The Final Exam – This test is necessary to receive a Certificate of Completion. Depending on your final score, certificate and/or letters are provided. The final will provide you the look and feel of a real employer exam. If you pass our final exam, you will pass almost any employer exam.
Final Exam for CD Version of the Courses – The Final Exam is included in the cost of the online courses. If you choose to do a course via the CD option, it is $89.00 to take the final exam.
*** All coding courses, or courses that include coding require the purchase of two reference books from an outside source. You may also purchase a used inexpensive edition anywhere online instead of the new edition. ***http://www.unicormed.com/store/2015-cpt-books/ – SELECT THE 89.95 EDITION andhttp://www.unicormed.com/store/principles-of-icd-9-coding/
MEDICAL OFFICE SPECIALIST COURSE
This is a complete medical office assistant-specialist training course (includes a module on health insurance specialist).
TIME TO COMPLETE: 190 HOURS (100 instruction, 90 hours laboratory)
PLUS TERMINOLOGY: 150 hours
– Detailed Outline:
MODULE I – Medical Office Assistant
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Personal Assets & Skills
Chapter 3 – Employment
Chapter 4 – The Provider
Chapter 5 – Policies and Procedures
Chapter 6 – Interacting With the Patient
Chapter 7 – Tools, Software & Equipment
Chapter 8 – Legal Aspects of Confidential Information
Chapter 9 – Laboratory Data
Chapter 10 – Pharmacy
Chapter 11 – Coding
Chapter 12 – Medical Records, Patient Charts
MODULE II – BILLING
Chapter 1. Health Care History & Overview
Chapter 2. Terminology
Chapter 3. Provider Structure & Protocols
Chapter 4. Hospital Billing
Chapter 5. Family Relationships
Chapter 6. Billing the Encounter
Chapter 7. Practice Economics
Chapter 8. Collections
Chapter 9. Coding
Chapter 10. Profiles
Chapter 11. Medicaid and Medicare
Chapter 12. Legal Issues
Chapter 13. Certification
Chapter 14. Just for Fun
MODULE III – HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST MODULE
Every type of insurance is included in each chapter, together with co-payments, rules, regulations, samples, and each is interactive requiring full understanding before moving on.
Chapter 1 – Health Insurance Specialist Jobs
Chapter 2 – Medical Care Reimbursement
Chapter 3 – Health Care Organization Plans
Chapter 4 – Insurance Claims
Chapter 5 – Payer Processing
Chapter 6 – Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Chapter 7 – Private Insurers
Chapter 8 – Medicare
Chapter 9 – Medicaid
Chapter 10 – Tricare
Chapter 11 – Workers’ Compensation
Included are all of the insurance forms used in the industry with complete exercises to fully understand how to fill them out
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
SECTION I
1. LANGUAGE ORIGINS & ADAPTION (ETYMOLOGY)
2. ENGLISH 101
3. MEDICAL WORDS
4. DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL VOCABULARY & WORD STRUCTURE
5. BODY DYNAMICS
8. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT
7. MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
8. DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE
9. ABBREVIATIONS
10. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (+ILLUSTRATIONS)
11. PHARMACOLOGY
12. JUST FOR FUN
SECTION II
Section I. Introduction and Orientation
Section II – Outpatient Reports
Section III – Inpatient Reports
Section IV – Interpretation