The Medical Office Specialist program prepares students to work in a variety of healthcare settings as medical coders or billing and reimbursement specialists.
Learning Outcomes:
A. ability to accurately communicate with members of the healthcare team using effective verbal and written communication while maintaining patient confidentiality and with regard to policies and procedures regulating documentation and reporting of medical information;
B. ability to critically analyze written and verbal medical information in order to accurately assign medical codes and process billing and reimbursement;
C. application of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology concept to the skills of an entry level billing and reimbursement specialist;
D. utilization of computer technology to translate written medical information into a numeric code using established coding and insurance reimbursement rules and guidelines; and
E. ability to accurately process an insurance claim from patient appointment through claims submission
Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Medical Records/Billing Assistant:
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