Programs
Health Information Coding Certificate
Correspondence Program
Computer and Internet access with email
required - Up to 504 hours of study
Program Goal: Students learn the clinical foundations and data
management skills needed to perform coding and billing functions in
health information settings. Learn medical knowledge in
terminology, anatomy, pharmacology, and disease processes. Learn
coding guidelines and billing procedures. Prepare for AHIMA’s
Certified Coding examinations, including the CCA, CCS-P, and CCS.
An internship in a health care information setting is required for
successful completion.
Complete up to 504
hours in the following subjects: Medical terminology, human
anatomy and physiology, essentials of disease processes, pharmacology,
outpatient coding, physician coding and reimbursement, and inpatient
coding. Learn about medical billing, practice management
applications, electronic medical record, patient health record, revenue
cycle, and more.
Choose 7 out of the 8
courses below to complete
COD101 Medical
Terminology (12 lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal:
Students will learn the fundamentals of medical terminology
through use of a structured write-in text with accompanying CD learning
platform, and by completing lesson-by-lesson assessments.
COD102 Anatomy and Physiology (12
lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal: Students
will learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology through
study of a university-level textbook and by completing lesson-by-lesson
assessments.
COD103 Essentials
of Disease Processes (12 lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal: Students
will learn the essentials of disease processes through use of an
AHIMA-sponsored textbook and by completing lesson-by-lesson assessments.
COD104
Pharmacology for Health Professions (12 lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal: Students
will learn the basics of pharmacology through use of a university-level
textbook and by completing lesson-by-lesson assessments.
COD105 CPT/HCPCS
Outpatient Coding (12 lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal:
Students will learn the fundamentals of outpatient coding,
including format and terminology of CPT and HCPCS, official coding
guidelines for outpatient reporting, ambulatory payment classifications
(APCs), modifiers, and more, through use of industry-recognized
textbooks and by completing lesson-by-lesson assessments.
Students will also learn medical billing procedures.
Students will prepare for the AHIMA Certified Coding Associate
examination.
COD106 ICD-9-CM
Diagnostic Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services (12 lessons –
72 hours)
Course Goal:
Students will learn the fundamentals of physician reimbursement,
including format and terminology of ICD-9-CM, CMS guidelines for
Evaluation and Management reporting, official coding guidelines for
outpatient reporting, and more, through use of industry-recognized
textbook and by completing lesson-by-lesson assessments.
Students will also learn medical billing procedures.
Students will prepare for the AHIMA CCS-P (Certified Coding
Specialist – Physician) examination.
COD107 Inpatient
Coding - ICD-9-CM (12 lessons – 72 hours)
Course Goal:
Students will learn the fundamentals of inpatient coding,
including format and terminology of ICD-9-CM, official coding guidelines
for inpatient reporting, diagnosis related groups (DRGs), and more,
through use of industry-recognized textbooks and by completing
lesson-by-lesson assessments.
Students will prepare for the AHIMA CCS (Certified Coding
Specialist – Hospital) examination.
COD108 Health Information Coding/Billing
Internship (72 hours)
Internship Goal:
Students will learn on-the-job skills by completing a 72-hour
unpaid internship in a health care information management coding or
billing setting of their choice.
Students will be supervised by a Central Business School
Instructor and by a designated supervisor at the worksite.
Student supervision and goals will be carefully outlined in a
written internship agreement developed by the student, the CBS
supervisor, and the worksite supervisor.
Students will complete a daily log of activities while at the
worksite and prepare a 500-word report about their work experience to
successfully complete the internship.
Program Prerequisite: High school diploma, GED, or have reached 18 years of age.
Allowable completion time for each course: 18 weeks from course start date.
Allowable completion time for Health Information Coding Certificate Program: Two years from date of enrollment in first course.
Other Health Information Technology
Correspondence Certificate Programs
Computer and Internet access with email required
MTRM200 – Medical Terminology (18 lessons – 144 hours)
Students will
learn word parts, including prefixes, suffixes, and root terms; body
systems, including integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory,
digestive, endocrine, blood, cardiovascular, reproductive, immune, eyes
and ears, nervous; related diseases and disorders; treatments, tests,
services, and procedures.
Prerequisite:
High school diploma, GED, or have reached 18 years of age.
Program Goal: Students will learn integumentary, osseous tissue and skeletal structure, muscular, brain and cranial nerves, sensory function, endocrine, blood, cardiovascular, lymphatic system and immunity, respiratory, digestive, and reproductive.
Prerequisite:
High school diploma, GED, or have reached 18 years of age.
MTRN300 – Medical Transcription (18 lessons – 144 hours)
Program Goal:
Students will learn to transcribe medical transcription
documents, including chart notes, history and physicals, operative
reports, consultations, and discharge summaries,
in various specialties, including dermatology, gastrointestinal,
enterology, orthopedics, pulmonary, endocrinology, cardiology,
pathology, radiology, obstetrics/gynecology; ENT; neurology.
Prerequisite:
High school diploma, GED, or have reached 18 years of age.
MCOD400 – Medical Records Coding (18 lessons – 144 hours)
Program Goal: Students will learn CPT and HCPCS formats, modifier usage, surgery coding, radiology services, pathology and laboratory, evaluation and management services, medicine, anesthesia, HCPCS Level II coding, reimbursement in the ambulatory setting; the purpose of classification and coding systems; the basic characteristics, conventions, symbols, and basic coding principles for physician coding; ICD-9-CM coding inpatient and outpatient coding, including supplementary classification V codes; late effects; signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions; infectious and parasitic diseases; neoplasms; endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic disorders and immunity disorders; mental disorders; diseases of the nervous system, the blood and blood-forming organs, the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and genitourinary systems; complications of childbirth; congenital anomalies; diseases of the skin; diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; injury, poisonings, complications of surgical medical care; overview of coding and reimbursement system; the official guidelines for coding and reporting of inpatient and outpatient services; data quality and the prospective payment system. Students will prepare for AHIMA’s CCA, CCS-P, and/or CCS examinations.
Prerequisite:
High school diploma, GED, or have reached 18 years of age.
Central Business School Medical Terminology Certificate Program
(MTRM200) or equivalent knowledge or experience is required.
