Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: ECHA-0068 Organization's ID: MA145 Organization: Eastwick College-Hackensack Location: Classroom-based Length: 12 weeks (36 hours) Dates Offered: 6/1/2012 - 3/31/2016 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Vocational-Certificate 2 Medical Billing Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: To develop knowledge and understanding of health insurance and the ability to process claims. Learning Outcomes: Understand how the health insurance industry works Know the step-by-step procedures for generating, processing, and submitting health insurance claims to commercial, private, and governmental health insurance programs Recognize the diagnosis and procedure coding systems General Topics: Health insurance, managed health care, development of an insurance claim, legal and regulatory issues, coding guidelines, CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) reimbursement methodologies, CMS-1500 claim instruction, commercial insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare/Medicaid, and workers compensation Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Classroom Exercise Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Page Content