Medical Billing/Coding - Santa Monica College

Medical Billing/Coding from Santa Monica College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical Billing/Coding workers are primarily responsible for submitting documentation of patient medical care to insurance companies. Duties include billing insurance companies and patients; collecting payment for services; and documenting tests, treatments and procedures, using correct medical terminology - referred to as ?coding?. The Medical Billing/Coding Certificate program provides the training that is required to perform these duties. Employment outlook for medical billing/coding workers is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018, due to rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasing scrutinized by third-party payers, regulators, courts, and consumers. Program Learning Outcomes: Applying knowledge of diagnostic and procedural codes, the student will review patients? medical records and assign appropriate codes for reimbursement and billing purposes. Using a computerized patient billing system, the student will enter patient and case information, process transactions and claims, create statements, and produce reports. Required Courses: (12 units) CIS 30, Microsoft Excel (3) OFTECH 20, Medical Vocabulary (3) OFTECH 23, Medical Billing (MediSoft) (3) OFTECH 24, Medical Coding/Billing I (3) Select 3 units from the following keyboarding courses: OFTECH 1, Keyboarding 1 (3) OFTECH 1A, Keyboarding 1A (1) OFTECH 1B, Keyboarding 1B (1) OFTECH 1C, Keyboarding 1C (1) OFTECH 9, Keyboarding Improvement (1,1,1) OFTECH 10, Skill Building on the Keyboard (3) View more details on Santa Monica College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.