Health and medical administrative services job description

Introduction

Health and medical administrative services programs prepare students to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems.

Specific programs included in this major:

• Clinical Research Coordinator
• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
• Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
• Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Health/Medical Claims Examiner
• Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Long Term Care Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
• Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant
• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Reception/Receptionist
• Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
• Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist

Careers You Qualify For With This Major

• Administrative Service Managers
• Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers
• Chief Executives
• Clinical Data Managers
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Computer User Support Specialists
• General and Operations Managers
• Medical Assistants
• Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
• Medical Secretaries
• Medical Transcriptionists
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Public Relations Specialists
• Statisticians
• Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers

Schools That Offer This Major

Related Majors

• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
• Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Chiropractic
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
• Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
• Dentistry
• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Energy and Biologically Based Therapies
• Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Massage Therapy and Other Related Therapeutic Services
• Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
• Medical Illustration and Informatics
• Medicine
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
• Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
• Optometry
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
• Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry
• Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
• Public Health
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Veterinary Medicine

College Preparation

In Minnesota, your school may have developed a Program of Study in this career area. A Program of Study is an academic and career plan developed by your high school to help move you towards a career and college path. A Program of Study can help you:

• Select high school classes that prepare you for college and getting a job
• Understand how the classes you're taking in high school lead to a career
• Identify extra-curricular activities that are related to your career interest
• See what classes at your school offer early college credit that will save you time and money towards your college expenses
• Graduate from high school prepared for your next step toward the career you choose

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