Medical secretary H+ (certified)  (Kreuzlingen):
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Medical secretary training H⁺or Medical Secretary H⁺provides sound knowledge in the field of medical administration. The course usually comprises 320 compulsory lessons. In addition, many schools offer supplementary elective subjects, such as language, grammar, spelling, bookkeeping or keyboarding.

The mandatory training content of the medical secretary training program includes

• Pathology: the basics of common diseases and their medical correlations
• Anatomy: structure and functions of the human body
• Medical correspondence: preparation and processing of medical documents, letters and reports
• Medical terminology: Understanding and using medical terms correctly
• Informatics: basics of office informatics, practice software and digital processes in healthcare
• Medical statistics: Introduction to statistical evaluations in a medical context
• Practice organization: Planning and implementing efficient processes in a medical practice or medical institution
• Industry knowledge of the hospital and healthcare sector: Overview of structures and processes in the healthcare sector
• Social and health insurance: Knowledge of the Swiss social insurance system and billing options

The subjects of the H+ medical secretary training course provide optimal preparation for the wide range of tasks in the medical secretariat - from patient admission and administration to communication with insurance companies and specialist staff.

Important: Each school may offer additional content or focus on different aspects of medical secretary training. The exact subject matter may vary depending on the provider. If you would like to know which subjects are taught at a particular school, you can enquire directly at the desired educational institution. A contact form is available for this purpose, which can be used to forward the inquiry directly to the relevant school.

Medical secretary training H⁺/ Medical secretary H⁺is an additional training course recognized by the organization H+ (The Hospitals of Switzerland). It lasts two semesters, i.e. one year, for people with previous commercial training and four to five semesters, i.e. two to two and a half years, for people without previous commercial training, depending on their previous training. Be sure to ask the provider about the duration that applies to you.