The Fundamentals of Medical Billing Course is available online and includes the topics introduced on this site in greater detail as outlined below:
- Over 50 Video Lessons
- Includes 200 pages of presentation material in eBook PDF format
- Includes over 35 Essential Medical Billing Forms
- Latest edition Medical Billing Terms Dictionary
- BONUS: Hospital & Dental Billing
Online Medical Billing and Coding Course Just Now Only
$147
one-time
Online Medical Billing & Coding Fundamentals Course Topics
Health Insurance Plans
- Insurance Types & Payers
- Indemnity, Managed Care, & Consumer Plans
- Referrals & Preauthorizations
- Medicare & Government Payers
- Medicare Administrative Contractors
- Crossover Claims
- Insurance Verification
- Coordination of Benefits
- Provider Credentialing
Medical Coding Basics
- ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes and Format
- Medical Treatment Codes
- Coding Modifiers
- Level I & II Codes
- Categories of Codes
- Practice management Code Entry
- Medical Coding Errors
- Bundled & Unbundled Codes
- Upcoding & Downcoding
- Coding Specificity
- Medical Necessity
- Coding Resources
- Coding in Practice Management Software Video
Patient & Provider Info
- Who What Where Why & When
- Before Claims Can Be Filed
- Setting up the Provider
- Credentialing and Clearinghouse Enrollment
- Provider Fee Schedule
- The Superbill
- Customizing the Superbill
- Setting up the Patient
- Verifying Insurance
- Minimum Patient Info
- First Visit Patient Forms
CMS-1500 Claim Form
- Introduction
- Block-By-Block Description
- When Paper Forms are Used
- Electronic Claim conventions
- Patient & Insured Info
- Physician Info
- Electronic CMS-1500 Video Demonstration
Creating & Submitting Claims
- Claim Standards
- Entering Patient Encounter
- Creating Claims
- Uploading Claims to the Clearinghouse
- Clearinghouse Claim Status
- Correcting Rejected Claims
- Claim Attachments
Applying Payments
- ERA’s & EOB’s
- CoPay’s, Coinsurance, & Deductibles
- Interpreting Remittance Advice and EOB’s
- Explanation or Reason Codes
- Posting Insurance Payments
- Applying Insurance Payments
- Posting Patient Payments
- Secondary Claims
- Auto Posting ERA’s
- Creating Patient Statements
Online Medical Billing and Coding Course Just Now Only
$147
one-time
Claim Problems & Patient Collections
- Why Claims Don’t Get Paid
- Coding Errors
- Error Codes
- Claim Appeals
- Patient Collections
- Insurance Aging Reports
- Patient Aging Reports
- Tracking Unpaid Claims
Compliance, Fraud, & Patient Privacy
- HIPAA & HITECH Laws
- Administrative Simplification
- Physical, Administrative, & Technical Safeguards
- Business Associates & Covered Entity’s
- Fraud & Abuse – What’s the Difference?
- Punishment for Non-Compliance
- Examples of Fraud & Abuse
- Patient Consent
- HIPAA Disclosure
- Good Office Practices
- Remote Access
- Communicating Patient Information
Practice Management Software
- Choosing a Software
- Software Platforms
- Cloud Providers
- Back-Up of Data
- Electronic Medical Records Integration
- Basic Features (Video demo)
- Basic Clearinghouse Features (Video demo)
BONUS Material
Dental Billing
- Dental Terminology
- Insurance
- Dental Procedure Codes
- Software
- Helpful Coding Resources
- ADA J430D Dental Claim Form
- Medical Necessity
- CMS-1500 Special Instructions
Hospital Billing
- Differences from Physician Billing
- Hospital Services
- Hospital & Facility Coding
- Unique Claim Codes
- Charge Master
- Reimbursement Process
- Prospective Payment Systems
- UB-04 Claim Form (CMS-1450) By Sections
Online Medical Billing and Coding Course Just Now Only
$147