Language: English
Short Description: This program is designed for existing healthcare professionals looking for a medical billing and coding program online. With this program, healthcare professionals can improve their employment opportunities significantly, as hospitals, physician practices, pharmacies, chiropractic practices, care facilities,physical therapy practices, and several others require medical billers and coders. People working in this position can help healthcare providers with insurance reimbursement.
This interactive and assessment-rich course will teach you:
• How the human body is organized
• Major anatomical structures of the body
• How to use the HCPCS, CPT, and ICD-10-CM manuals for identifying correct codes
• The basics of procedural and diagnostic coding
• How to complete insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, and appeal denied claims
• About HIPAA and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• CPT Modifiers, Late Effects, and E and V Codes
• Coding Evaluation and Management (E&M) services
This program includes a user-friendly interface to allow for more students to comfortably and access and use all available tools for learning. This way, they can make the most of their learning material, allowing them to take their career opportunities to the next level as they become certified billing and coding specialists!
Instructor Description: Though this course is self-paced, it is supported by a client adviser. Client advisers are available to answer student questions and monitor student progress to ensure completion of the course. Motivating and encouraging students, the client adviser gives students inspiration to succeed.
Certification: After completing this program students will be prepared to sit for any of the billing and coding certification exam. **Some certification exams have additional requirements**
Included in this program is the CBCS certification from NHA! Individuals with a CBCS certification from NHA gain access to the knowledge and training they need to prepare for a rewarding and meaningful career as a sought-after Billing & Coding Specialist.
As a CBCS, you may perform some or all of the following tasks:
Gather/review essential patient information
Verify required documentation before patient information is released
Prevent fraud/abuse by auditing billing
Support coding and billing process
Assign codes for diagnoses and procedures
Submit claims for reimbursement
Coach healthcare providers to achieve optimal reimbursement
Billing & Coding Specialists have an expansive range of opportunities for employment. The skills learned through the NHA CBCS certification are essential to hospitals, physician offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, dental offices, home healthcare agencies, mental health facilities and even insurance companies and consulting firms. Each state may have additional licensing requirements, be sure to research your states requirements for employment by visiting your states occupation board.
Requirements
All required reference materials are provided with this program. Technical requirements:
Internet Connection
• Broadband or High-Speed (DSL, Cable, Wireless)
Hardware Requirements
• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
Software Requirements
• Operating Systems - Windows 7, 8 or 10; Mac OS x 10 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 or 2013 or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
• Cookies MUST be enabled
• Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• Adobe PDF Reader
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Lesson 1
Medical Billing and Coding (with ICD-10) modules:
• Reimbursement, HIPAA, and Compliance
• ICD-10-CM Guidelines: An Overview
• ICD-10-CM: Organization and Rules
• ICD-10-CM: Coding Guidelines Part 1
• ICD-10-CM: Coding Guidelines Part 2
• ICD-10-CM: Coding Guidelines Part 3
• Introduction to the CPT and Level II National Code (HCPCS)
• CPT Modifiers
• CPT Coding: Evaluation and Management Services
• CPT Coding: Anesthesia Services
• CPT Coding: Surgery
• CPT Coding: Integumentary and Musculoskeletal System Procedures
• CPT Coding: Respiratory System Procedures
• CPT Coding: Cardiovascular System Procedures
• CPT Coding: Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm Procedures
• CPT Coding: Digestive System Procedures
• CPT Coding: Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems Procedures
• CPT Coding: Female Reproductive System, Maternity Care, and Delivery Procedures
• CPT Coding: Endocrine and Nervous System Procedures
• CPT Coding: Eye and Ocular Adnexa, Auditory System, and Microscope Procedures
• CPT Coding: Radiology Procedures
• CPT Coding: Pathology and Laboratory Procedures
• CPT Coding: Medicine Procedures
• Inpatient Coding
Anatomy & Physiology modules:
• Introduction to Body Structure and Organization
• The Integumentary System
• The Skeletal System
• The Muscular System
• The Nervous System and Special Senses
• The Cardiovascular System
• The Immune System
• The Respiratory System
• The Digestive System
• The Urinary System
• The Endocrine System
• The Reproductive Systems
Medical Terminology modules:
• The structure of medical terms
• The differences between prefix and suffix
• Testing and radiology using medical terminology
• The different body systems in relation to medical terminology
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