Essex County

Certified Medical Billing & Coding Associate With EHR

Provided by Academy of Allied Health Sciences

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.

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Program Information

  • Apprenticeship: No
  • Requires/Includes Externship/Internship: Yes
  • Eligible for Credential: Yes
  • Duration: 560 hours; 4 months
  • In-Person/Virtual: IP
  • Category: Workforce Training

Occupation Details - Medical Records Specialists

  • Median Salary: $48,780
  • Median Hourly Pay: $23.45
  • Number of Jobs (2023): 191,500
  • Job Outlook (2023-2033): 9%
  • Employment Change (2023-2033): 16,700
Source: Occupational employment data and wage estimates are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). Latest data available as of May 2023. For the most current information, visit bls.gov/ooh.

Provider Information - Academy of Allied Health Sciences

Academy of Allied Health Sciences is a full-time medical education school that provides practical training and experience to a wide-range of students with diverse backgrounds.

Contact Information
  • info@aahsc.com
  • 973-732-4180
  • 24 commerce St Suite 510, Newark, NJ 07102
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