Health Care Pathway

Case Management
If you are interested in promoting quality, cost-effective health care and human services for patients and their families, consider becoming a case manager. Learn to perform assessments, conduct research, analyze data, and plan and manage services and care. By earning a Kaplan University certificate, you can select employment opportunities in diverse and rewarding practice areas, including acute and long-term care facilities, workers' compensation carriers, managed care organizations, and human services agencies.

Geriatric Care Management
Work with elderly clients and their families in your own Geriatric Care Management practice. Learn to identify and assess senior health and social services needs. Recommend, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate care and services to assure that quality, cost-effective care results in an optimal lifestyle for your senior clients.

Forensic Nursing
Be both crime solver and victim counselor. Learn about collecting crime-scene evidence, giving testimony, and supporting survivors of violent crimes and accidents. Explore opportunities in medical examiners' offices and crime scene units, or consult for hospitals.

Life Care Planning
If you are a rehabilitation professional or registered nurse interested in facilitating the care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation of individuals with significant disabilities or chronic health problems, consider the rewarding field of life care planning. The self-paced Life Care Planning Certificate is the first step on the path to the prestigious CLCP credential.

Legal Nurse Consulting
Provide expertise and research in medical lawsuits and insurance claims. Learn how to use your nursing background and find gainful employment at law firms and insurance offices.

Pharmacy Technician
Consider Kaplan University's online Pharmacy Technician Certificate program if you are interested in seeking entry-level employment as a pharmacy technician in retail, hospital, or mail-order pharmacies; or in home health care settings. Work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, handling many of daily operations of pharmacy, including transcribing and preparing physicians' prescriptions.

Medical Coding
Gain the technical skills and knowledge necessary to becoming an entry-level medical coder. Abstract clinical information from medical reports and assign diagnostic and procedure codes to patient records. Work to assist insurance and health care providers to insure proper reimbursements, assess clinical care, and support medical research.

Medical Billing
The Medical Billing Certificate is designed to help you understand the claims and reimbursement processes associated with commercial and government health insurance. Medical billers serve an important role in ensuring the fiscal strength and integrity of the health care industry.