Medical Billing/Coding Certificate

Comments about Medical Billing/Coding Certificate - At the institution - Santa Monica - California

• Course description
  Medical Billing/Coding (15 units)
  
  Medical Billing/Coding workers are primarily responsible
  for submitting documentation of patient medical care to insurance
  companies. Duties include billing insurance companies
  and patients; collecting payment for services; and documenting
  tests, treatments and procedures, using correct medical terminology--
  referred to as “coding”. The Medical Billing/Coding
  Certificate program provides the training that is required to
  perform these duties. Employment outlook for medical billing/
  coding workers is expected to grow much faster than the average
  for all occupations through 2012, due to rapid growth in
  the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that
  will be increasing scrutinized by third-party payers, regulators,
  courts, and consumers.
  
  Required Courses: (12 units)
  CIS 30, Microsoft Excel (3)
  OFTECH 20, Medical Vocabulary (3)
  OFTECH 23, MediSoft (3)
  OFTECH 24, Medical Coding/Billing (3)
  Select 3 units from the following keyboarding courses:
  OFTECH 1, Keyboarding 1 (3)
  OFTECH 1A, Keyboarding 1A (1)
  OFTECH 1B, Keyboarding 1B (1)
  OFTECH 1C, Keyboarding 1C (1)
  OFTECH 9, Keyboarding Improvement (1,1,1)
  OFTECH 10, Skill Building on the Keyboard (3)

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