Occupational Associate of Applied Science 

The growing demand for quality health care has increased the need for trained and experienced medical professionals.* With our Occupational Associate of Applied Science in Medical Practice Management degree program, you could acquire the in-depth training and job knowledge needed to pursue an entry-level position in the health care field. At Kaplan Career Institute, our experienced instructors offer inside knowledge that you won’t find in most textbooks to help you gain the skills needed to stand out to prospective employers.

 

This program is designed to help you train to become a medical practice manager, medical office manager, medical assistant manager, or other similar position in a health care facility. In those positions it could be your job to help keep a medical office running efficiently. Through group discussions, lectures, and hands-on laboratory experience, you can develop the administrative, communication, management, and accounting skills that could help you find career success.

 Professional Responsibilities 

This is your opportunity to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully seek a career in the medical field. Our program can teach you how to perform duties in the following areas:
  • Financial management
  • Patient communication
  • Personnel management
  • Insurance coding and billing
  • Medical records management
  • Appointment scheduling

 Potential Career Opportunities  

As a graduate in the medical practice management field, you may search for entry-level positions in these settings:

  • Dental offices
  • Hospitals
  • Health care clinics
  • Home health agencies

  

 

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* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2008–2009 Edition, Health Care, http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm (accessed January 2008). Expected national growth rate through the year 2016.