Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA) with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing - Online

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• Objectives
  AIU Online offers an online Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA) degree with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing to help meet the demand for healthcare professionals with industry-current skills.
  In addition to the broad base of fundamental business courses and general education requirements designed to foster critical thinking and communication skills, this concentration includes the study of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, legal aspects of health information, coding and abstraction of data, statistics, database management, quality improvement methods and computer science.
• Course description
  Associate of Arts in Business Administration
  
  Learning from Experience
  
  The AABA degree program with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing features industry-relevant coursework taught by faculty members, many of which have real-world experience in the field. Learning from experienced instructors, you can absorb knowledge that can immediately be applied in real-world professional situations. Instructors cover material including:
  
      * The practical application of medical vocabulary.
      * The procedures, skills, and activities necessary for establishing and maintaining an efficient medical and allied health office.
      * An introduction to the generic components of health record content within various healthcare settings.
  
  Applying Your Knowledge in the Real World
  
  As you progress towards the successful completion of this degree program, you should be able to develop career-marketable skills, including how to:
  
      * Demonstrate knowledge of information processing, retention, storage and retrieval that assist entry- to mid-level opportunities for graduates to work in healthcare organizations.
      * Demonstrate knowledge of information technology systems used in the health industry to facilitate the collection, interpretation, analysis and retrieval of patient, financial, medical and administrative data and information.
      * Demonstrate knowledge of classifying, coding of diagnosis, procedures and protocols used in coding systems in the health industry for medical records, insurance claims and billing for services provided.
  
  Required Courses for the Online AABA  with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing
  Concentration Courses
  
      * Introduction to ICD Classification and Reimbursement
      * Introduction to Coding and Billing
      * Fundamentals of Healthcare Technology
  
  Business Core Courses
  
      * Introduction to Accounting
      * Business and Society
      * Business Ethics
      * International Business
      * Business Management and Leadership
      * Fundamentals of Marketing
  
  General Elective
  
      * Personal Finance Concepts
      * Project Management
  
  General Education Courses
  
      * Art Appreciation
      * Computer Applications
      * English Composition
      * College Algebra
      * Aspects of Psychology
      * Biology
  
  

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