Medical Insurance Billing

This externship course provides Medical Assisting, Phlebotomy Technician, and Medical Insurance Billing students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a local healthcare employer. Externship experience is anticipated to begin at the completion of classroom training. Start dates may vary and daytime hours are required. See Career Program Specialist for details.

This course prepares students to perform billing and insurance operations in the medical office. Participants are taken through the billing process from insurance plans to claim coding and documentation. NOTE: This course is one of the requirements for students wishing to sit for the NHA Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam.

Learn and recognize word roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in contemporary medical practices. This course covers medical terms related to all major body systems, including muscular system, skeletal system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, reproduc­tive system, and urinary system. This is a hybrid course and includes both online and in-person learning.

Having a working knowledge of computer-based health information systems is essential for success in the healthcare environment. This course provides hands-on experience with Electronic Medical Record software and covers related topics, including implementing systems, different types of electronic records, creating and retrieving patient information, and maintaining privacy and security. Students are introduced to industry standards, federal requirements, and government programs, such as incentive payments and meaningful use.