TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS
The Medical Billing and Coding Technology program of study is designed to prepare students to work in office positions in hospitals, doctors' offices, health clinics, insurance companies, and other health-related organizations. The student will develop skills using medical terminology, accounting, transcription, coding, and computer software applications. The curriculum complies with the American Association for Medical Transcription Exam Specifications for Certified Medical Transcriptionist, and the American Health Information Management Association Certified Coding Associate Competency Statements.
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Pre-requisites required: 30 hours: Career Certificate | 45 hours: Technical Certificate | 60 hours: Associate of Applied Science Summary of Program Requirements Applicants must apply for East Mississippi admission and be accepted. Student enrolling in any Business and Office Technology degree program must present proof of a minimum ACT score of 14 in English, 14 in Math, and 14 in Reading or ACCUPLACER scores of 21 in Pre-Algebra, 39 in Writing, and 64 in Reading for program entrance. Skills Needed Organization, Active Listening, Computer Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Detail Oriented |
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East MS Community College
Golden Triangle Campus Contact Trina Dendy tdendy@eastms.edu Jodi Pierce jpierce@eastms.edu |
In this course, you'll learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-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 fields??doctors' offices, clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, labs, nursing homes, insurance agencies, or even the comfort of your own home.
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Pre-requisites required: 24 hours, 6 weeks Summary of Program Requirements Applicants must meet HCC admission requirements. Skills Needed Organization, Active Listening, Computer Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Detail Oriented |
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Holmes Community College
Grenada | Goodman | Ridgeland Contact Angela Crain 601-605-3370 acrain@holmescc.edu Slade Redwine 662-227-2349 sredwine@holmescc.edu |
Students will be instructed in the advanced concepts to billing and coding. Both procedural and diagnostic ICD-10 codes will be included for the student to properly process insurance claims in an ambulatory setting. Association with the insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid are emphasized. In addition, the student gains knowledge to collect from the past due accounts.
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Day and Night Classes: Online/Online classroom is 8pm Tuesday and Thursday nights |
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Pre-requisites required: 4 months Summary of Program Requirements Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Some community college course work and/or on the job training. Skills Needed Organization, Active Listening, Computer Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Detail Oriented |
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Medical 2 Career College
Tupelo Contact 877-741-1996 |