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• Essex County

Billing and Coding

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This program teaches the student computer literacy, word processing, medical terminology medical office procedures, coding and billing. Graduates of this program will be able to perform administrative duties within a medical office: physician’s offices, clinics, HMOs or other ambulatory care facilities. This program prepares the student to gain entry-level employment in a medical office or hospital environment. Graduates of the program are employable as Coding and Billing Specialists, Administrative Medical Assistants or Medical Office Receptionists.

• Essex County

Certified Medical Office Administration (CMOA)

Credentials: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

They will apply rules of medical record coding systems, creating & using a word processing document, input computer data, identify methods for patient fees, complete a written itemized billing statement. Students learn to use different Office Equipment like Computers, Fax Machine, & Adding Machines etc. They also learn to use computer programs like Microsoft Word & Excel as well as how to make appointments & reminders, entering & storing diagnostic codes & filing information. This course will cover the usage and management of health information and the electronic health record (EHR). Besides the traditional components to the course, it will also cover Business Communication & Group Dynamics, Risk Management, Financial Procedures, cpr, HIPAA Compliance and Career Development and includes a 180 hour internship at a site provided by our center.

• Essex County

Certified Medical Billing and Coding (CMBC)

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The addition of enhanced skills in Electronic Health Records [EHR] in this course package will provide the student with an edge in the job market in this competitive field. In this course students get an overview of medical insurance billing procedures as used in hospitals and today’s medical practices. They learn coding protocols, and insurance billing procedures. At our center, students learn through computerized billing simulations how to create, save, retrieve, edit, and maintain patient files. In addition, post payments to patient accounts, produce insurance claim forms, correct and resubmit rejected claims, produce insurance claim activity reports and enter electronic claims. Topics covered include: current procedural terminology, international classification of diseases, clinical modification, healthcare procedure coding system, resource-based relative value scale, insurance form preparation, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Workers’ Compensation, No Fault, HMO’s, diagnosis-related groups, peer review organizations, and ambulatory patient groups. Students will also learn Medical & Insurance Terminology & Abbreviations, Duties of the Medical Biller, Procedures For Insurance Forms Completion, HIC Universal Claim Form, ADA Forms, Workers Compensation Forms & No Fault, Superbill, Medicaid/Medicare, Medical Coding: CPT Coding, HCPCS, ICD-9CM, Coding Systems E & V Modifiers, Computerized Medical Billing Software, Audit Trails, Payment Follow-up Methods, Insurance Company Policies, Insurance Follow-up Procedures, Title XIX, CPT4, Dental, Campus. The course also includes application usage of several medical billing & coding software such Medisoft and others as well as Electronic Health Records (EHR). Students are individually prepared for National Certification as part of the course and the course includes a 180 hour internship program on completion accomplished within one of several major medical center associations. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible for National Certification through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

• Essex County

Clinical Medical Assistant Associate With EHR

Credentials: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This is an accelerated Medical Assistant course package which is completed in an approximate four (4) month or sixteen (16) week period. The course has been made comprehensive and accelerated to include only the precise medical assistant job skills required for employment and field work. This is an accelerated comprehensive course in the field of Physician and Allied Healthcare Aides with a focus on both the Clinical and Administrative Components of the traditional program. The course includes a non-concentrated or basic level Medical Office Administrative Component with skill level enhancements for working in the medical office environment such as training in Microsoft Office (word, excel, access, PowerPoint), keyboarding, front office reception skills, computerized medical billing and coding simulations, pre- and post-payment adjustments, and insurance claim form preparations. This is then followed by enhancement of Clinical Skills and Procedures, Routine Patient Screening and Preparation Protocols, Medical Terminology, Basic Anatomy/Physiology, Nutrition, Infection Control, Universal Precautions and Stat Testing Protocols. Students are individually prepared for National Certification as part of the course and the course includes a 60 hour internship program on completion accomplished within one of several major medical center associations. The secondary focus of this course will cover the usage and management of health information and the electronic health record (EHR). This course will introduce the students to the use of health information and the electronic health record for any setting within the health care industry from acute, ambulatory, long term, home health, specialty, population health, and personal health that encompass the continuum of care. This course will provide students with a practical understanding of what an electronic health record specialist is and how important they are in the job market today. This course will enable the students to assemble the patient’s health record and ensure all information is complete, properly identified and authenticated. EHR Specialist’s duties will vary with size and specialty of the facility in which they may work. Many can specialize in varying areas or one aspect of the EHR such as entry-level coders, encoding within a hospital setting, abstractors and or coding specialist, HIPAA Compliance Officers or HIM (Health Information Managers) and be over entire departments within larger healthcare facilities

