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MEDICAL BILLING/CODING
As a Medical Biller/Coder you are responsible for taking the services the physician has provided and coding it, sending the claims to the Insurance Companies, tracking and receiving payment from the Insurance Companies and billing the patient when necessary.
Basic computer knowledge is a must. Many offices use the Internet and are willing to provide you with their billing programs to install on your home computer allowing you to work from home.
Medical Billers and Coders are in high demand. Most offices and hospitals find it very difficult to find Medical Billers and Coders and when they do, are willing to provide great pay and benefits. If you choose to work in the office or hospital, flexible schedules are also possible and they tend to be very accommodating.
As well as working in physician’s offices and hospitals, you can choose to work for Medical Billing Companies, Ambulance Services and Nursing Homes.
If you complete the course with a satisfactory grade, you will receive a Certificate of Completion, Letter of Recommendation, a list of companies in the field with addresses and phone numbers, and we would be happy to provide a personal reference for you.
Our instructors are professionals in the industry and can offer you the benefit of their knowledge and experience.
BILLING/CODING COURSE DESCRIPTION
If participating in a local course –there is a 2 hour lecture once a week.
If participating in the correspondence course—all lectures are provided on audio CD, it is just like being in the class. You will e-mail all work and questions to the instructor and any quizzes will be done via e-mail attachments.
1 chapter of reading per week
1 chapter of Challenge Practice Reviews per week
Several coding exercises per week for 12 weeks—class participation
1-2 Health Insurance Claim Forms per week for 5-6 weeks—class participation
Methods of patient billing 1 week—class participation
TEXTBOOKS SUPPLIED FOR MEDICAL BILLING/CODING COURSE
Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office and Workbook
ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Code Book
HCPCS Level II
Step-By-Step Medical Coding 4th Edition Procedural Code Book and Workbook
Quick Guide to HIPAA for Physicians Office
Enrollment Form
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
This program guarantees that you will pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam as well as receiving a Certificate of Completion through the Academy of Medical Transcription and Professions.
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be helping the Licensed Pharmacist with all the necessary day-to-day services that the Pharmacy provides. Everything from preparing medications to answering phones, receiving and verifying prescriptions, counting tablets, taking requests for refilling of medications, and much more. You are an assistant to the pharmacist.
Talk about job security!! This is a growing field with high demand and great salaries. You can work for places such as: Pharmacies at Hospitals and independent Pharmacies like Rite Aid and Wal-Mart and Walgreens. There are so many possibilities.
Excellent communication skills and customer service are essential in this field. You must have the ability to learn and retain procedural processes and apply them quickly and accurately. Most places do require flexibility of hours some might ask for: nights, weekends, or holidays depending on where you work and for whom you work.
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