- Christian worldview
- Dedicated faculty
- Flexible online courses
- Strong academics
What Will You Study in the Online Medical Administrative Assistant Program?
Our medical office administration program focuses on the business and administrative aspects of the job. Earning your associate degree in medical office management can help you learn the skills needed for your future career. This includes handling assorted duties such as scheduling, filing, and medical billing in an office setting.
You can develop a solid foundation of business and administrative practices. Plus, you can learn the medical terminology needed to handle office systems and procedures effectively.
You can also learn:
- Billing protocol concerning insurance filing demands of commercial group insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, workers’ compensation claims, and other third-party billing entities
- Ethical and legal aspects of medicine with a focus on privacy, HIPAA, risk management, licensing, contracts, and professional liability
- How to plan and organize workloads, set priorities, develop initiative among employees, multitask, and meet deadlines
- How to use the universal claim form CMS-1500, the carriers that submit the claim form, collections, payments, and accounts receivable
- Medical procedural and diagnostic coding skills, like coding manuals for insurance claim processing
- Patient billing and bookkeeping for a medical office
- Techniques to maintain compassionate professionalism when interacting with patients, family members, and staff
- The role of the medical office assistant in infection control as well as prevention, treatment, and management of infectious outbreaks in a clinical office
Additionally, our medical office assistant online program offers an optional 160-hour externship. This will provide you with work-based experience related to your career objectives. This medical office assistant course can help fine-tune your skills, which can make you a more valuable job candidate.
Liberty places an emphasis on both content and hands-on experience in the medical office specialist associate degree. You can receive the training you need for your career by completing Liberty’s medical administrative assistant associate degree.
Potential Career Opportunities
Earning your associate in medical assisting can help give you the needed experience for a variety of medical office assistant jobs. These include:
- Clerical and medical billing expert
- Doctor’s office assistant
- Medical clinic receptionist
- Medical records technician
- Transcriptionist
Featured Courses
- AMOA 203 – Medical Office Systems and Procedures
- AMOA 206 – Medical Office Billing and Bookkeeping
- AMOA 207 – Medical Office Coding
- NURS 105 – Medical Terminology*
*Course guide available upon request
Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Health Sciences.
- View the Undergraduate Health Sciences Course Guides (login required).
Degree Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
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Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
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Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9595.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official high school transcripts or official GED test scores.*
- Students may be allowed to enroll in up to 12 credit hours with Liberty with the submission of our High School Self-Certification Form (login required – you will first need to claim your Liberty Account).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system).
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
*Official high school transcript requirement may be waived with college transcripts from an accredited college/university showing at least 12 earned credit hours with an acceptable GPA.
Note: A 2.0 or above cumulative GPA is required for admission in good standing.
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High School Transcript Policy
Applicants may submit a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of a final official high school transcript in order to enroll in up to 12 credit hours at Liberty University.
- Applicants may submit a college transcript showing 12 or more credits from an accredited institution and a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of high school transcripts.
Students must submit official high school transcripts, or official college transcripts showing at least 12 credit hours earned with an acceptable grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution, in order to register for additional courses.
The official high school transcript, GED requirement, and High School Self-Certification Form can be waived if the applicant has earned an associate degree or higher.
Final transcripts must reflect all coursework and final grades received for grades 9-12, a graduation date, and an overall GPA. (Mailed transcripts must be in a sealed and unopened envelope.)
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Military Transfers
If you have military-only transfer credits (completed basic training and enlistment), you must request an official military transcript. Please go to the Military Transfer Credit webpage to request your military transcript.
International Applicants
If you are an international applicant, you may be required to have your international transcripts reviewed. Information regarding the transcript evaluation process for international students can be found by visiting NACES.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
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Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a medical office assistant do?
As you’re considering your career options, you may be interested in becoming a medical administrative assistant; however, you might be unsure of what your actual tasks would be on-the-job. You’ll have many responsibilities when you become a medical office assistant such as:
Communicating with patients
Coordinating with other medical professionals
Filing paperwork and keeping records
Handling medical coding, billing, and insurance claims
Working in an office environment at a clinic or doctor’s office
What degree do I need to be a medical office assistant?
At minimum, most employers require a job applicant to have a high school diploma or GED. Some employers require applicants to have an associate degree in medical office assisting. Our program can help meet the requirement of the employer if an associate degree is needed. Other employers may require a bachelor’s degree. If a bachelor’s degree is needed, Liberty University offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences that may meet the requirement.
As you’re applying for jobs, be sure to verify with employers what the education requirements are for the specific role you’re interested in.
What is the difference between an administrative assistant and a medical office assistant?
Administrative assistants can often work in any type of office. If you are specially trained to be a medical office assistant, you can possibly work in a doctor’s office, hospital, assisted living, or other medical-related locations. Medical office assistants have background knowledge of medical terms and the human body that can assist in understanding the job. While many of the tasks are the same, medical office assistants have more specific training. This may allow them to work in some places where regular administrative assistants may not.
Is an online associate degree in medical office assisting worth it?
If you want to work in the medical field in a job that helps people without performing clinical tasks, a medical office assistant job may be a good fit for you. People who have administrative skills can put those skills into action and help others get the care they need. Those who want to learn these skills can better equip themselves for this job by completing an online associate degree in medical office assisting.
What are the top 3 skills of a medical office assistant?
Medical office assistants must be organized, able to manage their time, and work well with others. Organizing patient files and documents is often a daily task. Scheduling and confirming appointments and doing your job efficiently require good time management skills. Because the job involves talking with patients and healthcare providers, communication is key.
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