HEALTHCARE: Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding (MBCP/026A)
This course builds on skills acquired in prior healthcare courses and serves to review, facilitate and reinforce medical terminology while introducing the student to multiple subjects related to medical coding and billing including the following: insurance; managed care; the life cycle of an insurance claim; legal and regulatory guidelines; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimbursement issues; CMS claims forms; commercial claims, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and Workers’ Compensation. It also prepares students to pass the National Health Association Certified Billing and Coding certification exam.(Some of the elements necessary to teach the course are copyrighted by Cengage Learning. Cengage Learning granted permission to UDC-Community College to use copyrighted materials to teach this course. To request permission from Cengage Learning at https://www.cengage.com/permissions/.)
- Date:
- 2018-09-01
- Primary Material Type:
- Workshop and Training Material
- Other Material Types:
- Assignment, Presentation, Quiz/Test, Reference Material, Syllabus, Tutorial, Other
- Institution:
- UDC - Community College
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 4
- Subjects:
- community college students, medical coding, transcriptions, healthcare
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- Industry partners worked with the organizations that created the curriculum. Faculty received permission to use the proprietary curriculum in the classroom.
- Industry Sector:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
- Occupation:
- Healthcare Support Occupations (31-0000)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 1st year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- One Standard College Semester
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
- Quality Rubric:
- Other
- Quality Note:
- This product was reviewed in accordance with ETA's Quality Note Template criteria.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Consultations during development of instructional materials
- Other
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Custom Quality Rubric
- Other Rubric
- Course Note:
- This product is part of a multi-course program to prepare students for healthcare careers.
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Copyright / Licensing