Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016
51. - Health professions and related programs
This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.
51.07 - Health and medical administrative services
This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.0701 to 51.0799.
51.0701 - Health/health care administration/management
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. These programs include courses in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health laws and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
Illustrative example(s)
- health administration
- health care administration
- health care management
- health management
- medical administration
Exclusion(s)
- health policy(44.0503)
- health services administration(51.2211)
- hospital management(51.0702)
- long term care administration(51.0718)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- medical office administration(51.0705)
- pharmaceutical marketing and management(51.2011)
51.0702 - Hospital and health care facilities administration/management
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply managerial principles to the administration of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. These programs include courses in facilities planning, building and operations management, business management, financial management and insurance, fund-raising and marketing, public relations, human resources management and labour relations, health care facilities operations, principles of health care delivery, and applicable laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- health care facilities administration
- health care facilities management
- hospital administration
- hospital management
- management of health care facilities
Exclusion(s)
- health care administration(51.0701)
- health services administration(51.2211)
- long term care administration(51.0718)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- nursing home administration(51.0718)
51.0703 - Health unit coordinator/ward clerk
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of nurses or ward supervisors, to perform routine administrative and reception duties in a patient care unit within a hospital or other health care facility. These programs include courses in receiving and directing visitors, transcribing medical and nursing orders, preparing requisition forms, scheduling patient appointments and procedures, monitoring patients and personnel, and interpersonal skills.
Illustrative example(s)
- health unit clerk
- health unit coordinator
- hospital unit clerk
- medical unit clerk
- nursing unit clerk
- ward clerk
Exclusion(s)
- medical clerk(51.0710)
- medical secretary(51.0716)
- office clerk(52.0408)
51.0704 - Health unit manager/ward supervisor
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of nursing or medical service administrators, to supervise and coordinate the operations of one or more patient care units in hospitals or other health care facilities. These programs include courses in planning and initiating administrative procedures, personnel supervision, interpersonal skills, general and/or specialized health care operations and procedures, and consultation with other medical, nursing, and administrative team members.
Illustrative example(s)
- health unit manager
- health unit supervisor
- ward supervisor
Exclusion(s)
- health unit coordinator(51.0703)
51.0705 - Medical office management/administration
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. These programs include courses in business office operations, business and financial record keeping, personnel supervision, medical and health care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- dental office administration
- dental office management
- health office administration
- health office management
- medical office administration
- medical office management
- medical office manager
- veterinary office administration
- veterinary office management
Exclusion(s)
- hospital administration(51.0702)
- medical administration(51.0701)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- medical office assistant(51.0710)
- office management(52.0204)
51.0706 - Health information/medical records administration/administrator
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyse, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. These programs include courses in the principles and basic content of the biomedical and clinical sciences; information technology and applications; data and database management; clinical research methodologies; health information resources and systems; office management; legal requirements; and professional standards.
Illustrative example(s)
- health information administration
- health information administrator
- health information management
- health information science
- health records administration
- medical archive management
- medical records administration
- medical records administrator
- medical records management
Exclusion(s)
- archival management(25.0103)
- information science(11.0401)
- management information systems(52.1201)
- medical clerk(51.0710)
- medical records technology(51.0707)
- medical secretary(51.0716)
51.0707 - Health information/medical records technology/technician
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. These programs include courses in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements.
Illustrative example(s)
- health information technician
- health information technology
- health records technician
- health records technology
- medical archives technology
- medical records technician
- medical records technology
Exclusion(s)
- health records administration(51.0706)
- library techniques(25.0301)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- records management(25.0103)
51.0708 - Medical transcription/transcriptionist
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. These programs include courses in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- medical dictatypist
- medical stenographer
- medical transcription
- medical transcriptionist
Exclusion(s)
- medical clerk(51.0710)
- medical secretary(51.0716)
51.0709 - Medical office computer specialist/assistant
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply computer programming, troubleshooting, and information technology skills to the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of standard, customized, or proprietary medical software and associated hardware. These programs include courses in computer programming, systems analysis, networking, telecommunications, medical records and informatics software applications, information technology, systems administration, computer security, and applicable regulations and certifications or licenses.
Illustrative example(s)
- medical office computer assistant
- medical office computer specialist
Exclusion(s)
- computer programming(11.0201)
- computer software technician(15.1204)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- medical informatics(51.2706)
51.0710 - Medical office assistant/specialist
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. These programs include courses in general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills.
Illustrative example(s)
- clinic office assistant
- doctor's office assistant
- medical clerk
- medical office assistant
Exclusion(s)
- medical administration(51.0701)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- medical office administration(51.0705)
- medical records technician(51.0707)
51.0711 - Medical/health management and clinical assistant/specialist
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, nurses, or other health care professionals, to perform medical office or facilities management services and perform one or more clinical allied health specialties. These programs include courses in health care management; medical office administration; medical laws and regulations; training in one or more diagnostic, treatment, therapy, or laboratory specialties at the assistant level or above; and applicable professional standards and ethics.
