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Medical Insurance Biller & Coder

The number of health insurance customers and people using health care services today is greater than ever as the aging population increases and more individuals have access to health insurance programs. As a result, there is a greater need for trained Medical Insurance Billers and Coders to organize and manage health care information data.

Medical Insurance Billers and Coders and other health information technicians are responsible for documenting and recording patients’ health information, including medical histories, symptoms, examination test results, treatments, and other information about health care services that are provided to patients. Their duties vary by employer and by the size of the facility in which they work.

Although Medical Insurance Billers and Coders do not provide direct patient care, they work regularly with physicians, registered nurses and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or to get additional information to ensure that patient records are complete and accurate.

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Overview

Medical Insurance Billers and Coders organize and manage health information data and are responsible for documenting patients’ health information, including medical histories, symptoms, examination and test results, treatments, and other information about health care services provided to patients. Their duties vary by employer and by the size of the facility in which they work.

Medical Insurance Billers and Coders routinely perform a variety of important tasks, including:

Scheduling patient appointments.
Reviewing patients’ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data.
Organizing and maintaining data for clinical databases and registries.
Tracking patient outcomes for quality assessment.
Using classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis.
Electronically recording data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting.
Maintaining confidentiality of patients’ records.

The Medical Insurance Biller and Coder program at North-West College focuses on teaching the skills and best practices needed to work in a health care or medical office, including medical terminology and basic human anatomy, front office procedures, how to submit medical claims, insurance reimbursement, managed care procedures, computer billing applications and computer medical coding.

* North-West College cannot guarantee employment.

Proudly accredited, licensed to operate and/or recognized by the following institutions: Accredited by ABHES at San Diego

Attend Classes at a California (CA) Campus Near You!

The Medical Insurance Biller & Coder program is available at the following campuses:

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Questions?

Let us help you launch your career by contacting us today. Simply fill out the form below or call us at 1-888-408-4211. Classes are starting soon!

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Careers & Work Environment

The Medical Insurance Biller & Coder program at North-West College is a professional health care training course designed to provide the fundamental knowledge and education needed to begin working with medical and insurance records as a medical biller, professional coder or other medical office professional.

Graduates of the program routinely find jobs working in:

Physician’s offices
Medical clinics
Hospitals
Nursing care facilities
And other health care related facilities.

Quick Facts about Medical Insurance Billers & Coders*

Employment of Medical Insurance Billers is projected to grow 15 percent nationally from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The increasing adaptation and use of electronic health records (EHRs) will continue to change the job responsibilities of Medical Insurance Billers.
Most Medical Insurance Billers work full time. In healthcare facilities that are always open, such as hospitals, they may work evening or overnight shifts.
An aging population will require more medical services, and Medical Insurance Billers and Coders will be needed to organize and manage the older generations’ health information data.
Medical Insurance Billers typically work in offices and may spend many hours in front of computer monitors. Some technicians may work from home.
*Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm More information, including median wages and the job outlook for Medical Insurance Billers in California can be found in the California Occupational Guide published by the State of California Employment Development Department. For the latest national information, please visit U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Course Material

The Medical Insurance Biller and Coder program objectives are to provide the student with a comprehensive working knowledge of all phases of medical insurance, consisting of billing, pre-authorization follow-up techniques, and posting insurance payments. The student will graduate with hands-on experience on the computer and experience in an internship. The student will be prepared to accept entry-level positions in doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals, and medically related insurance companies. The program is divided into eight class course modules, including a 180-hour clinical externship where students will apply the skills they learn in the classroom in an actual health care practice setting.

