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Medical Coding Certificate in Greater Boston
Medical Coding Certificate in Greater Boston
at MassBay Community College
Boston Catalog
This is a fully online asynchronous program designed to prepare learners in medical coding to work in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. This program offers training in inpatient and outpatient medical office administrative practice, pathophysiology, and pharmacology for medical coders, as well as medical records management. The program teaches International Classification of Disease (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedural Coding Systems (HCPCS), as well as coding regulatory issues, medical and ethical issues, computer usage, medical data entry, and insurance and billing practices. This course is just right for entry-level job candidates and for those wishing to build on a current skill base in order to make a career change.
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Medical Records Specialists
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
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