EHR 220 - Medical Billing and Reimbursement

Institution:

Reading Area Community College

Subject:

Electronic Health Records

Description:

This course provides students with information about major insurance programs, federal healthcare legislation, and medical claims. Students will also gain a knowledge of physician and hospital medical billing and government medical reimbursement methodology. Topics include: procedure coding systems. Topics include: understanding insurance plans; physician medical bulling, and government medical billing(Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare); benefits and payment adjudication, refunds, follow-ups, and appeals; and workers' compensation.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

(MAT 020, MAT 030, MAT 035, MAT 150, MAT 160, MAT 165, MAT 180, MAT 210, MAT 220, or MAT 221) and EHR 100

Corequisites:

EHR 100

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

A Grade of D or Higher is Required for all Listed Prerequisite Courses.

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.racc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 372-4721

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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