Seminar for Success

Orientation and success building course for Career Students. Review of basic math, language, vocabulary, and writing skills. Introduction to core career classes, availability of community resources, outlining, summarizing, managing credit, and other life skills

Medical Financial Procedures

Medical Terminology, Transcribing, Payroll, Banking, Bank Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Day Sheets, Accounts Payable – Invoices, Accounts Receivable, Reproductive, Endocrine, Excretory, Special Senses, and Respiratory Systems

Secretarial

Medical Terminology, Correspondence, Memos, Filing and Maintaining Medical Records, Mail Handling, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Processing Patients, Medical and Legal Issues, Medical Ethics, Nervous and Digestive Systems

Insurance I

Medical & Extensive Insurance Terminology, CPT Coding, HCPCS, ICD-9 CM Coding, Processing Insurance Forms: Private Insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Medi/Medi, Electronic Billing, Body Structure, Muscular and Skeletal Systems

Insurance II

Insurance Terminology, CPT Coding, ICD-9 CM Coding, Insurance Billing (CMA- 1500) for Private Insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal, SDI, and Worker’s Compensation, Insurance Verification

Communications/Insurance III/Computers

 Insurance Contracts, Review of Verification of Patient’s Benefits, Insurance Plan Provisions, Facility Billing, Coordination of Benefits, Types of Adjustments, Overview of Dental Terminology and Dental Claims, Medical & Insurance Terminology, Résumés, Employment Applications, & Mock Interviews Rapport with Fellow Team Members, Courtesy & Respect, Professional Conduct, Guidance in Professional Appearance & Building Self-Esteem. Doctor and Medical Specialties, CPT Coding, ICD-9 CM Coding, and an overview of Health Claims Examining, Lymphatic, Cardiovascular, & Integumentary Systems, Introduction to Computers, Word, Excel, Medi-Soft, Processing Electronic Insurance Claims, Creating Professional Quality Résumés are also included

Career Seminar

Internship Workshop, Career Readiness Workshops, New Student Orientation, and CPR Certification

Clinical Internship

Internship to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in an actual practice setting

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Course Activities

Medical Insurance Billers & Coders organize and manage health information data by ensuring that it maintains its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper files and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.

Medical Insurance Billers typically perform the following tasks:

Scheduling patient appointments
Reviewing patients’ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data
Organizing and maintain data for clinical databases and registries
Tracking patient outcomes for quality assessment
Using classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis
Electronically recording data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting
Maintaining confidentiality of patients’ records

Questions?

Let us help you launch your career by contacting us today. Simply fill out the form below or call us at

1-888-408-4211

Classes are starting soon!

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Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Overview

Medical Insurance Billers and Coders organize and manage health information data and are responsible for documenting patients’ health information, including medical histories, symptoms, examination and test results, treatments, and other information about health care services provided to patients. Their duties vary by employer and by the size of the facility in which they work.

Medical Insurance Billers and Coders routinely perform a variety of important tasks, including:

Scheduling patient appointments.
Reviewing patients’ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data.
Organizing and maintaining data for clinical databases and registries.
Tracking patient outcomes for quality assessment.
Using classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis.
Electronically recording data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting.
Maintaining confidentiality of patients’ records.

The Medical Insurance Biller and Coder program at North-West College focuses on teaching the skills and best practices needed to work in a health care or medical office, including medical terminology and basic human anatomy, front office procedures, how to submit medical claims, insurance reimbursement, managed care procedures, computer billing applications and computer medical coding.

* North-West College cannot guarantee employment.

Proudly accredited, licensed to operate and/or recognized by the following institutions: Accredited by ABHES at San Diego

Attend Classes at a California (CA) Campus Near You!

The Medical Insurance Biller & Coder program is available at the following campuses:

Meet a Graduate

Questions?

Let us help you launch your career by contacting us today. Simply fill out the form below or call us at 1-888-408-4211. Classes are starting soon!

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Careers & Work Environment

The Medical Insurance Biller & Coder program at North-West College is a professional health care training course designed to provide the fundamental knowledge and education needed to begin working with medical and insurance records as a medical biller, professional coder or other medical office professional.

Graduates of the program routinely find jobs working in:

Physician’s offices
Medical clinics
Hospitals
Nursing care facilities
And other health care related facilities.

