Kaplan Continuing Education Health Care Certificate Programs

Kaplan Continuing Education, a part of Kaplan University, offers a wide range of certificate programs in several of today's leading global industries, including health care. In this ever-changing industry, increased training could lead to increased results. Results could benefit you, your employer, and your patients. From strategic assessment to planning and application, Kaplan Continuing Education is the right place to study the relevance of this growing field in today's marketplace.

Kaplan Continuing Education's health care certificate programs are built for health and human services professionals who operate in this diverse and rewarding arena. The programs take into account the fact that quality care, flexibility, and specialization are trademark goals within the field, applicable to nearly every concentration area of health care and human services.

Certificate programs in areas such as geriatric care management, life care planning, forensic nursing, and case management represent the varied and significant opportunities within the industry. The Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate teaches students how to manage parallel skill sets, adding the valuable ability to move between specialized law firms and health care facilities. Kaplan Continuing Education also offers programs in pharmacy technology, medical billing, medical transcription, medical office management, and medical coding for those more interested in pursuing entry-level positions in the health care field.*

Ongoing Support

From the first class to completion of your certificate, Kaplan Continuing Education's support is focused on you.

Admissions Advisors will help you compare available programs and find the right fit for your personal and career goals. It is a decision you make for yourself and one that could benefit countless others.

Case Management Certificate

If you are interested in promoting quality, cost-effective health care and human services for patients and their families, consider becoming a case manager. Study how to perform assessments, conduct research, analyze data, and plan and manage services and care. By earning a Kaplan University certificate, you could pursue 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.* Our online self-study program can be completed in 12 months or less.

This program is designed for health and human services professionals, including registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and medical doctors.

Geriatric Care Management Certificate

If you are interested in establishing a geriatric care management practice dedicated to assuring the delivery of quality care and an optimal lifestyle to seniors, consider this program. Study how to assess, coordinate, and monitor the health and human services needs of elderly clients and their families.

Graduates may work as geriatric care managers in a variety of practice settings*:

• Independent practice
• Government agencies
• Home health agencies
• Long-term care facilities
• Insurance companies
• Assisted-care facilities
• Social service agencies

Life Care Planning Certificate

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 Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) credential.†

You will develop life care plans documenting the current and future medical, psychosocial, and economic needs of individuals with catastrophic disability or long-term health care needs. Life care planners work with attorneys, insurance companies, managed care organizations, and in independent practice.

This program is designed to provide students with the essential skills and expertise needed to analyze, research, and perform assessments utilizing the tenets, methodologies, and foundations of the life care planning process. Students incorporate standards of practice and ethics, examine medical and psychological aspects of disability and chronic health conditions, and develop a disciplined approach to utilizing research literature, practice guidelines, and published data in support of plan recommendations. Our online self-study program can be completed in 12 months or less.

*Kaplan Continuing Education's (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

†Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience and/or background checks may be necessary to be eligible to take or to successfully pass the exams.

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