ASA College

Healthcare Office Administration (AOS)

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Program Overview

The Healthcare Office Administration degree program offers a comprehensive learning curriculum, emphasizing administrative and high-level technical skills to meet the demands of the rapidly changing health care industry.

Students learn to perform essential clerical and organizational tasks within a healthcare facility. Course offerings include transcription, billing and coding, medical records management, and reimbursement methodologies. Discussion of ethical, legislative, and regulatory issues relative to the day-to-day operations of a health care facility is also included in this up-to-date, real-world curriculum. An essential element of the program is learning to use computers and a variety of software applications. Students also acquire the basics in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, financial administration, business communications, and psychology.

Program Goals

Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate should possess the competencies and knowledge required to function successfully as an entry-level healthcare administrator by demonstrating the ability to:

  • Produce professional-quality medical documents with a variety of computer software tools (word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation).
  • Code clinical data and prepare medical insurance claims for reimbursement purposes; Meet the challenging role of the administrative medical professional by applying knowledge of technological changes in an increasingly global economy and diverse workplace
  • Apply ethical and legal principles and standards for the control, release and use of health information.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with others in supportive and leadership roles, both orally and in writing.
  • Successfully pass the industry certification exam.
  • The Healthcare Office Administration degree program requires the successful completion of 61 semester credits hours for graduation as shown in the column on this page and the previous page.
Career Outlook

Graduates can find employment in positions such as administrative assistant, executive assistant, medical office assistant, records management supervisor, medical transcriptionist, and medical coding and billing professionals that are found in medical offices, hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, and insurance companies.

Jenjang Pendidikan

Associate Degree

Jurusan

Medicine and Health Sciences

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New Yorkers and Floridians know ASA College as the “College of Choice” for good reason. We live by our philosophy that all students are individuals, unique in their stories and goals. Our students find career and academic success through our degree programs because our staff and professors go the extra mile to know their students and ensure that no one is left behind.

Whether you're interested in accounting, digital marketing, social media, hospitality management, psychology, health care, or English language learning, we will be with you every step of the way until the future to which you aspire is a reality.

Educating students to achieve excellence in high-demand careers is our goal. We encourage you to explore our degree programs to find the right fit for you.

Keunggulan

• Small class size 

• Financial assistance available 

• Multi-cultural campuses  

• ASA College's credits are widely considered at many US institutions. 

• Earn your college degree in just 16 months*  

 *If no remedial courses are required, no course failures, and a full-time course schedule is required   with consecutive semester months of enrollment.  

• Housing  

 
Students

4,356

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