Becoming A Medical Biller & Coder

Become a Medical Biller & Coder with ANTONIA

What you’ll learn
An Introduction to Healthcare
Law, Ethics & Confidentiality in Healthcare
Medical Office Procedures
Medical Terminology
Health Insurance & Billing
Body Systems
Pathology & Pharmacology
Basic CPT Coding
Basic ICD 10-11 Coding
Basic HCPCS Coding
FINAL EXAM

Requirements
You MUST have a high school diploma or equivalent and be computer literate
You MUST have a laptop and internet

Description
This course was designed for anyone wanting to enter into the career of Medical Billing & Coding. This course was specially designed by Mrs. Antonia Rich-Shuron who has over 20 years of experience in this industry. She designed this course for those who have no experience and want to get started TODAY. This course will provide you with all of the information and tools you will need to succeed in this industry. She has taken a lot of time and research to build this training so that not only will you be interview ready but exam ready to be CERTIFIED through AMCA. Through AMCA the Certification is called MCBC. This is a Billing & Coding Certification so you would be certified in both roles. You don’t have to get Certified, but it’s highly recommended. Some employers won’t give you a chance without a certification, so that’s why it’s recommended. Medical Billing & Coding is a big industry and it’s growing so job search shouldn’t be an issue. Healthcare will always be around because it’s always needed so billers will always be needed.You may land a position from home or a contract of your own and start your own business. It starts with 1 client and referrals. You can become very successful in this industry and the salaries can be very rewarding.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Is Medical Billing Right For You?

Lecture 3 Medical Billing Vs Coding

Section 2: Professionalism in Healthcare

Lecture 4 Presenting Yourself in a Professional Manner

Lecture 5 Career Success

Lecture 6 Workplace Etiquette

Lecture 7 Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace

Lecture 8 Resolving Workplace Conflict

Lecture 9 Time Management

Lecture 10 Ethical Dilemmas

Lecture 11 Conclusion

Section 3: Protected Health Information or PHI

Lecture 12 Key Terms

Lecture 13 HIPAA HITECH Act

Lecture 14 EMR vs EHR

Lecture 15 HIPAA 101

Lecture 16 14 HIPAA Tips for Working Remotely

Lecture 17 Privacy & Confidentiality

Lecture 18 Informed Consent

Lecture 19 What is Phishing Scams?

Lecture 20 Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Section 4: Patient Visit or ENCOUNTER

Lecture 21 Section Intro & Objectives

Lecture 22 Encounter Key Terms

Lecture 23 What is an Encounter Form?

Lecture 24 Administrative Tips

Lecture 25 6 Front Desk Tips

Lecture 26 Scheduling a New Patient

Lecture 27 Deductibles, CoInsurance & CoPays

Lecture 28 What is a Referral?

Lecture 29 Insurance Eligibility

Lecture 30 Submitting A PA-Prior Auth-Prior Authorization

Lecture 31 Scenario Lesson – Collecting Payments

Lecture 32 Medical Records Release Form

Lecture 33 Notice of Privacy Practices Form

Lecture 34 ABN-Advanced Beneficiary Notice for Medicare

Lecture 35 Assignment of Benefits or AOB

Lecture 36 The Encounter Conclusion

Section 5: The Revenue Cycyle

Lecture 37 The 10 Steps of the Revenue Cycle

Lecture 38 The Revenue Cycle Key Terms

Lecture 39 Skill Lesson

Lecture 40 Patient Registration Demonstration

Lecture 41 Skill Lesson – TOS + Insurance Math

Lecture 42 Insurance Math

Section 6: Health Insurance Payers & Other Compensation Plans

Lecture 43 What is Group Health Insurance?

Lecture 44 What is a Self Funded Health Plan?

Lecture 45 What is COBRA?

Lecture 46 What is TPA or a Third Party Administrator?

Lecture 47 What is a PPO Plan?

Lecture 48 What is a HMO Plan?

Lecture 49 What is a POS or Point of Service Plan?

Lecture 50 Whar is Fee For Service or FFS?

Lecture 51 What is a CDHP or Consumer Driven Health Plan?

Lecture 52 What is a HDHP or High Deductible Health Plan?

Lecture 53 What is a HRA or Health Relationship Agreement?

Lecture 54 What is an EPO Plan?

Lecture 55 What is Workers Compensation?

Lecture 56 What is Tricare?

Lecture 57 What is Medicare?

Lecture 58 What is an ACO?

Section 7: The Health Insurance Claim

Lecture 59 The Journey of a Medical Claim

Lecture 60 Key Terms

Lecture 61 HCFA 1500 Form Lesson

Lecture 62 837 Electronic Claims

Lecture 63 Completing a UB04

Lecture 64 How to read a Remittance Advice/RA

Lecture 65 Claim Denial vs Rejection

Lecture 66 What is Adjudication?

Lecture 67 What is Claim Scrubbing?

Lecture 68 How to Post an ERA in a EHR

Lecture 69 Manual Payment Posting

Lecture 70 Common Claim Denial Reasons

Lecture 71 Clearinghouse Rejections

Lecture 72 Rejections from Payers

Lecture 73 COB _ Medicare Crossover

Lecture 74 Fee Schedules

Lecture 75 Generating Patient Statements

Lecture 76 Appeal Letters

Lecture 77 Claim Reconsideration

Lecture 78 AR Follow up Mock Call

Lecture 79 How to Read an AR Report

Section 8: Medical Terminology

Lecture 80 Lesson Objectives

Lecture 81 Intro to Medical Terminology

Lecture 82 Analyzing & Building Medical Terms

Lecture 83 Review of Word Parts & Roots

Lecture 84 Suffixes

Lecture 85 Review of Suffixes

Lecture 86 min

This course is for those wanting to become a Medical Biller & or Medical Coder,We provide you with all of the information, resources and tools you will need to become certified and successful in this industry,*Exam fees, books and any membership dues would be the responsibility of the student**