Illustrative example(s)
- combined medical services management and clinical assistant
- combined medical services management and clinical specialist
- medical/health management and clinical assistant/specialist
Exclusion(s)
- health care management(51.0701)
- medical administrative assistant(51.0716)
- medical assistant(51.0801)
- medical office administration(51.0705)
- physician assistant(51.0912)
51.0712 - Medical reception/receptionist
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers, nurses, or physicians, to provide customer service, visitor reception, and patient intake and discharge services. These programs include courses in medical office and health care facility procedures, medical terminology, interpersonal skills, record keeping, customer service, telephone skills, data entry, interpersonal communications skills, and applicable policies and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- dental reception
- dental receptionist
- medical office receptionist
- medical receptionist
- veterinary receptionist
Exclusion(s)
- medical secretary(51.0716)
- receptionist(52.0406)
51.0713 - Medical insurance coding specialist/coder
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform specialized data entry, classification, and record keeping procedures related to medical diagnostic, treatment, billing, and insurance documentation. These programs include courses in medical records and insurance software applications, basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, fundamentals of medical science and treatment procedures, data classification and coding, data entry skills, and regulations relating to Medicare and insurance documentation.
Illustrative example(s)
- medical insurance coder
- medical insurance coding
- medical insurance coding specialist
Exclusion(s)
- health/medical claims examiner(51.0715)
- insurance(52.1701)
- medical insurance billing(51.0714)
51.0714 - Medical insurance specialist/medical biller
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform and manage the medical and health insurance operations in a medical office, health care facility, health maintenance organization, or insurance provider. These programs include courses in health and medical insurance processes; health insurance laws, policies, and regulations; insurance records and paperwork administration; insurance office administration; health/medical insurance software applications; personnel supervision; business mathematics; billing and collection procedures; medical terminology; and communications skills.
Illustrative example(s)
- medical biller
- medical billing
- medical insurance biller
- medical insurance billing
- medical insurance billing specialist
Exclusion(s)
- health/medical claims examiner(51.0715)
- insurance(52.1701)
- medical insurance coding(51.0713)
51.0715 - Health/medical claims examiner
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform specialized investigatory, analytical, evaluative, and consultative functions related to health/medical insurance operations and their regulation. These programs include courses in health and medical insurance processes and procedures; health insurance laws and regulations; health care industry laws; record keeping; analytic and investigatory techniques; evaluation methods; field operations methods; office procedures; related software applications; oral and written communications skills; interviewing techniques; and professional standards and ethics.
Illustrative example(s)
- health claims examiner
- health insurance claims examiner
- health/medical claims examiner
- medical claims examiner
- medical insurance claims examiner
Exclusion(s)
- insurance(52.1701)
- medical insurance billing(51.0714)
- medical insurance coding(51.0713)
51.0716 - Medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. These programs include courses in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
Illustrative example(s)
- dental administrative assistant
- dental secretarial
- dental secretary
- medical administrative assistant
- medical executive assistant
- medical secretarial
- medical secretary
- veterinary administrative assistant
- veterinary secretary
Exclusion(s)
- administrative assistant(52.0401)
- executive assistant(52.0402)
- medical administration(51.0701)
- medical office administration(51.0705)
- medical office assistant(51.0710)
51.0717 - Medical staff services technology/technician
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform credentialing, privileging, personnel management, and accreditation compliance services for hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. These programs include courses in medical staff organization and management, medical terminology, credentialing and re-credentialing, health care accreditation and regulatory standards, health care laws, meeting and negotiation management, and office information systems management.
Illustrative example(s)
- medical staff services technician
- medical staff services technology
51.0718 - Long term care administration/management
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply managerial principles to the administration of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care, home health services, and other long term care settings and agencies serving the elderly and disabled. These programs include courses in social and clinical aspects of aging, health care delivery systems, nursing home administration, assisted living administration, aging policy and government programs, ethics, business management, financial management, human resource management, marketing, and applicable laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- adult day care administration
- adult day care management
- assisted living administration
- assisted living management
- home health services administration
- home health services management
- long term care administration
- long term care management
- nursing home administration
- nursing home management
Exclusion(s)
- health care management(51.0701)
- management of health care facilities(51.0702)
51.0719 - Clinical research coordinator
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for careers as clinical research administrators or clinical research coordinators where they work under the supervision of a principal investigator to organize, coordinate and administer clinical research trials. These programs include courses in pharmacology, medical terminology, foundations of clinical research, project management, ethics, research design and data management, and legal and regulatory compliance .
Illustrative example(s)
- clinical research administrator
- clinical research coordinator
- clinical trial research coordination
- clinical trials management
Exclusion(s)
- medical research(51.1401)
- operations research(14.3701)
- research and development management(52.0210)
- research methodology and quantitative methods(45.0102)
51.0799 - Health and medical administrative services, other
This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Health and medical administrative services.
Illustrative example(s)
- disability management
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