Work Behind the Scenes
in the Health Care Industry and Get Your Certification in Medical
Coding and Billing
Medical Coding and Billing,
Certified Technicians are in very high demand. They are important
members in health care industries across the nation. According to
the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment opportunities in this field
are expected to grow at a much faster pace than average compared
to other types of careers. This profession offers many challenges,
rewarding experiences, and good pay, and in many instances work
can even be done at home.
Online
Schools: (click
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Herzing College
Online offers an exceptional
Medical
Billing and Insurance Coding program that students can
take either completely online or at one of its six campus
locations. Herzing's "EdFlex" program allows students
to combine both online and campus learning in Atlanta, GA,
Birmingham, AL, Madison, WI, Minneapolis, MN, and Winter Park,
FL.
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Stonecliffe
College Online (an academic division of Colorado Tech)
provides an Associate's degree in Medical Billing and Coding
program that is designed to provide students with the skills
and concepts they need to work in either public or private
healthcare settings. Coursework includes medical coding, insurance
billing, medical terminology, disease processes, and more.
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Kaplan
University offers a Medical Coding
certificate program online. In this program, students examine
the different health care delivery systems and learn about
the various medical health care information terminologies,
including ICD9. Coursework includes classification systems
for diseases, medical ethics, diagnostic coding, computer
applications, and more.
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AIU
Online provides an Associate of Arts in Business Administration
with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing program.
In this program, students learn various procedures and skills
that will help them succeed in the medical and health office
field. Coursework includes medical terminology, coding and
abstraction of data, database management, statistics and more.
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Campus-Based
Schools:
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In just three short semesters, you can
earn your diploma in Medical Billing and Coding from one of
Herzing College's 6 campuses. At Herzing College, students
learn about diverse application software, ICD coding and CPT/HCPCS
coding and more in a small classroom environment. This program
prepares students to be multi-functional practitioners in
the Medical Billing and Coding field.
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| Atlanta,
GA |
| Birmingham,
AL |
| Madison,
WI |
| Minneapolis,
MN (Crystal) |
| New
Orleans, LA (Kenner) |
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Begin your career as a Medical Billing
and Coding Technician at Bohecker
College today! Located in Ravenna, and Columbus,
Ohio, Bohecker provides an accelerated Medical and
Billing program that includes hands-on-training. Coursework
includes training in computer applications as well as ICD9
and CPT coding. Within just a short period of time, you can
be on your way to an exciting career with an Associate's Degree
from Bohecker College!
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Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Medix
School - West offers specialized training for those seeking
to become a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist. Students
are trained in a variety of medical practices with specific
training in computer applications, Pharmacology, and ICD-9
and CPT-4 coding. With Medix School West's accelerated program,
students can begin an exciting career within just a year!
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Medical Billing and Coding
is all about making and maintaining health care records. It involves
making records of medical observations, medical and/or surgical
interventions, diagnoses, results of tests, and treatment outcomes.
Coders/ billers organize and evaluate health care records for completeness
and accuracy and enter proper codes into computer records. Additionally,
they consult classification manuals and rely on their knowledge
of disease processes. They utilize computer software to assign the
patient to one of several hundred different "diagnosis-related groups."
This profession requires
highly accurate work and a very organized individual. Courses typically
include medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, coding data,
computer science, database management, legal aspects of health information,
and statistics. In 2004, Medical Billing and Coding Specialists
held about 159,000 jobs throughout the U.S. These individuals work
in a variety of settings, including hospitals, doctors' offices,
nursing care facilities, home health care services, outpatient care
centers, and professional services firms.
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