Healthcare Administration

Health Administration Certificate prepares students for entry-level coordination, assisting, and other support services and management and leadership roles in health services and related organizations and systems.

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Healthcare Administration Certificate is designed to provide students with the common core of lower-division courses required to seek an entry-level position with a Medical Clinic, any outpatient Patient Center, or Inpatient Hospital location.

This degree provides students with foundational knowledge in the field of Healthcare Administration including management, healthcare law, HIPAA privacy standards, quality data analytics, and leadership along with health Information management. 

The skills offered in the degree will provide tools for inquiry into community health, along with local, regional and national health care regulation within the discipline.

The Health care Administration Certificate/Degree is extremely relevant due to the high percentage of job growth due to the aging population, health disparities,and increase healthcare regulation and policy affecting the delivery of healthcare services. 

This certificate will prepare students to take advantage of the opportunities in one of the fast-growing industries in the United States. Employment of medical and health service assistants, coordinators, and managers is expected to grow 20% from 2016 to 2026 according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

This Certificate/degree provides students with  foundational knowledge in the field of Healthcare Administration including management, healthcare law, HIPAA privacy standards, quality data analytics, and leadership along with health Information management are addressed. 

Furthermore,  advanced level knowledge of Healthcare Administration, Public Health, and Healthcare Quality knowledge is built into the Certificate. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
MOA 180	Health Information Management	3	Y1
MOA 183	Introduction to Health Insurance and Billing	4	Y1
MOA 185	Medical Office Administration	3	Y1
MOA 188	Health Law and Ethics	3	Y2
MOA 184	Healthcare Delivery Systems	3	Y2
MOA 190	Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration	3	Y2
MOA 191	Introduction to Public Health and Community	3	Y3
MOA 192	Healthcare Quality and Management	3	Y3

Pasadena City College

Saddleback Community College

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