Medical Assisting Services: Medical Billing Technology

  What is Medical Assisting Services: Medical Billing Technology?

The medical billing technology associate degree program is designed to advance student knowledge in the processing of insurance claim forms, assigning medical codes, and operating databases and medical billing computer software.

Emphasis is placed on advanced coding skills and insurance claims filing. HIPAA regulations and the proper use of ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS codes are stressed.

  Success Factors

Professionals working in this area of health care must be detail oriented and able to work independently. Employers prefer that employees have college course work so they understand the terminology, insurance and coding intricacies of the industry.

  Career Possibilities

The program prepares students to work in hospitals, physicians' offices, health care facilities, billing agencies, and to develop private billing services.

  Majoring in Medical Assisting Services: Medical Billing Technology

In addition to a solid foundation of knowledge in insurance and coding, as a student at Raymond Walters College, you gain skills on equipment you would expect to find in most up-to-date offices. Classes are small, so you receive individual attention and direction from your professors.

  Curriculum

This curriculum information is intended as a general information guide for students considering enrollment in this program. These online tools are designed to assist you, but are not a substitute for planning with an academic or faculty advisor.

If you are currently confirmed or enrolled, you can check your degree requirements online. If you are considering transferring to this major from another school use the Course Applicability System (CAS) to see how credits you have earned will apply to this major at UC. For course descriptions by college, click here.

FRESHMAN YEAR

Course Name		Credits
English Composition I, II		6
History, Social or Behavioral Science		3
Business English		3
Microcomputer Office Applications		3
Anatomical Medical Terminology I, II, III		9
Medical Front Office Procedures		3
Medical Insurance		3
Advanced Medical Insurance		3
Pharmacology Terminology		3
Fundamentals of Word Processing		3
Business Math		3
Business Communications		3
Total		45

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Course Name		Credits
History, Social or Behavioral Science		9
Intermediate Composition		3
Microcomputer Office Accounting I		3
Management of Office Systems		3
Voice Recognition Technology		3
Medical Coding		3
Advanced Medical Coding		3
Managed Care Coding		3
Medical Topics I, II		6
Medical Office Ethics		3
Workplace Technologies		3
Medical Office Computing		3
Total		45

 

  Admission Requirements

Open Admission

Requirements:

Keyboarding speed of 35 wpm

RWC placement test

The grade of "C" or above is required in all medical and office information technology courses.

  Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.