Course Syllabus

Course Description

Whenever the field of medicine is mentioned, people generally think about doctors and nurses. In fact, not that many years ago, those medical practitioners just about covered the subject. In recent years, however, the field has grown beyond imagination.

In this course, we will look at Careers in Healthcare as a guide for planning an exciting future. Specialization in the medical profession has produced a need for many trained personnel in specific areas. Even physicians have specialized in one field because over the past few decades the amount of knowledge in medical practice has become so vast that one person cannot know everything.

Unfortunately, this trend has produced an overabundance of specialists and a shortage of primary healthcare physicians (General Practitioners). As the medical field grew, there arose a need for more support staff in hospitals, doctor's offices, and related areas. Whole careers sprang up in the healthcare profession from Medical Billers to Patient Advocates. This course will discuss some of these areas of specialization within the field as an educational guide for Healthcare Career Planning.

Completely Online
Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
24/7 Availability
Start Anytime
PC & Mac Compatible
Android & iOS Friendly
Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Summarize the future of the healthcare industry.
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of the Medical Secretary.
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of the Medical Records Transcriptionist
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of the Medical Assistant.
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of the Medical Biller, the Medical Coder, and Insurance Claims.
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of the Medical Office IT Personnel.
Summarize the role, job duties, and responsibilities of Patient Advocates, Collections, and Medical Applications.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Assessment Guide

Assessment	Points
Lesson 1 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 2 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 3 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 4 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 6 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 7 Assignment	1 points
Lesson 9 Assignment	1 points