The AIU Online Associate of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration combines real-world business skills with specific knowledge of today's expanding field of healthcare management. Students learn to identify key ethical, theoretical, and practical issues related to medical records. They learn how to perform essential clerical and organizational tasks within a healthcare office. Discussion of ethical, legislative, and regulatory issues relative to the day-to-day operations of a medical or allied health office is also included in this up-to-date, real-world curriculum.

AIU Online's course delivery system incorporates Flash technology and rich, interactive multimedia to make this program one of the most sophisticated online degree programs in the online education industry. Among the rich multimedia online business administration classes students will be required to complete are:

• Medical Terminology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Medical Records

AIU Online's accelerated AABA program can be completed in just 13 months*. This curriculum has been carefully designed to provide a seamless transition into AIU Online's Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management degree program.

The aging of our population and the continuing advancements being made in healthcare technology are creating one of the fastest growing job markets in North America. The U.S. Department of Labor has predicted there will be over 2,800,000 new healthcare jobs by 2008.

To help meet the demand for qualified professionals in this rapidly expanding job sector, AIU Online specifically designed a degree program that provides a real-world healthcare management education and helps position graduates to qualify for rewarding healthcare careers in: hospitals, medical practice organizations, long-term care facilities, community health providers, health insurance companies, consulting firms, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical companies and many other types of organizations which support the healthcare industry.

Concentration courses include:
The Healthcare Industry. A comprehensive overview of the healthcare field. Emphasis is placed on the rapid changes being experienced by the industry, including topics dealing with the aging of the population and advancing medical science and technology. The Ethical & Legal Aspects of Healthcare. The legal and practical issues faced by patients as well as the healthcare professionals who take care of them. Healthcare Management. Coverage of modern healthcare issues such as risk assessment and managing diverse workforces in the healthcare industry. *The 13-month bachelor's degree is a 2+2 program and assumes that all associate level requirements have been met through an associate degree or equivalent.