Medical Coding

Course Overview

Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of physician's notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc. Medical coding professionals help to ensure that the codes are applied correctly during the medical billing process, which includes abstracting the information from documentation, assigning the appropriate codes and creating a claim to be paid by insurance carriers.

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Learning Objective

Organized individual with problem-solving and technical skills looking to secure a position as a Medical Coding Specialist
Seeking employment as a Medical Coding Specialist to display exceptional communication, organizational and technical skills.
Motivated, hard-working individual with five years of experience in Medical Coding searching for a Medical Coding Specialist position.
Looking for a Medical Coding Specialist position for an individual with two years of experience and excellent problem-solving and Communication skills.
Searching for an entry level Medical Coding Specialist Position that will utilize technical, organizational and communication skill.

Course Content

Introduction to Medical Coding
Introduction to Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology: Dividing and Combining Terms
Medical Terminology: Abbreviations, Symbols and Special Terms
Documenting Medical Records

Medical Ethics
Diagnostic Coding
International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – Medical Coding
Structure of ICD-10, Volume 1 to 3 and Basic Coding Guidelines
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding: Guidelines and Rules

Course Highlights

Program pedagogy which includes Webinar, Student Faculty Chat by Subject Experts and Project Work.
Reference subject through E-library
Program materials developed by experts
Each block culminating into a qualifying assignment
Credit based teaching outcomes for global application

Learning Outcome

To understand introduction to Medical Coding & Medical Terminology
To gain knowledge on Medical Terminology - abbreviation, symbols and special term
To develop knowledge on documentation requirement in Medical Record
To enhance skill on Medical Ethics
To understand the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
To enhance skill on structure of ICD-10 coding

Evaluations and Grading

Evaluations will collate candidate performance based on Self Assessment, Term End Assessment, completion of Project Work , participation in Webinar , participation in student-faculty chat.
Grading will be done based on alphabetical grade point percentage.

Certification

At the end of the program the student will be awarded a Certification from Astron Institute of International Studies.