Associate's Degree — Healthcare Management

Associate of Science in Medical Billing and Coding (ASMBC)

The Associate of Science in Medical Billing and Coding (ASMBC) degree program offered through Stonecliffe College Online provides students with the foundation to work in entry-level positions in health care organizations and continued study for more advanced degrees. The general education component focuses on classifying and coding diagnosis and procedures. Students who complete the program will also earn two résumé-enhancing CTU Academic Certificates: Introduction to Coding Diagnoses (ICD9) and Current Procedural Technology (CPT) and IT for Healthcare.

Career Opportunities

Successful completion of this degree program can help qualify you to pursue such career opportunities as:

• Health Care Technician
• Patient Services Coordinator
• Medical Records Specialist
• Medical Office Assistant
• Clinical Information Specialist
• and many others

Because Stonecliffe College Online is an academic division of Colorado Technical University, you can make a smooth transition into your choice of career-focused Bachelor's degrees offered at any of CTU's numerous campus locations, including Colorado Tech Online.

Stonecliffe College Online is an academic division of Colorado Technical University. Colorado Technical University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. (For more information, visit the NCA Higher Learning Commission website.)

Associate of Arts in Business Administration
— Concentration in Healthcare Administration

AIU Online's Associate's (AABA) degree with a concentration in Healthcare Administration takes the real-world business skills taught in our AABA degree program and applies them to specific knowledge of today's rapidly expanding field of healthcare administration.

Students learn to identify key ethical, theoretical, and practical issues related to medical records. They learn how to perform essential clerical and organizational tasks within a healthcare office. Discussion of ethical, legislative, and regulatory issues relative to the day-to-day operations of a medical or allied health office is also included in this up-to-date, real-world curriculum.

Some Required Courses for This Degree Program Include:

• Medical Terminology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Medical Records
• Introduction to Accounting
• Personal Finance Concepts
• Aspects of Psychology
• Project Management

AIU Online's accelerated AABA program curriculum has been carefully designed to provide a seamless transition into our Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management degree program.

Associate of Arts in Business Administration
— Concentration in Medical Coding and Billing

AIU Online's Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA) degree program offers a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing to help meet the demand for industry-current professionals with the knowledge and skills to pursue exciting career opportunities in the growing healthcare industry.

In addition to the broad base of fundamental business courses and general education requirements designed to foster critical thinking and communication skills, this concentration includes the study of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, legal aspects of health information, coding and abstraction of data, statistics, database management, quality improvement methods and computer science.

Career Opportunities

AIU Online's AABA with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing can help prepare students interested in developing and advancing such interesting, in-demand careers as:

• Health Care Technician
• Insurance Verification Representative
• Clinical Information Specialist
• Health Information Specialist
• Patient Services Coordinator
• Medical Records Specialist
• Insurance Follow-up Specialist
• Relationship Client Manager
• Claims Processor