Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)

Online Medical Billing and Coding Training

Online Medical Billing and Coding Training

Medical Billing and Coding (Voucher Included)

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Become a Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

医疗账单和编码是当今医疗保健领域的一颗冉冉升起的新星. 这个100%的在线课程将为您在这个高要求的职业中开始职业生涯做好准备,并获得最符合您的兴趣和职业目标的医疗计费和编码专业认证. 您将学习如何使用医疗保健通用程序编码系统(HCPCS)以及CPT II类和ICD-10代码. 此外,您将获得动手实践使用医疗计费和编码软件. Upon course completion, 您将收到您选择的认证考试凭证:CPC, CCA or CBCS.

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FAQs About Medical Billing and Coding

WHAT DOES A MEDICAL BILLER AND CODER DO?

医疗记账员和编码员负责处理患者数据,包括医疗记录和相关保险. In this position, 您将对患者的诊断进行编码,然后向患者的保险公司请求付款. 您将在确保医疗保健提供者快速准确地为他们给患者的治疗支付费用方面发挥重要作用.

医疗帐单和医疗编码之间有区别吗?

Yes. 医疗编码人员将患者护理翻译成当前程序术语(CPT)代码. 它们的主要责任是确保所提供的医疗服务准确编码. 医疗收费人负责根据医疗编码器提供的代码创建索赔. 该领域的许多专业人员既做医疗账单,也做医疗编码.

医疗计费和编码职业的要求是什么?

入门级职位通常需要完成证书并通过一项认证考试或医疗账单和编码的副学士学位课程. Additionally, 医疗计费和编码专业人员必须了解健康保险可携带性和责任法案(HIPAA).

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A MEDICAL BILLER AND CODER?

在大多数情况下,成为一名医疗记账员和编码员需要一到三年的时间. 获得医疗计费和编码认证可能需要长达一年的时间, while earning an associate degree can take up to three years.

认证考试(cpc、cca和cbcs)之间的区别是什么??

Obtaining a CPC, CCA, 或CBCS认证意味着个人具备医疗计费和编码领域的能力. Certification is invaluable to the student's career goals. Students have an opportunity to make confident, informed decisions about the national certification they prefer.

注册专业程序员(CPC)考试由美国专业程序员学会(AAPC)提供。. 它是医生或专业收费编码员入门级编码认证的黄金标准. 

认证编码协会(CCA)是由美国健康信息管理协会(AHIMA)提供的。. 这是一种适用于所有环境的入门级医疗编码认证——医生执业和住院医院.

National Healhcareer Association认证计费和编码专家(CBCS)由国家健康职业协会(NHA)提供,目前是医生实践的入门级医疗计费认证. In the summer of 2021, 考试将过渡到入门级计费和编码认证, with the inclusion of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II testing.

IS MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING A GOOD CAREER?

U.S. News & World Report ranked medical records technician (执行医疗账单、医疗编码或两者兼而有之的专业人员)在“25个不需要大学学位的最佳工作”名单中排名第九,在“最佳医疗保健支持工作”和“100个最佳工作”中排名第12位.

Course Objectives

  • 做好充分准备,通过以下最符合你兴趣和职业目标的专业认证之一:
    • 美国专业编码学会(AAPC)提供的认证专业编码员(CPC)考试. 
    • 美国健康信息管理协会(AHIMA)提供的认证编码助理(CCA)考试.
    • 国家健康职业协会(NHA)提供的认证计费和编码专家(CBCS)考试.
  • 了解CPT第二类代码和ICD-10代码如何工作,以及如何在常见的医疗计费和编码程序中分配它们.
  • 获得医疗计费和编码软件的实际计费经验.
  • 实习入门工具包,帮助您获得宝贵的经验,在该领域.
  • 医疗比勒独立的选择,为那些谁不感兴趣的医疗编码.

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Prerequisites and Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Curriculum

  • Medical Terminology
    • Introduction to Medical Terminology
    • The Musculoskeletal System
    • The Cardiovascular System
    • The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
    • The Respiratory System
    • The Digestive System
    • The Urinary System
    • The Nervous System
    • The Special Senses the Eyes and Ears
    • The Integumentary System
    • The Endocrine System
    • The Reproductive System
    • Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, Pharmacology
  • Medical Billing and Coding
    • Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
    • Introduction to Health Insurance
    • Managed Healthcare
    • Revenue Cycle Management
    • Legal Aspects of Health Insurance and Reimbursement
    • ICD-10-CM Coding 
    • CPT Coding
    • HCPCS Level II Coding
    • ICD-10-PCS Coding
    • Pharmacology for Coders
    • Midterm
    • Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
    • Insurance Claims
    • Commercial Insurance
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • Medicare
    • Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, Workers’ Compensation
    • Certification
    • How to Find a Job in Medical Billing and Coding
    • Final

Instructors

Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. 她的临床经验包括在农村卫生诊所网络担任医疗助理, and as a medical coder, insurance claims specialist, and medical records auditor. Nancy拥有职业教育学士学位,并开发和教授医疗助理课程.

LaTisha Cottingham has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. 她在医疗计费和编码以及医疗辅助领域有六年的教学经验. 目前,她在阿拉巴马州的一家长期护理机构担任HIM分析师.

Registration and Enrollment

  • This course is 100% online. Start anytime.

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