This program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to apply coding classification systems for billing medical professional services to insurance companies, maintaining patient accounts, and performing billing procedures for optimal claim reimbursement. The student will be trained to utilize medical office software programs to input patient insurance and registration data, manage health information files, schedule appointments, and submit electronic claims forms. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of compliance with state and federal regulations and managed care policies. A high degree of accuracy and a working knowledge of medical terminology, diseases, and treatments are important skills for this profession. Employment opportunities include physician's offices, clinics, inpatient care facilities, medical billing management companies, and insurance companies.
Possible Job Titles
Medical Billing Coordinator, Medical Billing Specialist, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Billing Clerk, Medical Reimbursement Specialist, Medical Reimbursement Technician, Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerk
Skills, Tasks & Knowledge of the Job
- Utilize medical office software programs to input patient insurance and registration data, manage health information files, schedule appointments and submit electronic claims forms
- Understand compliance with state and federal regulations and managed care policies
- Maintain a high degree of accuracy and a working knowledge of medical terminology, diseases and treatments
- Other required skills include: attentive listening, reading comprehension, mathematics, writing, critical thinking, customer and personal service and organization skills
- Tools of the job: Calculators, desktop computers, accounting and billing software, Internet and office suite software (MS Office: Word, Excel, etc.)
Typical Work Environments
- Physicians' offices
- Clinics
- Inpatient care facilities
- Medical billing management companies
- Insurance companies
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