The Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Office Specialist program prepares students for entry level positions with administrative functions in medical coding or medical billing.
Learning Outcomes:
- Distinguish among Medicare Parts A, B, C, D
- Interpret rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Summarize basic health insurance and managed care concepts
- Understand conventions and other official instructional notations
- Identify the characteristics of the Alphabetic Index
- Identify the characteristics of the Tabular List
- Apply the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
- Demonstrate ability to utilize the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List
- Understand the steps to accurate coding
- Demonstrate the ability to report diagnoses with I-10
- Demonstrate the ability to assign HCPCS codes
- Append modifiers
- Describe the job responsibilities of a health insurance.
- Identify coding and reimbursement professional associations and credentials offered
- Describe the processing of an insurance claim from patient appointment through claims submission.
Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Office Specialist:
