Choose the military distance learning course that gives you specialized billing skills
Allied’s Medical Billing Career Training Program provides you with a solid background of billing and terminology to make you a well-rounded addition to the medical field. You will have the skills to join a medical office team or work on your own as a medical billing specialist. Utilize your billing knowledge, office skills and terminology training to build your new career. It's a great choice for a portable career - with the BLS projecting more than 3 million new wage and salary jobs from 2006 to 2016, it's a career you'll find nationwide.
Get started with military tuition assistance and prepare for your post-military career in as little as 24 weeks. Learn from anywhere in the world. The program covers two comprehensive courses: Medical Terminology for Billing and Medical Billing. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be awarded one certificate. Please call to see if you qualify for tuition assistance and to see if your branch covers your program of interest.
Medical Terminology will provide your career with a solid basis of medical knowledge. You will learn the meaning and pronunciation of specific medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, root words, and abbreviations. Gain an overall understanding of
essential terminology.
You will be introduced to the body systems through vivid and descriptive images that are labeled for easy reference. Explanations of diseases and conditions will be presented along with diagnostic tests and procedures. Your training will provide you with a solid foundation and give you the additional tools you need to succeed as a medical billing specialist.
Medical Billing provides you with the ability to oversee the billing procedures of a medical office. Learn how to accurately complete claim forms and bill insurance companies with effective hands-on training. Patient confidentiality, privacy, and HIPAA requirements will be reviewed. An introduction to basic health insurance and the major types of health insurance programs in the United States will also be covered in detail. Emphasis will be placed on the need for correct diagnostic and procedural coding, and the role that medical documentation plays to obtain maximum reimbursement. Your administrative background and billing knowledge will make you an asset to any medical office. Apply your skills in a doctor’s office, hospital, clinic or other medical setting.
Today's health care system is continually becoming more technologically advanced. With a greater dependence on computer software systems that keep patient data organized and more easily accessible to health care professionals, your ability to efficiently navigate through these programs will be an important part of your medical billing career. Allied's Medical Billing Technology course will prepare you to meet the challenge with an overview of computer systems in a medical office environment, Medisoft applications, interactive assignments and more!
You will receive a one-year membership to the Medical Association of Billers (MAB) when you successfully complete your program. There is no additional cost to you. Enjoy a professional advantage with membership to the leading association for medical billing specialists. You will have access to membership benefits, up-to-date news and information and a great networking tool for your career.
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