Program Overview for Healthcare Administration Professional |
ETP eligible | yes |
School | Walla Walla University |
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Program description | Consider going back to school for our Healthcare Administration Program. Through a certification as a healthcare admin, you have the ability to cover a wide range of healthcare office procedures, protocols and speak with many people from all walks of life. You can work behind the office scenes or you can work at the front lines, offering help to those patients who have billing or other paperwork-related questions. If you choose the healthcare administration professional certification program, you'll learn a wide variety of healthcare information services and protocols. Some courses you can expect to find are medical office procedures and administration, medical billing, Microsoft Office and other medical-related classes that have a strong backbone foundation in the office sector of these medical facilities. Healthcare administration continues to be a growing field that so many are proud to work in. The required courses are all related to the protocols in place in a medical setting to keep everyone's health information safe. Those who are healthcare administration certified are able to take on any jobs within any healthcare setting such as with a hospital or urgent care center, geriatrics, maternity, pediatrics or physicians offices, as well as other outpatient and inpatient centers. |
Financial Information |
Tuition | $5,000 |
Total program tuition | $5,000 |
Fees | Exam Fees, Books & Materials are included in the $5,000 price |
Program Information |
Length of training | 25 Weeks |
Award type | Healthcare Administration Professional Program Certificate of Completion |
Clock hours | 16 hours per week (Total of 400 hours) |
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Offered evenings/weekends | yes |
Offered online | no |
Entrance requirements | Minimum entry level requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, access to a Web browser with internet connection and to complete Course registration & payment |
Certification/license required to work in this field | no
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Certification/license obtained as part of training program | no
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Certification/license test preparation provided | yes Medical Coder & Biller Certification (MCBC), Certified Medical Administration Assistant (CMAA) and Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS) - issued by the NHA and the AMCA |