Medical Billing and Coding / Office Management Training Program

The Medical Billing and Coding / Office Management Training Program at Newbridge College provides the career training needed to begin working with medical records and documents in a medical, office or insurance establishment.
 
This program is available at Newbridge College in Santa Ana, Long Beach and San Diego, and Online through Newbridge College Distance Learning.
 
This is a diploma program.

Program Length

• Day Classes: 36 weeks
• Evening Classes: 43 weeks

Local Campus Program Admission Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) or 18 years old and successfully pass the Ability-to-Benefit examination administered by an Independent Test Administrator (ITA)
• Command of English language

Distance Education / Online Training Program Admission Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Command of English language

Campuses Offering this Program

• Los Angeles County:
  Newbridge College - Long Beach
• Orange County:
  Newbridge College - Santa Ana
• San Diego County:
  Newbridge College - San Diego East offers a similar program: Medical Administration / Insurance Program
• Online Training:
  Newbridge College Distance Education

Medical Billing and Coding / Office Management Course Description

The Medical Billing and Coding / Office Management training program focuses on teaching medical terminology, medical front office procedures, how to submit medical claims, insurance reimbursement, managed care procedures, diagnostic coding, and basic human anatomy. This program provides a thorough understanding of all phases of billing and collection procedures for insurance carriers. Students are taught to manage accounts receivables for a medical office including tracing a medical claim, appealing low payments, patient accounts, and preparing an account for collection. The program also includes in-depth training on processing Workers Compensation claims, Personal Injury, Medicare, and Medi-Cal, and additional topics including HIPAA, CMS and OSHA.

The Medical Billing & Coding / Office Management program is divided into seven modules and externship. Students must complete all modules, starting with any module and continuing in sequence until all seven modules are successfully completed. Students participate in an externship only after successfully completing all other academic requirements.

Graduates receive a Medical Insurance Biller / Office Management Diploma upon successful completion of the program.

Courses Included in this Program

• Medical Terminology / Anatomy & Physiology
• Medical Front Office Administration
• Medical Insurance Reimbursement / Coding
• CPT Coding and Electronic Health Records
• Medical Collections
• Computerized Medical Billing
• Dental Billing and Electronic Medical Records

Externship

Upon completion of their academic requirements, students participate in a 6-8 week externship program with a hospital, clinic, or private billing company. The externship will enable students to have the opportunity to demonstrate and reinforce the knowledge and skills presented and practiced throughout the training program. Students will work under the direct supervision of qualified personnel at the signed externship site. Students must complete their externship training to fulfill graduation requirements.

Occupation and Job Outlook

Job growth in the health care industry continues to expand to meet the needs of a growing and aging population in the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations, and new job openings are expected to increase by 20% through 2018.*

Work Environment: Medical records and health information technicians work in pleasant and comfortable offices. This is one of the few health-related occupations in which there is no direct hands-on patient care.

Medical records and health information technicians usually work a typical 40-hour week. Some overtime may be required. In health facilities that are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, technicians may work day, evening, and night shifts. About 14 percent of technicians worked part-time in 2008.

Career Opportunities

The Medical Billing & Coding / Office Management program at Newbridge College provides the education and training required to begin working in a variety of medical, healthcare industry and business office positions.

See Recognized Occupations below for more information.

Accredited Training Programs

Newbridge College Santa Ana and Newbridge College Long Beach are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a private, non-profit, independent accrediting agency dedicated to ensuring a quality education for more than 250,000 students who annually pursue career education at 800 accredited institutions.

Newbridge College San Diego East is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET), recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as "a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training provided by institutions of higher education and the programs they accredit."

*Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For more information, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

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