Learn how medical assistants handle healthcare coding and billing in this free online medical administration course. There are many facets to medical coding and billing. This medical administration course discusses the role of medical assistants and support staff who handle healthcare administration. We discuss the importance of obtaining appropriate codes to ensure that insurance companies accurately and ethically reimburse all parties involved in the healthcare process. We explore medical terminology and various coding systems and medical claims processes.
| Course Category | Administration, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 15-20 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe the importance of accurate coding and billing • Identify the difference between CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10 coding systems • Explain the importance of pharmacokinetics and the management of drug toxicity, behaviour and effects within the body • Categorise health insurance schemes such as Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance policies • Explain the importance of compliance in medical billing • Discuss ethics, transparency and billing fraud • Compare medical coding and medical billing • Define common medical jargon terminology used to describe anatomical positions and features • Summarise good coding practices used to ensure accurate coding methods • Discuss the alphanumeric number system that makes up an ICD-10 code and break it down into its categories • Compare different reimbursement methodologies such as fee for service, pay for performance and others • Explain how to accurately complete the UB-04, CMS-1500 and other forms. |
| Course Code | 5936 |
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