Specialization in Medical Billing and Coding

Description

This Healthcare Information Management program is designed to empower students with skills and knowledge to increase their workplace competence and advantage. Learning is reinforced throughout the program with hundreds of real world scenarios (case-studies) and practice test questions. A balanced learning approach provides students with an appropriate skill set for their field of study and enhances their management potential while preparing students for premier industry certifications in Coding, Billing and Insurance, Administrative Medical Assistant, and Microsoft Office computer technologies.

Students achieve proficiency in Microsoft Office computer technologies, a thorough understanding of certification level medical coding, HIPAA compliance regulations, office administration, and medical facility computer applications. Knowledge of source document, medical documentation, extraction of information for billing, and claims form completion.

Having industry certification training in hand, graduates of this comprehensive program possess the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain employment in any number of medical facilities in the Healthcare Information Management industry.

Prerequisites: None

Objectives

As the student combines industry certifications with the skills learned in the professional development series he/ she is able to:

• Identify the administrative roles and understand the various concepts and skills necessary, to function in the medical environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology, medical ethics and legal aspects, and privacy and security issues.
• Demonstrate the application of administrative skills and procedures needed for the medical administrative assistant to function in a health care setting.
• Demonstrate proficiency and application of various computer applications related to health care, including word processing, excel, time and contact management and presentation software, computerized medical office management.
• Demonstrate understanding of insurance billing documents, forms and systems and the application of billing and reimbursement techniques.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge in and the application of: outpatient coding for CPT, ICD-9-CM and HCPCS (Certification Level).
• Demonstrate the necessary level of professionalism, responsibility, flexibility, organization, and skill in human relations and customer service to enter the health care field.
• Prepare a resume, a cover letter, and prepare for job interviews.
  
  
  

  Why Consider a Career in Healthcare Information Management?

• Medical Coding and Billing Specialists are two of the 13 fastest growing occupations in the country and are expected to grow 49% by 2010.
• Wage and salary employment in the health services industry is projected to increase more than 25% through 2010, compared with an average of 16% for all industries.
• The field of Healthcare Information Management is expected to grow 28% by 2010.
• 2.8 million health services jobs are opening up y 2010.
• The number of companies and healthcare organizations looking for skilled professionals who understand both the healthcare and information management environments continues to rise.