Health Professions and Related Programs
Health administration
Listed by colleges as Health and Medical Administrative Services
Colleges award this field under 24 named programs, from Health/Health Care Administration/Management to Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 24 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Prepares you to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Covers planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
- Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
- Prepares you to apply managerial principles to the administration of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. Covers facilities planning, building and operations management, business management, financial management and insurance, fund-raising and marketing, public relations, human resources management and labor relations, health care facilities operations, principles of health care delivery, and applicable law and regulations.
- Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
- Prepares individuals, under the supervision of nurses or ward supervisors, to perform routine administrative and reception duties in a patient care unit within a hospital or other health care facility. Covers receiving and directing visitors, transcribing medical and nursing orders, preparing requisition forms, scheduling patient appointments and procedures, monitoring patients and personnel, and interpersonal skills.
- Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
- Prepares individuals, under the supervision of nursing or medical service administrators, to supervise and coordinate the operations of one or more patient care units in hospitals or other health care facilities. Covers planning and initiating administrative procedures, personnel supervision, interpersonal skills, general and/or specialized health care operations and procedures, and consultation with other medical, nursing, and administrative team members.
- Medical Office Management/Administration
- Prepares you to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. Covers business office operations, business and financial record-keeping, personnel supervision, medical and health care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable law and regulations.
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Prepares you to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Covers the principles and basic content of the biomedical and clinical sciences, information technology and applications, data and database management, clinical research methodologies, health information resources and systems, office management, legal requirements, and professional standards.
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Covers clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements, database management, data coding and validation, information security, quality control, health information content and structure, medical business procedures, and legal requirements.
- Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
- Prepares you to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Covers dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations.
- Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant
- Prepares you to apply computer programming, troubleshooting, and information technology skills to the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of standard, customized, or proprietary medical software and associated hardware. Covers computer programming, systems analysis, networking, telecommunications, medical records and informatics software applications, information technology, systems administration, computer security, and applicable regulations and certifications or licenses.
- Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
- Prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Covers general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record-keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills.
Where it can lead
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