AH 281 Medical Insurance/Billing
January 10th – May 12th
3 Credits/Online
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Description:
An introduction to the major nationwide medical insurance programs, diagnostic and procedural coding systems, and the filing of claim forms.
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Prerequisites:
Satisfactory completion of AH 138 and completion or concurrent enrollment in AH 139.
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Learning Outcomes (Course Objectives):
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Define health insurance terminology.
- Define abbreviations as they appear in a patient record.
- Prepare legally correct medico legal forms and letters.
- Code procedures and diagnosis correctly using the CPT and ICD-9-CM manuals.
- Locate and correct errors on insurance claims before and after processing.
- Abstract information necessary to complete insurance claim forms from the patient record.
- Be able to identify different insurance claim forms and be able to choose the correct one for processing claims.
- Analyze insurance claims in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Homework (Workload):
TBA
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Exams:
TBA
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Textbook and additional course materials:
Title : Understanding Health Insurance/A Guide to Professional Billing
Author : JoAnn Rowell/Michelle Green/Ruth Burke
Edition : 8th
Publisher : Thomson/Delmar Learning
ISBN : 0-4018-9350-3
Title : WebTutor for Understanding Health Insurance
Publisher : Thomson
ISBN : 0401896421 |
To purchase textbooks, please contact the WSC bookstore at 1-888-863-9455, ext 4260 or email one of the following:
Kay Anderson: Kayleen.Anderson@wsc.nodak.edu
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Instructor Information:
Coordinator/Instructor : Vera Kruger
Email: vera@midstatetel.net
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