Medical Coding Billing
Diploma - 4 quarters
This program is only available at the West Jordan campus.
The Medical Coding and Billing diploma program will provide students with the medical and administrative knowledge and skills necessary to gain entry-level employment as a medical coder.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment related to medical record-keeping “is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through 2014 because of rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts, and consumers. Also, technicians will be needed to enter patient information into computer databases to comply with Federal legislation mandating the use of electronic patient records.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics goes on to state that “technicians with a strong background in medical coding will be in particularly high demand. Changing government regulations and the growth of managed care have increased the amount of paperwork involved in filing insurance claims. Additionally, health care facilities are having difficulty attracting qualified workers, primarily because of the lack of both formal training programs and sufficient resources to provide on-the-job training for coders.”
Through lecture, hands-on training, classroom experience, and an externship, students will learn:
• Medical insurance coding
• Billing
• Reimbursement procedures
• Accounts receivable/payable
• Scheduling
• Other medical office procedures.
Graduates may choose to sit for coding certification exams offered through the American Association of Professional Coders and the National Centers for Competency Testing.
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Diploma – 4 quarters