• Essex County

Medical Office Administration Associate With EHR

Credentials: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This course will focus on skill level training and on the administrative component of the medical assistant field. In this course students learn about various aspects of medical office practices. The course is completed in an approximate eighteen (18) week period. Students learn medical ethics & law, asepsis, assisting in exams, treatment & vital signs. They also learn about administering clinical tests such as hearing assessment, sonograms & radiographic procedures. The course gives an introduction to medications with regulations & procedures for patients, drug classification, dosage & common methods of admin. Students also lean about medical emergencies & first aid procedures as well as identifying elements of medical office environments. They will apply rules of medical record coding systems, creating & using a word processing document, input computer data, identify methods for patient fees, complete a written itemized billing statement. Students learn to use different Office Equipment like Computers, Fax Machine, & Adding Machines etc. They also learn to use computer programs like Microsoft Word & Excel as well as how to make appointments & reminders, entering & storing diagnostic codes & filing information. This course will cover the usage and management of health information and the electronic health record (EHR). Besides the traditional components to the course, it will also cover Business Communication & Group Dynamics, Risk Management, Financial Procedures, CPR, HIPAA Compliance and Career Development and includes a 60 hour internship at a site provided by our center.

• Essex County

Certified Medical Billing & Coding Associate With EHR

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This is an accelerated Medical Billing & Coding course package which is completed in an approximate four (4) month or eighteen (18) week period. The course has been made comprehensive and accelerated to include only the precise medical billing & coding job skills required for employment and field work. This course thoroughly prepares students to code patients’ medical records correctly and optimize reimbursement for a full range of medical services. Students are introduced to several techniques for finding and applying the correct codes in today’s standard coding systems. The addition of enhanced skills in Electronic Health Records [EHR] in this course package will provide the student with an edge in the job market in this competitive field. In this course students get an overview of medical insurance billing procedures as used in hospitals and today’s medical practices. They learn coding protocols, and insurance billing procedures. Students learn through computerized billing simulations how to create, save, retrieve, edit, and maintain patient files. In addition, post payments to patient accounts, produce insurance claim forms, correct and resubmit rejected claims, produce insurance claim activity reports and enter electronic claims.

• Essex County

Clinical Medical Assistant Associate With Computers

Credentials: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This is an accelerated Medical Assistant course package which is completed in an approximate four (4) month or sixteen (16) week period. The course has been made comprehensive and accelerated to include only the precise medical assistant job skills required for employment and field work. The addition of enhanced skills in computers in this course package will provide the student with an edge in the job market in this competitive field. This is an accelerated comprehensive course in the field of Physician and Allied Healthcare Aides with a focus on both the Clinical and Administrative Components of the traditional program. Our course includes a Medical Office Administrative Component with skill level enhancements for working in the medical office environment such as training in Microsoft Office (word, excel, access, PowerPoint), keyboarding, front office reception skills, computerized medical billing and coding simulations, pre- and post-payment adjustments, and insurance claim form preparations. This is then followed by enhancement of Clinical Skills and Procedures, Routine Patient Screening and Preparation Protocols, Medical Terminology, Basic Anatomy/Physiology, Nutrition, Infection Control, Universal Precautions and Stat Testing Protocols. Students are individually prepared for National Certification as part of the course and the course includes a 60 hour internship program on completion accomplished within one of several major medical center associations.

• Essex County

Administrative Electronic Health Record Specialist

Credentials: Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

This course package includes the course in (1) Electronic Health Records [ EHR ] as well as (2) Medical Office Administration. The course package is intended to offer students basic and enhanced skills in the both administrative and medical office environment providing an additional job skill level. In addition, the Administrative Component will enhance the proficiency level of the EHR job skill level. The (primary) course will cover the usage and management of health information and the electronic health record (EHR). This course will introduce the students to the use of health information and the electronic health record for any setting within the health care industry from acute, ambulatory, long term, home health, specialty, population health, and personal health that encompass the continuum of care. This course will provide students with a practical understanding of what an electronic health record specialist is and how important they are in the job market today. This course will enable the students to assemble the patient’s health record and ensure all information is complete, properly identified and authenticated. EHR Specialist’s duties will vary with size and specialty of the facility in which they may work. Many can specialize in varying areas or one aspect of the EHR such as entry-level coders, encoding within a hospital setting, abstractors and or coding specialist, HIPAA Compliance Officers or HIM (Health Information Managers) and be over entire departments within larger healthcare facilities.

• Union County

Medical Billing And Coding Program

Credentials: Certified Medical Billing & Coding (MBC1)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The Medical Billing Specialist is a vital member of The Health Care team who is expected to handle billing and administrative part in the health industry and related insurance industry companies. The Medical Billing Specialist curriculum has been tailored in such a way as to allow the participants/student to gain a full understanding of expectations, job knowledge and mastery of skills needed for entry-level job performance and knowlege of electronic medical billing and the new ICD-10 which takes effect in Sept. 2015.

