The Healthcare Administration AAS degree program is a seven quarter, twenty-one months program that focuses on the administrative skills needed to assist hospitals, clinics and physicians with billing, coding, revenue and insurance management, and entry-level healthcare office administrative functions. This program is taught 100% online. Students learn basic medical and hospital office administration skills including reception, patient scheduling, and medical records management, including electronic medical records along with the specialized skills and knowledge needed for patient billing, insurance and revenue cycle management and diagnostic and procedural coding. Students also learn to follow ethical and legal standards with respect to patient care including HIPAA privacy standards. They are eligible to sit for professional medical billing certification examinations, including Certified Professional Biller (CPB) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) at the end of the fourth quarter and Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist (CRCS) from the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) at the end of the seventh quarter.