For Medical Admin Staff Looking to Get Into Health Records
Whether you sit on a medical reception desk now or want to, this diploma opens the room behind it. You cover medical terms, health billing, records systems and policy. The right fit for admin staff aiming at health records work.
Course Snapshot
- ✓Nationally recognised training
- ✓Medical terminology unit
- ✓Health billing systems unit
- ✓No scheduled classes
Why Do This Course
The Language Of The Sector
One unit covers reading and using medical terms correctly. In health admin that is the gap between coping and being trusted.
Billing Is A Specialist Skill
Running a health billing system is its own unit here. It is one of the hardest roles a practice tries to fill.
A Step Past The Front Desk
The course aims past the front desk. It points at leading in health records or in a medical practice.
Where These Skills Could Take You
Health records work runs through clinics, research, policy and private health. Picture yourself trusted with the records a practice runs on.
Medical Records Administrator
Keep patient records right, safe and easy to find.
Health Information Manager
Run the information systems of a health service.
Senior Medical Receptionist
Lead the front desk, the bookings and the billing flow.
Medical Secretary
Support clinicians with letters, records and bookings.
Records Manager
Own how records are captured, kept and retired.
Roles the skills point toward. Nothing is promised, and health employers often set extra checks before you start.
What You'll Learn
Twelve hand-selected units, two of them health specialists.
What You’ll Get
In the Course
- ✓Medical terminology, read and use it correctly
- ✓Health billing systems, manage the accounting side
- ✓Records and information units, systems, frameworks and knowledge
- ✓Workplace assessments, based on evidence from your job
As a Student
- ✓One-on-one coaching, with people who work in the field
- ✓A personal study plan, with regular feedback on your work
- ✓Unlimited study support, from experienced facilitators
- ✓Two short courses included, at no extra cost
What Makes It Different
What this health specialisation adds.
Medical terms and health billing sit inside the twelve. The other ten give you the records grounding.
Records systems and policy skills work in any sector. Health is the focus here, not a cage.
Nothing is timetabled and access runs day and night. That matters when your day belongs to a waiting room.
What You'll Earn
BSB50120 Diploma of Business (Records and Information Management)
Specialising in Health Administration · RTO TOID 22228
A National Qualification
You finish with the diploma coded BSB50120, specialising in health administration.
Awarded Under The Framework
The qualification is awarded under the Australian Government framework and read the same way in every state.
Registered Provider
Training is delivered by a registered training organisation, RTO TOID 22228.
How It Works
Check The Entry Rules
You must be eighteen or older when you register.
Show Your English And Maths
The level needed is ACSF Level Three. A test may apply.
Ask About Credit
Past study or work may earn unit credits and save time.
Choose A Payment Plan
Plans are flexible and can be shaped around your budget.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
What do I need to enrol?
You must be eighteen or older when you register. You need English, reading and maths at ACSF Level Three. A short test may apply if English is not your first language.
How long does it take?
Around twelve months full time, or fourteen to sixteen months part time. Enrolment runs two years as standard.
How is this different to the standard records diploma?
Same qualification code, two different units. This version swaps in medical terms and health billing.
Do I need to work in health already?
It is written for people in or heading toward medical admin. Health work now is not stated as a must.
Is this course accredited?
Yes. It is nationally recognised training for BSB50120 Diploma of Business (Records and Information Management), under RTO TOID 22228.
Can past study or work count?
It might. Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning can give you unit credits and may speed up your course. Your skills and work history decide this.
Is this course government funded?
Payment plans do that job here. The college is a fee for service provider, so it is not tied to FEE-HELP or VET Student Loans, and you spread the cost weekly instead.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Withdraw inside the thirty day cooling off period and you get a refund, less the admin fee. After that, stopping payments needs proof of hardship.
What equipment do I need?
A laptop or desktop with steady internet. You need Microsoft Office or the same kind of tool, a PDF reader, and rights to install software. A camera is needed for video calls.
About the College
College for Adult Learning delivers this course online. It is a registered training organisation, RTO TOID 22228, and its content is built with industry leaders.
Study is self-paced with round the clock access, so there are no set classes and no harsh deadlines. Learning Coaches are industry veterans, and one-on-one support is unlimited.
Your Future Starts Today
Imagine the practice running on a record system you built.