As part of the federal stimulus package, health information technology (health IT) projects nationwide received significant funding and incentives. Most states, major healthcare providers and community based clinics are grappling with not only adopting electronic health record technology, but also making sure the technology improves patient care. As meaningful use of electronic health records increases in clinical settings and interoperability improves between the disparate information systems that make up the healthcare infrastructure today, professionals with computer science, project management and systems engineering backgrounds will be increasingly important to healthcare.
CSU programs listed below aim to familiarize clinicians and healthcare professionals with electronic medical records technology and prepare them for professional certification.
Advanced Hospital Coding and CCS Prep
This Advanced Hospital Coding course prepares students to take the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) official certification exam to become a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). This program covers advanced ICD-9 coding procedures and is designed to help students meet the challenge of today’s changing standards while learning and improving their coding skills.
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ICD-Med. Coding: Prep & Inst. for Implementation
ICD-10 is a radically upgraded diagnostic and procedural medical coding system, and will soon be mandated by the Federal government for use in the healthcare industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. This online program will present a comprehensive overview of the significant changes in store for both diagnostic and procedural coding along with detailed information on the impacts of the coding changes to medical coders, healthcare staff, physicians, software systems, documentation, and information technology.
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Medical Billing and Coding
Students can learn medical billing and coding from the comfort of their own homes with this online, instructor-facilitated program. Upon successful completion of this course, students are prepared for an entry-level position doing medical billing and/or coding in a medical office setting and are prepared to sit for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) national certification exam. All materials included.
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Medical Terminology
This nationally recognized Medical Terminology online course for healthcare professionals introduces elements of medical terminology, such as the etymology of words used to describe the human body. Students learn to apply proper terminology and spelling for major pathological
conditions.
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HIPAA Compliance
The HIPAA Compliance online program provides doctors and their staff with a simple route to compliance. Instead of spending endless hours researching HIPAA regulations, training employees, and rewriting contracts, internal documents, patient forms, and policy and procedure manuals, doctors offices get it all simply by enrolling in the HIPAA Compliance program. This program is ideal for office administrators, practice managers, or physicians. This includes four user licenses for the cost of one enrollment.
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Medical Coding
Take your first step toward a lucrative career as a medical coder! In this course, you'll learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-9-CM to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure. This knowledge will help prepare you to work almost anywhere in the medical field—doctors' offices, clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, labs, nursing homes, insurance agencies, or even the comfort of your own home.
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ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation
ICD-10 is a radically upgraded diagnostic and procedural medical coding system and will soon be mandated by the Federal government for use in the healthcare industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. This program teaches students how to prepare for and implement the massive changes to the existing coding system. This new program presents a comprehensive overview of the significant changes in store for both diagnostic and procedural coding along with detailed information on the impacts of the coding changes on medical coders, healthcare staff, physicians, software systems, documentation, and information technology. Textbooks are included.
For more information visit the program website .
ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation
This nationally recognized ICD-10 Medical Coding online course and training program covers the recently upgraded diagnostic and procedural medical coding system, and will soon be mandated by the Federal government for use in the healthcare industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. This online medical coding program will teach students how to prepare for and implement the massive changes to the existing coding system. This online certificate program presents a comprehensive overview of the changes in store for both diagnostic and procedural medical coding along with detailed information on the impacts of the medical coding changes to coders, healthcare staff, physicians, software systems, documentation, and information technology. Textbook included. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
For more information visit the program website .
Medical Billing and Coding
This nationally recognized ICD-10 Medical Coding online course and training program covers the recently upgraded diagnostic and procedural medical coding system, and will soon be mandated by the Federal government for use in the healthcare industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. This online medical coding program will teach students how to prepare for and implement the massive changes to the existing coding system. This online certificate program presents a comprehensive overview of the changes in store for both diagnostic and procedural medical coding along with detailed information on the impacts of the medical coding changes to coders, healthcare staff, physicians, software systems, documentation, and information technology. Textbook included. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
For more information visit the program website .
Medical Terminology
This nationally recognized online Medical Terminology course for healthcare professionals introduces elements of medical terminology, such as the etymology of words used to describe the human body. Students learn to apply proper terminology and spelling for major pathological conditions. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
For more information visit the program website .
Medical Billing and Coding
This 70-hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems. Learn how to manually file claims using the CPT and ICD-9 manual, complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims, and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures. The course covers CPT (introduction, guidelines, evaluation and management), specialty fields such as surgery, radiology, and laboratory; and ICD-9 introduction and guidelines.
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