MEDICAL CODING ORIENTATION

2011 Medical Coders Annual Salary Survey

HEALTH CARE BILLING INSTITUTE

The first and only Medical Coding School in the Philippines Offers online distance learning Subsidiary of Pinoy Data Capture Inc. Acredited and authorized by the American Academy of Professional Coders

 is a leading Document Management/software Development Service Agency providing fast, efficient and accurate services for our clients in the US. has highly qualified individuals who have been in this business since 1997 provides medical entry and coding services for hospitals and medical offices

 founded in 1988 has a membership base of 111,000 worldwide, 80,000 of which are certified and represent the best in outpatient coding. educational offers both precertification needs and postcertification CEU requirements.

US COUNTERPARTS:

HCBI:

LOCAL UNIVERSITY OR AAPC-ACCREDITED; NO NEED TO COLLEGE LEAVE THE COUNTRY (DEPENDING ON WHERE STATE YOU ARE); MAY BE AAPC-ACCREDITED OR NOT

MENTOR: FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF UNIVERSITY; FEES CAN GET AS HIGH AS $13,000 (INCLUSIVE OF BOOKS, ETC.)

MENTOR: BARBARA COBUZZI; FEES ARE >60-70% CHEAPER (INCLUSIVE OF BOOKS, ETC.) CERTIFICATION REVIEW/PROCESS/EXAM INCLUDED APPRENTICESHIP

MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CERTIFICATION/ CERTIFICATION EXAM

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 The process by which doctors and hospitals receive payment from health insurance companies. A series of procedures that require a deal of time and skill by certified professionals. The most crucial element is medical coding.

 An individual who uses a set of published codes such as ICD-9 for reporting services and products provided to an insurer of the recipient of the care These codes allow insurance companies to map the service providers services to their equivalent.

MEDICAL CODING PROCESS

1. Records/reports/charts are saved and transferred using various methods. 2. Encoded and transformed into codes, and stored for pooling purposes. 3. The codes are checked for quality control, and eventually for quality assurance. 4. Data (codes) are transferred, and downloaded for billing purposes.

 Medical Coding Medical Billing* Medical Terminology and Anatomy*

*to be offered in second half of 2012

Medical Coding Course Content

The Business of Medicine Anatomy and Terminology Introductions to ICD-9CM ICD-9-CM Coding ,V and E Codes Introduction to CPT, Surgery Guidelines, HCPCS, and Modifiers Integumentary System Musculoskeletal System Respiratory, Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, Diaphragm Cardiovascular System Digestive System Urinary System and Male Genital System Reproductive Systems, Female Genital System, and Maternity Endocrine System and Nervous System Eye and Ocular Adnexa, Auditory Systems Anesthesia Radiology Pathology/Laboratory Evaluation and Management Medicine

Medical Coding Class

Class begins on January 23, 2011*
Register and enroll now!!!!

Tentative*