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Medical Billing and Coding


Closer than you think!
Program offered at:
Altoona | Capital Region | Lancaster
Program length:  12 months
Total credits:       84 (Lancaster program - 70 credits)
Medical Billing and Coding Graduates earn a Diploma 
WHERE ARE MEDICAL CODERS WORKING?*
» General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 46%
» Offices of Physicians 15%
» Nursing Care Facilities 7%
» Community Care for the Elderly 5%
PENNSYLVANIA JOB OUTLOOK*
  • Employment of medical record and health information technicians in PA is expected to grow through 2014.
  • Job prospects for formally trained medical record and health information technicians should be very good.

Medical Billing and Coding Program Overview

Medical Billing and Coding specialists are an essential part of any medical team. It's one of the great healthcare careers with a focus on the business, administrative, and office side of the medical profession.

For healthcare professionals, front office and administrative work in a private practice or doctor's office is a perfect fit. In addition to completing medical records, insurance submissions, and billing, you may be responsible for providing overall office support including greeting patients and scheduling appointments. Some Billing and Coding specialists may prefer the business side of healthcare or the limited patient interaction of a larger billing company. Some might work in IT environments ranging from totally automated systems using electronic health records, to practices that haven't begun filing claims electronically. Working closely with Health Information Technology departments the focus is on proper coding, medical record security, invoicing, and accounting.

Most Billing and Coding professionals work in physicians' offices, managed healthcare companies and insurance companies. Some are employed by hospitals, medical clinics and third party billing companies. There are also job opportunities in outpatient care centers, medical equipment suppliers, long term care facilities, and for state and local government agencies.

With training from YTI Career Institute you could start your Medical Billing and Coding career in as few as 12 months.

What will I study?

Medical Office Administration
Anatomy & Physiology/Medical Terminology I
Career Success Seminar
Keyboarding
Basic Computer Fundamentals
Anatomy & Physiology/Medical Terminology II
Human Relations in Organizations
Communications in Healthcare
ICD 9 Medical Coding

Health Insurance and Claims
ICD-9-CM Coding and MS-DRG
Medical Transcription (Lancaster campus only)
Advanced Computer Applications (Altoona and Capital Region campuses only)
CPT/HCPCS Procedural Coding
Pharmacology for Medical Coding
Professional Development
Medical Billing/Coding Simulation
Critical Thinking
Medical Seminar for Billing and Coding

What will I learn?

How to retrieve medical data from databases
How to code insurance forms
How to schedule appointments
How to handle office correspondence
How to transcribe doctors' orders and reports

Wondering about the details?

We know how important information is to planning your education. We are very happy to discuss our current program details with you personally. You can call us anytime. Just tell your campus representative that you have visited our website and would like information about our program. You can also click the links below for more information about our graduation rates, tuition rates, and other important program information.

» Altoona Campus Program Details
» Capital Region Campus Program Details
» Lancaster Campus Program Details

If you have questions about Financial Aid , your representative will refer you to our experienced Financial Aid staff, here specifically to help you fund your education.

» Choose a link for details on our graduation rates, tuition rates, and other important program information:
   Altoona Campus Program Details
   Capital Region Campus Program Details
   Lancaster Campus Program Details

* Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Records & Health Information Technicians , on the Internet at http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/paooh/med_rec&hea_info_tech.pdf (visited September 20, 2011).

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