Quick Facts about Medical Insurance Billers & Coders*

Employment of Medical Insurance Billers is projected to grow 15 percent nationally from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The increasing adaptation and use of electronic health records (EHRs) will continue to change the job responsibilities of Medical Insurance Billers.
Most Medical Insurance Billers work full time. In healthcare facilities that are always open, such as hospitals, they may work evening or overnight shifts.
An aging population will require more medical services, and Medical Insurance Billers and Coders will be needed to organize and manage the older generations’ health information data.
Medical Insurance Billers typically work in offices and may spend many hours in front of computer monitors. Some technicians may work from home.
*Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm More information, including median wages and the job outlook for Medical Insurance Billers in California can be found in the California Occupational Guide published by the State of California Employment Development Department. For the latest national information, please visit U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Course Material

The Medical Insurance Biller and Coder program objectives are to provide the student with a comprehensive working knowledge of all phases of medical insurance, consisting of billing, pre-authorization follow-up techniques, and posting insurance payments. The student will graduate with hands-on experience on the computer and experience in an internship. The student will be prepared to accept entry-level positions in doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals, and medically related insurance companies. The program is divided into eight class course modules, including a 180-hour clinical externship where students will apply the skills they learn in the classroom in an actual health care practice setting.

Seminar for Success

Orientation and success building course for Career Students. Review of basic math, language, vocabulary, and writing skills. Introduction to core career classes, availability of community resources, outlining, summarizing, managing credit, and other life skills

Medical Financial Procedures

Medical Terminology, Transcribing, Payroll, Banking, Bank Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Day Sheets, Accounts Payable – Invoices, Accounts Receivable, Reproductive, Endocrine, Excretory, Special Senses, and Respiratory Systems

Secretarial

Medical Terminology, Correspondence, Memos, Filing and Maintaining Medical Records, Mail Handling, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Processing Patients, Medical and Legal Issues, Medical Ethics, Nervous and Digestive Systems

Insurance I

Medical & Extensive Insurance Terminology, CPT Coding, HCPCS, ICD-9 CM Coding, Processing Insurance Forms: Private Insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Medi/Medi, Electronic Billing, Body Structure, Muscular and Skeletal Systems

Insurance II

Insurance Terminology, CPT Coding, ICD-9 CM Coding, Insurance Billing (CMA- 1500) for Private Insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal, SDI, and Worker’s Compensation, Insurance Verification

Communications/Insurance III/Computers

 Insurance Contracts, Review of Verification of Patient’s Benefits, Insurance Plan Provisions, Facility Billing, Coordination of Benefits, Types of Adjustments, Overview of Dental Terminology and Dental Claims, Medical & Insurance Terminology, Résumés, Employment Applications, & Mock Interviews Rapport with Fellow Team Members, Courtesy & Respect, Professional Conduct, Guidance in Professional Appearance & Building Self-Esteem. Doctor and Medical Specialties, CPT Coding, ICD-9 CM Coding, and an overview of Health Claims Examining, Lymphatic, Cardiovascular, & Integumentary Systems, Introduction to Computers, Word, Excel, Medi-Soft, Processing Electronic Insurance Claims, Creating Professional Quality Résumés are also included

Career Seminar

Internship Workshop, Career Readiness Workshops, New Student Orientation, and CPR Certification

Clinical Internship

Internship to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in an actual practice setting

Medical Insurance Biller & Coder Course Activities

Medical Insurance Billers & Coders organize and manage health information data by ensuring that it maintains its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper files and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.

Medical Insurance Billers typically perform the following tasks:

Scheduling patient appointments
Reviewing patients’ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data
Organizing and maintain data for clinical databases and registries
Tracking patient outcomes for quality assessment
Using classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis
Electronically recording data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting
Maintaining confidentiality of patients’ records

Questions?

Let us help you launch your career by contacting us today. Simply fill out the form below or call us at

1-888-408-4211

Classes are starting soon!