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Online Medical Billing Curriculum and Classes

Our curriculum is developed specifically for the distance education learner by instructional designers who specialize in how to develop content for adults and well-qualified subject matter experts that include certified professional coders and a registered health information administrator to ensure quality content. The current subject matter expert has a Master's of Public Health Informatics. In addition, USCI works with a program advisory council of non-USCI employee who is a registered health information administrator and certified professional auditor working in the field to review content annually to ensure students receive content that is up-to-date, relevant and accurate.

  • USCI has custom learning materialsDescribe the roles, average day, personal qualities, and desirable character traits of various healthcare professionals.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsApply an understanding of medical terminology to their work as medical billing professionals.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsDescribe the characteristics of the types of healthcare insurance and explain the differences between them.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsExplain the history and development of various diagnostic and procedural coding manuals and how they apply to insurance.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsCorrectly complete CMS-1500 forms using medical billing software.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsDefine terms on an explanation of benefits, complete a CMS-1500 form for secondary insurance carriers and create medical bills for patients.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsProcess and maintain records on claim reimbursement.
  • USCI has custom learning materialsAdhere to ethical standards and guidelines for healthcare professionals.

Program Curriculum Breakdown

Your Online Medical Billing School Classes are broken down into 4 units.

In Pack 1, students explore the roles of various healthcare professionals. Additionally, students discover the role medical records play in a billing specialist’s job and gain a basic understanding of electronic records. They begin learning medical terminology using a unique word-building system to help them interpret new terms.

Pack 2 rounds out the important work of mastering medical vocabulary using a word-building system. After examining important ethical and legal issues that they may encounter, students wrap up by learning about the history and development of healthcare reimbursement.

Pack 3 begins with the history and development of the various coding systems. Then, students gain an overview of private insurance, managed care, and government programs. Finally, the details of military insurance and workers’ compensation are reviewed.

This pack introduces students to one of the most common insurance claim forms—the CMS-1500. Students get extensive, hands-on practice completing the CMS-1500 form and interpreting explanations of benefits, as well as completing secondary claims. Students then explore how to deal with insurance follow-up, denials, and aging. Finally, students learn to complete a claim using a cloud-based medical billing software.
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