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Online Health Care Administration Degree Program
The front office is the nerve center of any medical practice. Operating it efficiently requires a specialized set of skills. Health care administrators plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care. Our Health Care Administration online degree program prepares successful graduates for the responsibilities of coordinating front office activities.
Students participate in courses online to learn administrative and medical assisting skills, which include:
- Essential office competencies
- Medical law and ethics
- Medical terminology
- Skills and knowledge required to perform medical office procedures and administration and medical records management within the health care setting
- Office software
- How to communicate with patients and other professionals and visitors in the health care setting
- Medical billing and coding
- Bookkeeping
- Office management responsibilities, such as human resources, physician scheduling, and space planning
- Medical terminology, introduction to anatomy, pharmacology, and measuring vital signs
- Critical thinking
Specifics on the Online Health Care Administration Degree Program
Upon completion of the Health Care Administration online program, graduates will be able to:
- Discuss the elements of health care law including patient rights, patient confidentiality, malpractice, professional liability, and explain accreditation standards, patient safety improvement, operational improvements, and improving patient and customer satisfaction levels.
- Recognize universal claims forms, payment cycles from Medicare and Medicaid programs, and outpatient procedures and office visits.
- Examine record storage and retention and document imaging and archiving, and patient registries and indexes.
Illustrate a variety of medical office procedures including patient scheduling, purchasing/inventory management, management of office accounting systems, and medical records, including the use of a software system to simulate activity in a medical office setting.
Specialists in the field manage clinical departments while generalists are responsible for operating entire facilities or systems. Because health care is a rapidly changing arena, health care administrators must be prepared to evaluate and launch new delivery systems as well as technological innovations, and complex ever-changing regulations. An ongoing focus on improving efficiencies in health care facilities and the delivery of care make this a challenging and exciting career field.
Carrington’s Health Care Administration certificate and online degree programs prepare students for entry-level employment in a medical or dental office, or other health-related professional office setting.
Credential: Associate of Science degree
Total Credit Hours: 67 (Approximate time to complete: 18 months)
Tuition & Fees*: Tuition for students enrolled in online programs is $400 per credit hour. The tuition rate for active duty military personnel is $250 per credit hour.
*Additional costs may apply. Please see the College Catalog for details.
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