Medical Billing and Coding Essentials
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Medical Billing and Coding Essentials
This course is part of Medical Billing and Coding Fundamentals Specialization
Instructor: Barbara Westrick
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What you'll learn
Describe the phases of the revenue cycle
Gain an understanding of basic insurance terminology
Demonstrate knowledge of confidentiality and billing laws, regulations, and standards
Explain verification of patient financial responsibility and insurance information
Skills you'll gain
- Payment Processing
- Managed Care
- Medical History Documentation
- Medical Privacy
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Electronic Medical Record
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Coding
- Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
- Medical Office Procedures
- Patient Registration
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- CPT Coding
- ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10)
- Medical Records
- Health Information Management and Medical Records
- Health Care Procedure and Regulation
- Medical Billing
- Health Information Management
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There are 4 modules in this course
Insurance and Billing, and Coding Essentials is a comprehensive course with insight and focus on the role of the Insurance Billing Specialist. The course provides foundational knowledge required of an administrative allied healthcare professional. Emphasis is placed on the revenue cycle and basic insurance terminology.
In this course, students are exposed to a variety of eLearning elements that allow hands-on interaction with the screen for an engaging education. In addition to video-based instruction that provides foundational knowledge, a variety of other learning methods are utilized for engagement, entertainment, and inspiration throughout training. These may include interactive skill activities, game-based learning, and an immersive environment for critical thinking skills.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment2 plugins
6 videos•Total 15 minutes
- Industry Insight and Question•2 minutes
- Introduction and Objectives•2 minutes
- The Medical Insurance Field•6 minutes
- Medical Insurance Basics•3 minutes
- Review•1 minute
- Industry Insight Follow Up•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Lesson 1 Quiz•30 minutes
2 plugins•Total 50 minutes
- Key Terms•25 minutes
- The Revenue Cycle and Insurance Math•25 minutes
What's included
7 videos1 assignment4 plugins
7 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Industry Insight and Question•2 minutes
- Introduction and Objectives•3 minutes
- The Medical Record and Documentation•6 minutes
- HIPAA, HITECH, and ACA•7 minutes
- Other Healthcare Laws and Regulations•5 minutes
- Review•1 minute
- Industry Insight Follow Up•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Lesson 2 Quiz•30 minutes
4 plugins•Total 60 minutes
- Key Terms•15 minutes
- Consent•15 minutes
- Privacy and Security Rules•15 minutes
- Confidentiality•15 minutes
What's included
6 videos1 assignment3 plugins
6 videos•Total 20 minutes
- Industry Insight and Question•2 minutes
- Introduction and Objectives•2 minutes
- Patient Registration•6 minutes
- Establishing Financial Responsibility•7 minutes
- Review•1 minute
- Industry Insight Follow Up•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Lesson 3 Quiz•30 minutes
3 plugins•Total 45 minutes
- Key Terms•15 minutes
- Time-of-Service Payments and Insurance Math•15 minutes
- Collecting Time-of-Service Payment•15 minutes
What's included
16 videos3 assignments3 plugins
16 videos•Total 35 minutes
- Industry Insight and Question•1 minute
- Introduction and Objectives•1 minute
- Development of the ICD-10-CM•2 minutes
- ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index•4 minutes
- Tabular List•3 minutes
- Review•1 minute
- Industry Insight Follow Up•1 minute
- Industry Insight and Question•1 minute
- Introduction and Objectives•2 minutes
- CPT Purpose and Sections•5 minutes
- Industry Insight Follow Up•2 minutes
- Industry Insight and Question•2 minutes
- Introduction and Objectives•2 minutes
- HCPCS Levels and Groupings•2 minutes
- HCPCS Format and Tables•3 minutes
- Industry Insight Follow Up•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Lesson 4 Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 5 Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 6 Quiz•30 minutes
3 plugins•Total 45 minutes
- Key Terms•15 minutes
- Key Terms•15 minutes
- Key Terms•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Sep 14, 2024
What a wonderful way to present billing and coding and the rules. Loved taking this course and will take the next course.
Reviewed on May 7, 2024
Great basics for new learners, very well explained. This is more an explanation of the lay out of medical coding and Billing.
Reviewed on Jul 23, 2024
As a medical assistant already in the field I was aware of some of the knowledge in this course but great for beginners in the medical field!
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