Program Info
Year Established
2006
Program Code
MPFBM.AB
Degree Type
Associate in Business
Program Description
Description
Builds on the Medical Insurance Specialist certificate and prepares students to manage the specialized business functions of a medical practice or medical facility. Course work covers medical billing, coding, and insurance claim forms as well as accounting, customer service, management, medical terminology, and effective oral and written communications.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Interpret basic financial statements.
- Apply management theory to effectively supervise the human resources of an organization.
- Evaluate management decisions given an organization’s relationship to the external business environment.
- Creatively solve common problems in managing the business office of a medical or medical related organization.
- Demonstrate effective non-verbal and verbal communication skills for a business environment.
- Demonstrate effective written communication for a business environment.
- Employ computer applications to perform business activities.
- Prepare billing and insurance reimbursement documents to insure proper payment.
- Apply quantitative skills to analyze situations and make decisions in a business environment
Admission Requirements
Additional Program Requirements
Students must complete a Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen per Michigan Public Health Code 20713.
General Education
Category 7
Complete any 3 credit hours.
Credit Hours
3.00
See General Education Requirements for details.
Program Requirements
Required Core Courses
| Course name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BBA-110: Business Grammar and Punctuation | 3.00 |
| BBA-131: Introduction to Business | 4.00 |
| BBA-133: Business Behavior and Communication | 3.00 |
| BBA-153: Customer Service | 3.00 |
| BBA-231: Business Office Communications | 3.00 |
| MGT-230: Principles of Management | 3.00 |
| MGT-231: Supervision and Teambuilding | 3.00 |
Accounting: Complete one |
4.00 |
Credit Hours: 26
Required Support Courses
Credit Hours: 42
Minimum Total Credit Hours
71.00
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2019 and applies to the current catalog year.
If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the
My Progress section of HFC Self Service.