Office Technology Medical Coding and Billing Specialist - Santa Monica College

Office Technology Medical Coding and Billing Specialist from Santa Monica College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Associate degree in Office Technology involves satisfactory completion of a minimum of 60 semester units with a C average or higher including at least 33-34 semester units in the Medical Coding and Billing Specialist area of emphasis. Medical Coding and Billing Specialist 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: (30-31 units) Anatomy 1, General Human Anatomy 1 (4) or Biology 2, Human Biology (3) CIS 4, Introduction to Computers, Business Applications (3) CIS 30, Microsoft Excel (3) OFTECH 5, English Skills for the Office (3) OFTECH 20, Medical Vocabulary (3) OFTECH 23, Medical Billing (Medisoft) (3) OFTECH 24, Medical Coding/Billing 1 (3) OFTECH 25, Medical Coding/Billing 2 (3) OFTECH 26, Medical Coding/Billing 3 (3) OFTECH 27, Medical Office Procedures (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, Skills 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.