Medical Information Coder/Biller College Credit Certificate
The Medical Information Coder/Biller college credit certificate is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to review and analyze health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures for patient healthcare encounters. The curriculum also presents information about healthcare reimbursement methodologies. The medical coder is responsible for translating diagnostic and procedural narrative from the medical record into numeric codes. This process requires interaction with the health care provider to ensure accuracy. The coded data is then utilized for reimbursement purposes, in the assessment of clinical care, to support medical research activity and to support the identification of health care concerns critical to the public.
Graduates from the Medical Information Coder/ Biller certificate program are advised to gain coding experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings before taking the AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS or CCS-P) Qualifying Examination.
The certificate is upward compatible with the Health Services Management (HSM), Associate in Science degree (33 of the 37 credits in this college credit certificate will apply toward this degree at LSSC).
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Program Contact Information
- Dr. Christopher Sargent, Dean of Workforce Programs HSM@lssc.edu 352-323-3635
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