This certificate program provides students with a working knowledge
of medical terminology and proficiency in the transcription of medical
reports. Medical transcriptionists work with pharmacists, therapists,
technicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, chiropractors,
medical doctors, and many others. All of these providers rely on legal
documents created by the medical transcriptionist. Students will learn
how to transcribe medical reports using correct capitalization,
number, punctuation, abbreviation, symbols, and metric measurement
rules. Students will learn medical terms, abbreviations, prefixes and
suffixes. The Medical Terminology section will teach students the
elements of medical terminology, such as the etymology of words
used to describe the human body. Students learn to apply proper
terminology and spelling for major pathological conditions. The
Medical billing and coding course provides knowledge of medical
practice settings and specialties, as well as the differences in
traditional and managed care. Students also learn about Commercial
HMO/PPO, HIPPA Compliance, Federal and State insurance plans,
including eligibility and coverage, and reimbursement methodologies.
The ICD-10 section teaches the recently-upgraded diagnostic and
procedural medical coding system that will soon be mandated by the
federal government for use in healthcare insurance processing,
reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. Students will also
compare structural changes to coding, terminology, and functionality
between ICD10 and ICD9.
All course materials included. Total cost $5,985. 740 hours.
Courses included in this certificate are listed below:
HSCX 1905X Medical Transcription+Terminology
HSX 1965X ICD-10 Medical Coding
HSX 1970X Medical Billing and Coding
To register, or for more information, contact the Division of Extended Learning at 1-800-NAT-UNIV ext. 8600.
This program is available online.
| HSCX1905X | Medical Transcription + Medical Terminology |
| HSX1965X | ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation |
| HSX1970X | Medical Billing and Coding |