The Basic Certificate in Medical Billing is designed to provide students with the suitable education and hands-on skills necessary for entry-level positions as medical insurance billers for offices, clinics, billing services, and other facilities. Students will develop application skills for a variety of classification systems to code for reimbursement, databases and registries, and the maintenance of patients’ medical and treatment histories. Students learn how to accurately process health insurance claims with an emphasis on all aspects of medical insurance including: plan options, payer requirements, state and federal regulations, abstracting of source documents, the accurate completion of claims, along with the coding of diagnoses and procedures/services. In addition, students acquire knowledge about major insurance programs, the healthcare delivery system in the United States, and federal healthcare legislation.