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Medical Billing Specialist (Voucher Included)
Medical Billing Specialist (Voucher Included)
at Widener University
Philadelphia Catalog
The Medical Billing Specialist course offers valuable training in legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts that are central to this field, including HIPAA compliance, fraud and abuse in medical billing, and third-party payer guidelines. You will also understand all phases of the revenue cycle, including patient registration, charge capture, medical coding, claim submission, data analytics, payer reimbursement, patient billing, and collection practices.
Medical Terminology is truly the language of medicine. In this course, you will study the word parts, structures, and functions of the human body. You will also learn about the disorders and medical procedures that are common to each body system, including musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, integumentary, genitourinary, lymphatic, and immune.
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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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Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on a PC or Mac. Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later. Mac: macOS 10.6 or later. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. Microsoft Word or an equivalent word-processing program. Adobe Acrobat Reader. Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account. Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment.
The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in Medical Terminology:
Medical Terminology for Health Professions The following textbook, workbook, and codebooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in the Medical Billing Specialist course:
Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement, by Michelle A. Green. Workbook to Accompany Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement, by Michelle A. Green. ICD-10-CM Expert for Physicians CPT Professional HCPCS Level II Professional CPB Certification Study Guide, from AAPC