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Program
Highlights

In-Demand Skills

Take classes online and learn from the comfort of your home

A Career You’ll Love

Work in a hospital, residential care facility, or other health care service

Hands-on Training Development

Learn about healthcare policies, electronic health records management, and medical coding and billing

Over 14% increase in jobs between 2014 and 2024, with over 140,000 job openings during this time *

* Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
– Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014
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Train for a rewarding career as a Healthcare Manager

The healthcare industry is growing at a rapid pace due to population growth, the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, medical advances and recent healthcare reform.  With this growth comes the demand for skilled Healthcare Managers to lead and manage healthcare facilities and staff. Those who have healthcare management career training are in higher demand than ever before. If you have a passion for helping people and the desire to maintain the quality of healthcare services, our healthcare management degree program is right for you. Incoming students must have already earned an associate degree to enroll in this program.

Are Healthcare Managers in Demand?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Healthcare Management jobs is expected to increase over 14% between 2014 and 2024, with over 140,000 job openings during this time. Those seeking to gain skills by pursuing a medical management degree can better prepare for a new career in the medical office field. 

* Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics – Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014

Possible Career Options After Fremont University

  • Medical Office Manager
  • Patient Care Manager
  • Medical Records Manager
  • Rehabilitation Center Manager
  • Healthcare Project Manager
  • Health Services Manager

Important Qualities of a Healthcare Manager

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What I liked about Fremont University is that I had a sense of purpose and I was moving that purpose.

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Healthcare Management

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Fremont University provides a unique online Health Care learning environment that empowers our students and aligns them closely with industry needs.

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Our Healthcare Program Students
are working for top companies
across the globe.

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Admission Process

We’re here to help pinpoint the learning opportunity that’s right for you.

Personalized Guidance

Talk through course details with our admissions team, finding the time and format that suit your schedule and goals.

Pre-Course Work

Maximize your time in the classroom, completing pre-course exercises so you’re ready to hit the ground running on day one.

Keys to Success

Work with admissions counselors to ensure you have tools to succeed in this online course, including a quiet, dedicated workspace and high-speed internet access.

What Do Healthcare
Managers Do?

Manage

Manage the finances of the facility, such as patient fees and billing

Supervise

Supervise assistant administrators in facilities that are large enough to need them

Keep up-to-date

Keep up-to-date on new laws and regulations so that the facility in which they work complies with them

 

 

Create

Create work schedules

Present

Represent the facility at investor meetings or on governing boards

Communicate

Communicate with members of the medical staff and department head

Organize

Organize records of the facility’s services, such as the number of inpatient beds used

Where Do Healthcare
Manager Work?

  • Hospitals – state, local, private
  • Ambulatory health care services
  • Nursing and residential care facilities
  • Government
  • Human Resources Management
  • Information Systems
  • Managed Care and Healthcare Policies
  • Anatomy and Medical Terminology
  • Epidemiology and Global Health
  • Electronic Health Records Management
  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • Long Term Care and Issues of Aging & Disability
  • Quality Management and Patient Safety
  • Bachelor Capstone

Fremont University Difference

  • Speed
  • Innovation
  • Partnerships

Our Healthcare Management Degree Completion Program allows students to apply previous college credits toward a bachelor’s degree that can be completed in just 15 months. Our training is fast paced and we keep our classes engaging. This means that you can earn a bachelor’s degree and begin your healthcare career in a little over one year. If you’re interested in our Healthcare Management program and don’t have college credits to apply toward a degree, you can still earn a healthcare bachelor’s degree in just two-and-a-half years. No other school offers an accelerated degree program in Healthcare Management led by instructors who are experts in healthcare and have years of experience. While searching for a hospital management training program or a healthcare school you may find yourself overwhelmed with information. Trying to find a healthcare management degree program or related hospital management diploma program can be a lot of work. At Fremont University we feel that every student deserves a mentor to guide you through your options. In fact, we provide each student with 5 mentors to ensure their success. Although you’re not yet enrolled, we’d like to extend some of those benefits to you now. Call or email us right now and Fremont University will provide you with a free one-on-one mentor session from a qualified specialist. After speaking with your mentor you might find that the Healthcare Management degree is exactly what you’re looking for to meet your career goals. Call (800) 373-6668 or fill out the form at the top of this page to get started right now.

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    Important Qualities of a Healthcare Manager

    • ANALYTICAL SKILLS: Healthcare Managers must be able to understand and follow current regulations and be able to adapt to new laws.
    • COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Healthcare Managers must be able to communicate effectively with other health professionals.
    • DETAIL-ORIENTED: Healthcare Managers must pay attention to detail. They might be required to organize and maintain scheduling and billing information for very large facilities, such as hospitals.
    • INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Healthcare Managers need to be able to discuss staffing problems and patient information with other professionals, such as physicians and health insurance representatives. They must be able to motivate and lead staff.
    • PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS: Healthcare Managers are often responsible for finding creative solutions to staffing or other administrative problems.
    • TECHNICAL SKILLS: Healthcare Managers must be able to follow advances in healthcare technology. For example, they may need to use coding and classification software and electronic health record (EHR) systems.
    Healthcare management, which shouldn’t be confused with healthcare administration majors, can include duties that include administration, oversight or management of facilities, hospitals, healthcare systems and/or networks. In the field there can be general healthcare managers and some who might be considered specialists.