Medical Coding Specialist - College of Lake County

Medical Coding Specialist from College of Lake County is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical coders review patient records and classify their medical conditions (diagnoses) and procedures by using numerical codes. These codes are used for insurance claims, to generate a database that allows healthcare providers to retrieve patient records by disease and/or procedures, to generate statistics about the type of patients treated, and to conduct research. Medical coders need to have extensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, disease processes, and coding/classification systems. Medical coders are employed by hospitals, physicians offices and clinics, managed care companies, and insurance companies. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) strongly recommends that candidates interested in taking the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam have at least six months experience in a healthcare organization applying ICD-9-CM and CPT coding conventions and guidelines, or have completed either an AHIMA-approved coding certificate program, or other formal coding training program. The Medical Coding Specialist Program is approved as a Comprehensive Coding Program by the ApprovalCommittee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), offered cooperatively by AHIMA and the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT). Many of the courses may be applied to the Health Information Technology associate degree program if the student desires to progress in the future to become a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Students must earn a grade of ?C or better? in all HIT courses. AOS 112 Computer Basics/Software Applications or CIT 120 Introduction to Computers ............................3 BIO 111 Human Form and Function or BIO 124 Anatomy and Physiology..........................4 -5 CIT 111 Comprehensive Spreadsheets or CIT 112 Comprehensive Database or CIT 119 Introduction to Office Software ....................3 HIT 111 Medical Terminology ....................................3 HIT 112 Health Care Delivery Systems ......................2 HIT 113 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Medical Records ..........2 HIT 115 Health Data Content and Structure ..............3 HIT 117 Basic CPT Coding ........................................3 HIT 118 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding ..............................3 HIT 119 Pharmacology ................................................1 HIT 173 Medical Office Procedures............................3 HIT 215 Medical Science ............................................3 HIT 271 Advanced Coding ..........................................2 HIT 272 Reimbursement Systems in Healthcare ........2 HIT 273 Professional Practice Experience in Medical Coding.........2 Total Hours for Certificate ............................................39-40 View more details on College of Lake County . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.