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Medical Office Administrative Specialist with Billing and Coding

Online and Resident Program

The Medical Office and Administrative Specialist with Billing and Coding program empowers students with skills and knowledge to increase their workplace competence and advantage as administrative medical assistants. The scope of practice that encompasses the medical administrative assisting and office management preparation can be as broad as it can be versatile; that is, medical administrative assistants perform delegated administrative tasks under a physician’s supervision according to the medical administrative assistant’s education, training, and experience. (Medical administrative assistants do not “practice medicine.”) Medical coding and billing serve as one specialization under the umbrella of medical administrative assistant and office management. Coders abstract critical information from a patient record and combine it with personal expertise of reimbursement and coding guidelines to maximize physician payment.

Learning becomes reinforced throughout the program with real-world scenarios (case studies) and practice test questions. A balanced learning approach provides students with an appropriate skill set for their field of study and enhances their management potential while preparing students for premier industry certifications in Coding, Billing and Insurance, and Medical Front Office management and technologies. These premier industry certifications include a certification from one of the largest and most reputable association in the field of providing medical coding certifications: the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). The National Healthcareer Association provides testing for the industry certifications designed for Insurance and Billing, Electronic Health Records and a separate certification for the medical front office technologies.

Students achieve an understanding of certification level medical coding, billing and insurance, claims reimbursement, electronic health records, HIPAA compliance regulations, office administration, and medical facility computer applications as well as obtaining proficiency in segments of the MS Office Suite. The program is designed to provide our graduates with a well rounded skill set including interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

Careers

Graduates of this comprehensive program possess the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain employment in any number of medical facilities in the healthcare industry. Career choices emanating from this course of study could include entry level employment in a variety of positions such as:

Outpatient Clinic Manager
Medical Office Manager
Medical Records Manager
Insurance Company or Government Agency Coder
Public Health and Home Health Agency Coder
Coder in an Outpatient Facility
Medical Coding and Billing Specialist

Curriculum

Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association’s Certified Medical Administrative Assistant exam (CMAA), the Certified Billing and Coding Specialist exam (CBCS) and the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist exam (CEHRS) as well as the American Academy of Professional Coders Certification Exam (CPC). The exam costs as well as initial membership in the AAPC is included in tuition.

The core courses offered for the Medical Office Administrative Specialist with Billing and Coding program are:

BS 104 Computer & Office Applications
BS 105 Word Processing
HC 103 Medical Terminology
HC 104 Human Anatomy & Physiology
HC 105 Medical Office Procedures & Administration
HC 106 Automated Medical Office
HC 202 Medical Billing & Insurance I
HC 203 Medical Billing & Insurance II
HC 204 Fundamentals of Medical Coding I
HC 205 Fundamentals of Medical Coding II
HC 201 Electronic Health Records
GE 101 Strategies for Success
BS 101 Computer Keyboarding I
GE 102 Communication for Business
GE 299 Professional and Career Development

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