Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree

ICDC College’s Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree prepares you for a job in the growing healthcare industry. In fact, job growth in the healthcare field is expected to increase faster than many other occupations over the next several years.* Employment opportunities within the healthcare field are varied, and candidates with a healthcare degree or healthcare management degree will continue to be in high demand.

Healthcare Managers typically have received extensive healthcare training and oversee the business operations of the medical industry. Healthcare management integrates electronic records management, medical coding, billing and reimbursement, and coordination of day-to-day business activities. A Healthcare Manager performs duties within the areas of human resources, financial management, accounting and data collection. Without effective healthcare managers, doctors, nurses and other medical service providers would not be able to deliver efficient and timely patient care.

ICDC College’s online Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree program prepares students for management and administrative roles in the business side of the medical field. Students enrolled in the ICDC program will receive comprehensive training in the key areas of the healthcare field:

• Healthcare business environment
• Patient administrative services
• Electronic records management
• Workplace management
• Public health practices
• Medical coding, billing, and reimbursement

Get your Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree online today! Obtaining your degree online from ICDC College allows you educational flexibility. You can attend classes at your convenience – from anywhere at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ICDC lets you get your education on the go, tailored to fit your busy lifestyle.

Once the enrollment process is complete, ICDC College provides the tools you need to succeed, including online coursework, textbooks and a new Netbook computer** – all included in the cost of your tuition! Your next step is to log in and learn, at your convenience.

Graduates of ICDC College’s Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree program have found employment with a variety of companies ranging from private medical clinics and senior care facilities, to home healthcare staffing agencies and medical group offices, as well as veterinary hospitals.

Graduates of the ICDC College Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Management will be qualified to work in the business side of any branch of the medical field, from primary and specialty care, to mental healthcare or urgent care, occupational medicine, physical therapy, and sports medicine, among others.

Graduates of ICDC College’s Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree online program have a growing field* of potential employment options to choose from, including:

• Hospitals and Clinics
• Private Physician Offices and Medical Groups
• Public Health Departments
• State-Governed Facilities
• Home Healthcare and Outpatient Care
• Assisted Living Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers
• Medical Billing / Collection
• Health Insurance Companies
• Academic Institutions

Career Services assistance is provided by ICDC College upon completion of the program.

ICDC College offers its graduates an employment preparation course prior to graduation, to assist in finding sources of employment, preparing an effective resume and with interviewing techniques.

Employment:

Healthcare Management graduates may be immediately qualified for entry-level employment in:

Health Center Assistant Manager: In this position you would typically assist a Clinical Manager in all business processes to ensure efficient operation of a clinic or clinical department. Duties may include assisting patients with testing, screening and education. You might also assist with administering financial processes, supervising clinic staff, managing clinic operations during Clinic Manager’s absence, ordering of medical supplies and equipment, assuring adherence to policies involving patient confidentiality, charting, billing, and more.

Medical Office Manager: In this role you would oversee the day-to-day front office operations of a medical practice or doctor’s office. You would be responsible for management of medical records, scheduling, reception, and staff supervision. A medical office manager may also be responsible for managing budgets and analyzing financial statements.

Medical Billing Manager: As a Medical Billing Manager you would be responsible for daily operations of the billing office for a medical practice or doctor’s office. You might also supervise the office staff. You would manage patient payments and accounts, insurance billing and processing of payments, and must have knowledge of the appeals and denials process.

Assistant to Director at Home Care Agency: As the assistant to a Home Care Agency Director, you would typically be responsible for billing, bookkeeping, data entry, assisting in staffing, reception, and human resources. You might also assist with marketing and outreach activities, including the coordination and scheduling of these efforts.

Health Record Technician: As a technician of health records you would work primarily on maintaining, auditing, processing and updating health records according to established clinic or hospital procedures. A Health Record Technician typically inputs into a computer system any relevant data abstracted from various medical records or related sources for use in patient admissions, discharge, and transfer.

The Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree program is available at the following campus:

• Online

Completion of the accredited courses provided in ICDC College’s online Healthcare Management Associate’s Degree program prepares graduates to effectively contribute to the management of business processes in a medical office, hospital, clinic or healthcare facility.

Some courses included in the Healthcare Management program are:

• Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology
• Medical Billing Management
• Healthcare Business Environment
• Workplace Management
• Public Health Practices
• Health Data Management
• Electronic Health Records Management
• Healthcare Management in the Global Environment

OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION:

The occupations this program prepares students to enter by name and SOC code:
Medical Records/Health Information Technician 29-2071.00; Medical Secretary 43-6013.00; Medical Health Service Manager 11-9111.00

LINKS:

The links to the occupational profiles on the Department of Labor’s O*Net are:
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2071.00
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-6013.00
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9111.00

COSTS:

Tuition and Fees: $37,667.50
Books and Supplies: included w/ tuition
On campus room and board: N/A

PROGRAM LENGTH:

The program is designed to take 91 weeks to complete.

MEDIAN LOAN, PROGRAM COMPLETION AND PLACEMENT RATES

This program is new. Therefore the number of students who graduate, the number of students who are placed, or the starting salary you can earn after finishing the educational program are unknown at this time. Information regarding general salary and placement statistics may be available from government sources or from the institution, but it is not equivalent to actual performance data.