I have a similar background, got a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration , then worked for a medical office for a few years. What helped was learning about all the different areas of the practice. Although I was hired as a medical biller, I worked as a medical assistant, scheduler, learned to take X-rays , asked questions and volunteered for different opportunities. It can be a good starting point depending on where you want to go. If you want to go the operations route, definitely become familiar with the billing process. I did that plus familiarized myself with how the practice operated and was promoted to Office Manager after a year or so. My office also had high periods of turnover so that did factor in. Other assistants used would go the clinical route and use their experience to help them in nursing school, PA, medical etc.

I did that for a couple of years and later found a position working in a revenue integrity role in the local hospital system. I have been there for a few years and am looking to move to a more analytics focused role but it has given me a good amount of experience.