Why Enroll at Kaplan College?

At Kaplan College, Hagerstown Campus, you can train for one of many satisfying careers in just a matter of months. Our programs are designed with your future in mind. Every classroom and field experience provides the real-world skills and hands-on training you need, bringing you a step closer to your new career every day.

Personalized services make it easy

• Financial aid for those who qualify
• Both day & evening classes
• Small class sizes
• Career placement assistance

Accreditation

• Accredited Member, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).
  
  
• Approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
  
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Medical Assistant - Certificate

The Certificate in Medical Assistant program prepares students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for an entry-level position in the medical assisting field. Curriculum will provide students with opportunities to develop multi-faceted competencies necessary in assisting the physician and other health care personnel in the examining room in clinics, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, physicians' offices, government health departments or other medical facilities.

Medical Billing and Coding - Certificate

The objective of the Medical Billing/Coding Certificate program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position as a billing and insurance specialist in either a physician's office or institutional setting, or as a patient referral specialist, coder, or medical receptionist. The curriculum will provide students with the basic skills and knowledge necessary to submit medical claims for reimbursement, process bills, operate computerized billing systems, and gain a working knowledge of various insurance plans.

Phlebotomy - Certificate

The objective of the Phlebotomist program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position in clinics, drug treatment centers, freestanding surgical centers, and hospital areas. Students will be trained in the highly technical area of intravenous blood withdrawal. General medical and legal knowledge is provided in addition to an introduction to business skills. Classroom instruction is reinforced in the College's clinical laboratory and further refined through a hospital or laboratory externship. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a Lower Division Certificate.

Health Information Management - Associate's

The objective of the Health Information Management program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position in the field. Curriculum will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to process, maintain, compile, and report health information data for patient care, reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, quality assessment, and research. Students will receive hands-on training in medical coding and abstracting procedures. Supervisory issues are taught, as well as medical/legal aspects of health information. Basic courses addressing the use of computers in these areas are also part of the program. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science degree.

Medical Receptionist/Transcriptionist - Associate's

The objective of the Associate's in Medical Receptionist/Transcriptionist program prepares students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for an entry-level position in the medical secretarial field. The coursework is designed to place emphasis on the development of specialized medical knowledge and business skills needed for accurate transcription and dictation of medical terms. Coursework, specialized medical training and a College-approved externship combine to prepare graduates for employment. Medical receptionist/transcriptionist graduates may be employed in clinics, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, insurance companies and physicians' offices.

Medical Secretary/Assistant - Associate's

The objective of the Associate's in Medical Secretary/Assistant program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for entry-level positions as medical secretaries or assistants in a variety of health care facilities such as clinics, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, insurance companies and physicians' offices. The program combines classroom instruction in medical secretarial office skills and management, laboratory screening techniques and medical assisting.

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Information

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