ENTER AND SUCCEED IN THE BUSINESS ARENA OF HEALTHCARE
The mission of the Associate of Applied Science in Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding program is to prepare students to be knowledgeable about proper identification of medical codes used by insurance companies and to teach students how to use medical office software to process medical insurance bills. It provides extensive exposure to the administration of insurance billing and coding. The associate program explores the many specialty areas of the medical insurance industry and helps students gain the competency and experience necessary to succeed in these highly specialized fields.
THE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS:
• Analysis and Interpretation of patient medical records
• Filing claims
• Insurance verification
• Assigning Codes
• Handling insurance appeals
• Auditing charges
• Inpatient Billing
• Collection of payments
• Submitting EOBs
• Coding ICD-10
• Coordinating insurance reimbursement
• Customer service
• Handling routine patient and insurance inquiries
• Outpatient Billing
• Querying physicians
• Account reconciliation
• Preparing medical billing invoices
• Submitting claims
• Abstract codes
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Electronic Health Records (EHR)
CORE REQUIREMENTS
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MEDICAL INSURANCE, BILLING, AND CODING
ARTS & SCIENCES
SELECT 5 COURSES FROM: