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.
Medical Billing and Coding Essentials
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
- Health Care Procedure and Regulation
- Health Information Management and Medical Records
- ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10)
- Practice Management Software
- Data Entry
- Medicare
- Medical Terminology
- Payment Processing
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Medical Privacy
- Care Management
- Medical Office Procedures
- Data Security
- Electronic Medical Record
- Patient Registration
- Medical Records
- Information Privacy
- Copayment Collection and Processing
- Health Information Management
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This course is part of the Medical Billing and Coding Fundamentals Specialization
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NP
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Reviewed on Feb 15, 2025
Excellent content and quality of work, thank you very much for the effort you are making to help us with our learning.
WC
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Reviewed on May 8, 2024
Great basics for new learners, very well explained. This is more an explanation of the lay out of medical coding and Billing.
SL
5
Reviewed on Sep 2, 2024
Excellent intro to Medical Coding and billing! Very detailed and easy to follow. Instructors were very knowledgeable, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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