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Prepare for the dynamic health care field with our 600-hour Online Medical Billing, Coding, and Business Essentials diploma program. It’s designed to provide the critical skills for entry-level employment in medical billing, coding, and health care administration across hospitals, insurance companies, and physicians’ offices.
The curriculum integrates vital business decision making and communication skills with specialized knowledge in medical terminology, body systems, the latest medical coding practices (ICD, CPT, HCPCS), EMR (electronic medical records), and insurance management.
The following list includes, but is not limited to, many of the most common job titles for which this Medical Billing, Coding, and Business Essentials training program prepares Hunter Business School students and requires the use of the skills and training learned as predominant components of the job.
To attend Hunter Business School, applicants must meet the following criteria. This is only a summary. Please contact an Admissions representative for full details. Please note that there are additional requirements to enter the Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology (X-Ray Tech), and Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) programs.
OBV100 (30 hours)
This course offers essential insights into the principles and practices of business. By blending
theoretical frameworks, practical applications, and case studies, students dive into the business
process, covering everything from identifying opportunities to venture creation and growth. Prerequisite: None
OBV101 (30 hours)
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its significance for health care professionals. Participants gain knowledge about privacy and security regulations, compliance requirements and mandates, and the effects of HIPAA on patient care and health information management and engage in practical applications. Prerequisite: None
OAP101 (60 hours)
Anatomy and Physiology I offers students an in-depth exploration of the human body by detailing the structure and function of its components. Beginning with the fundamentals of cellular composition, each body system is analyzed, focusing on both normal and pathological processes.
The body systems and materials studied in A&P I include: the basic foundations of medical terminology, whole body terminology, integumentary system, muscular and skeletal systems, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and lymphatic and immune systems.
As part of the examination of each body system, students are also introduced to medical terminology. They learn medical terms and their connections to the human body, becoming familiar with vocabulary and word parts that enhance their understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostic techniques, medical treatments, and procedures relevant to each system. This new language aids in effective communication with other health care professionals regarding patient care. Additionally, the course covers abbreviations
and various medical specialties. Prerequisite: None
OAP102 (60 hours)
Anatomy and Physiology II builds upon the exploration of the human body by examining the following systems: sensory, nervous, urinary, digestive, endocrine, male and female reproductive systems, as well as obstetrics.
As part of the curriculum, students will also be introduced to medical terminology related to each body system. This includes learning medical vocabulary and understanding how it connects to the human body.
Students gain familiarity with terms and word components, enhancing their ability to understand anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostic methods, medical treatments, and procedures relevant to each system. This specialized language aids in effective communication with other health care professionals regarding their patients. Additionally, the course covers abbreviations and various medical specialties. Prerequisite: OAP101
OMS100 (60 hours)
This course is designed to help students become proficient in Microsoft Word for Windows, focusing on document creation, formatting, navigation, editing, and utilizing templates. Key topics include text management (cut, copy, paste), spell checking, research, hyperlinks, and document properties.
Students also learn to set margins, align text, adjust line spacing, use bullets and numbering, sort text, and apply desktop publishing techniques such as creating columns and inserting clip art, diagrams, and charts.
Additionally, students master the fundamental functions of Excel, covering topics like understanding spreadsheet software, identifying window components, and grasping
formulas.
They explore various print options, create simple and complex formulas, insert function
formulas, and learn to copy and move cell entries. Understanding relative and absolute cell
references, formatting values, changing the worksheet’s appearance, and managing worksheets by renaming and moving are also addressed.
Lastly, students learn to insert and delete rows and columns, plan and create charts, and format those charts effectively. Prerequisite: None
OMBC100 (60 hours)
This online course is designed to provide both hands-on practice and instruction in coding and
compliance skills. It enhances skill development by applying coding principles while expanding
knowledge through additional coding guidelines, examples, and compliance tips. The main aim of
this course is to equip students with a thorough understanding of the rules and guidelines related to each health plan, ensuring accurate documentation submissions.
Additionally, the course introduces the AAPC Practicode simulation, offering students insights into how insurance interacts with billing and coding. By the end, students will feel more confident and familiar with the material. Prerequisite: None
In this online course, students acquire both knowledge and practical skills related to revenue and expenses through the use of QuickBooks® Online. This platform helps students manage personal finances as well as small businesses, providing essential accounting and business management tools to help keep financial matters organized. Prerequisite: None
OBV102 (30 hours)
This course provides fundamental understandings of the principles and practices of entrepreneurship. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks, practical applications, and case studies, students explore the entrepreneurial process from opportunity recognition to venture and growth. Prerequisites: OBV100, OBV101
OMBC101 (60 hours)
This course equips students to analyze physician documentation, operative reports, and various
health care records to translate them into the correct medical codes for procedures and services. The CPT and ICD-10-PCS coding sets are essential for outpatient and inpatient facilities, as they are mandated by third-party payers for reimbursement purposes and for necessary reporting to
accrediting organizations and government agencies. Prerequisites: OAP101, OAP102, OMBC100
OBV103 (30 hours)
This course provides an introduction to the field of marketing, offering a comprehensive perspective for exploring and analyzing different aspects of the discipline. Students grasp essential fundamentals, including pricing strategies, advertising techniques, personal selling, sales promotion, target audience identification, as well as digital marketing and social networking. Prerequisites: OBV100, OBV101, OBV102
OBV104 (30 hours)
This course introduces students to the importance of effective communication and how to effectively communicate in a business and medical setting. Students explore verbal, nonverbal,
and written communication, as well as how to professionally answer telephone calls using proper
voice tone, inflection, and pronunciation and how to professionally convey a conversation in a
medical environment. Prerequisites: OBV100, OBV101, OBV102, OBV103
Career Development provides an opportunity for students to prepare for a job search by learning and applying critical self-examination techniques for developing a successful career path and an awareness of the need to include life-long learning in career management. Topics include career planning research, job searching and refining interview and communication skills, developing and preparing career search documents such as résumés, job applications, cover letters, and thank you letters. Mock interviews are also conducted. Prerequisite: None
OMBC103 (30 hours)
This online course equips students to effectively use a computerized billing and medical software
program. Throughout the course, students learn how to accurately enter patient demographics,
procedures, and diagnoses to generate claims and post payments. They also create patient charts, documents, and appointments.
Various forms from a typical medical office are utilized to compile standard insurance claim forms for billing insurance companies. Additionally, the course covers maintaining patient accounts and managing practice finances through the billing program.
Students are also introduced to the use of electronic records in a medical setting, focusing on
creating patient records, maintaining health history records, and interpreting patient files, and
demonstrating how eRx works with medications. Prerequisite: None
OMBC102 (60 hours)
This course equips students with the skills to interpret and communicate essential terms and
details regarding diagnoses, signs, and symptoms. It focuses on understanding the reasons behind the physician’s care during a specific patient encounter and to utilize the ICD-10-CM coding manual. This concept is referred to as medical necessity. Prerequisites: OAP101, OAP102, OMBC100, OMBC101
Hunter Business School reserves the right to add, discontinue, or modify its programs, school schedules, calendars, and policies at any time.
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