• Passaic County

Medical Billing And Coding Program

Credentials: Certified Medical Billing & Coding (MBC1)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The Medical Billing Specialist is a vital member of The Health Care team who is expected to handle billing and administrative part in the health industry and related insurance industry companies. The Medical Billing Specialist curriculum has been tailored in such a way as to allow the participants/student to gain a full understanding of expectations, job knowledge and mastery of skills needed for entry-level job performance and knowlege of electronic medical billing and the new ICD-10 which takes effect in Sept. 2015.

• Bergen County

Medical Office Management with EHR

Credentials: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of electronic health records management including basic medical office skills. The course will provide the student with the basic knowledge required to utilize health information system software to maintain patient health records and perform Microsoft Office Professional Software tasks including: Word and Excel 2021 / 365. Upon completion of the course, the student will be knowledgeable in the basic aspects of the utilization of electronic health records management. Students will utilize hands on application of medical records software system components in order to apply these applications to the real medical office setting.

• Bergen County

Medical Billing & Coding With Career Readiness

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

Working in medical office services, billing and coding specialists support the work of hands-on medical personnel by working with patient health records and insurance. The medical billing and coding training programs at BBA will help provide a great medical job for those who look for Medical non-clinical work, their tasks may include converting physicians’ notes to medical codes and processing insurance files; they may work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, insurance companies, or even nursing homes. This 5 hour workshop is designed to prepare students for the NHA certification.

• Mercer County

Medical Billing and Coding Program

Credentials: National Certified Insurance Coding Specialist (NCICS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

Medical Billing and Coding program provides hands-on instruction in medical terminology, office management, and medical coding techniques to fully prepare you for a career in a medical facility. The student is prepared in both office and hospital settings, covering the basic fundamentals of computer operation, disease processes and hands on training utilizing medical billing software. Graduates of FORTIS's Medical Billing and Coding program are prepared to seek entry-level careers in medical billing and coding in settings such as hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, dental offices, nursing homes, and insurance companies.

• Passaic County

Medical Billing and Coding Program

Credentials: National Certified Insurance Coding Specialist (NCICS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

Medical Billing and Coding program provides hands-on instruction in medical terminology, office management, and medical coding techniques to fully prepare you for a career in a medical facility. The student is prepared in both office and hospital settings, covering the basic fundamentals of computer operation, disease processes and hands on training utilizing medical billing software. Graduates of FORTIS's Medical Billing and Coding program are prepared to seek entry-level careers in medical billing and coding in settings such as hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, dental offices, nursing homes, and insurance companies.

• Burlington County

Medical Billing, Insurance, CPC Coding & EHR w/ICD-10

Credentials: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS), Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

Medical Billers/Coders typically work for organizations generating invoices, coding procedures and diagnoses and managing billing forms. They are relied upon to evaluate and accurately decipher medical claims and solve insurance billing problems. Understanding codes and their relationship to medical diagnoses is essential to anyone working in the billing/coding field. The program leads to 4 industry certifications and is taught by an instructor with over 25 years experience in the field.

• Gloucester County

Medical Billing & Coding

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

Marie’s Allied Health & Technical Institute Medical Billing and Coding program is designed specifically to provide students with the basic knowledge understanding and training in the fundamental areas of medical Billing & Coding . Students will be equipped with the mastery of skills and competencies and career preparation necessary for academic and real-world success including employment in entry- level positions as Medical Billing and Coding and or Coding Specialist , or Medical Office Clerk/Receptionists and Medical Administrative Assistant, in a myriad of environments related to modern health care and insurance industries.

• Middlesex County

Medical Billing and Coding Training

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS), Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Professional Biller (CPB), Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The Medical Billing and Coding (MBC) program will prepare students to work as a medical biller in a variety of healthcare settings. The program will cover a number of subject areas including medical billing, basic medical coding, medical insurance, HIPAA, and electronic health records. Medical Billing and Coding courses are taught fully online, and a clinical internship will be completed at an assigned clinical site. MBC graduates will be eligible to take the following certification exams upon graduation: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS) - NHA Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS) - NCCT Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - AHIMA Certified Professional Biller (CPB) - AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) - AAPC

• Middlesex County

Medical Billing and Coding Training

Credentials: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS), Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Professional Biller (CPB), Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare, Technology

The Medical Billing and Coding (MBC) program will prepare students to work as a medical biller in a variety of healthcare settings. The program will cover a number of subject areas including medical billing, basic medical coding, medical insurance, HIPAA, and electronic health records. Medical Billing and Coding courses are taught fully online, and a clinical internship will be completed at an assigned clinical site. MBC graduates will be eligible to take the following certification exams upon graduation: Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS) - NHA Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS) - NCCT Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - AHIMA Certified Professional Biller (CPB) - AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) - AAPC