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Health Care Administration Degree Program at Carrington College
Health Care Administrators – At the heart of the operation
Health care administrators utilize their administrative abilities and office skills to help plan, coordinate, direct, and supervise the delivery of health care. The Health Care Administration Associate degree and/or certificate program at Carrington College teaches you the skills needed to coordinate the front office of clinics, hospitals, residential care facilities, and doctors’, dentists’, or chiropractic offices.
Study Health Care Administration at Carrington College and you’ll receive the practical training and experience needed to help you succeed in a career as a health care administrator. Here are several outstanding reasons to stop looking at other health care administration schools, and consider the Carrington College program:
- A mix of classroom instruction and practical training prepares you for the real world
- Program culminates with an externship in an approved medical or health care facility
- You will learn important administrative assistant skills that can be valued by any office team
Build your skills with our Health Care Administration program
The Carrington College Health Care Administration associate degree and/or certificate program prepares students for entry-level positions managing manual and automated front office operations for single and multilevel health care practices. Our program focuses on two crucial areas; firstly, the necessary administrative assistant skills including medical law and ethics, terminology, and familiarity with automated office systems. The second part concentrates on billing systems, bookkeeping, medical coding, scheduling, and office management, including communication.
Once students successfully complete the Carrington College Health Care Administration program, they should have the skills and the confidence to:
- Perform clerical and bookkeeping functions within a medical office setting
- Manage and maintain patient records securely
- Utilize medical office automation systems
- Demonstrate their proficiency in critical thinking and information management
Health Care Administrators enjoy a special set of skills
The front office is the hub of any medical organization; and operating it efficiently requires specialized skills. Often Health Care Administrators are either specialists in charge of clinical departments, or generalists in charge of entire facilities or systems. Because health care delivery is undergoing rapid change, administrators are challenged to improve both efficiency and the quality of care offered to patients, and the Carrington College Health Care Administration program instruct our students the skills and confidence to face that challenge.
Why not talk to a Carrington College Admissions Representative about your options? The Carrington College Health Care Administration program is available at the following campus locations - Albuquerque, NM, Boise, ID, Phoenix, AZ, and Tucson, AZ. Program availability varies by location, and culminates in either a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree in Health Care Administration.
