Healthcare Administration- Medical Billing & Coding

Academic Division of Professional Programs

The Quincy College Healthcare Administration Program is mainly designed for students who anticipate transferring to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. The course of study is interdisciplinary and includes the college core curriculum and courses specific to administration and healthcare as well as general liberal arts. Within in this program students may choose the Medical Billing and Coding option.

View the curriculum for this certificate program in the latest college catalog here.

Certificates

The Quincy College Certificate Program in Medical Billing and Coding’s main focus is to well-prepare the student to work in this specialized field of Healthcare. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, administrative concepts, and specific coding requirements will be offered to assist the student in becoming nationally board certified as a professional coder.

Program Outcomes
At the completion of the Certificate in Health Care Administration-Medical Billing and Coding, the student should be able to:

At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in coding using: International Classification of Diseases, ICD-CM codes (current edition), Current Procedural Terminology, CPT codes, current edition, Healthcare Common Procedure System, and HCPCS codes (current edition)
Recognize the essential duties and responsibilities of medical insurance billing
Analyze a patient medical record for correct use of medical codes for reimbursement
Describe the reimbursement requirements for various insurance claims
Demonstrate the proper use of medical terminology
Demonstrate an understanding of anatomy and physiology of the human body from the cellular level to the system level

Degrees

This degree program is no longer accepting new students.

Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in coding using: International Classification of Diseases, ICD-CM codes, current revision, Current Procedural Terminology, CPT codes, current edition, Healthcare Common Procedure System, HCPCS codes, and current edition
Recognize the essential duties and responsibilities of medical insurance billing
Analyze a patient medical record for correct use of medical codes for reimbursement
Describe the reimbursement requirements for various insurance claims
Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body from the cellular level to the system level
Describe the origins, history, structure, and functions of the U. S. healthcare system

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Healthcare Administration- Medical Billing & Coding Courses

- Code
- Course
- Credits
- BUS 101
- Introduction to Business
- 3
The role, growth, structure, and functional organization of modern business in the U.S. economy is explored. Comparative economic systems, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and the management, marketing, and financing of business organizations are covered. Opportunities in the business field are examined throughout the course. Students will be expected to complete outside research as a course requirement. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- CSA 213
- Database Management
- 3
This course is designed to introduce the fundamental process of developing, implementing, and maintaining a database system in order to produce management information. MS Access or other relational database programs will be used. Database programming is also included.
- ENG 224
- Writing for Professionals
- 3
Students develop writing techniques and conventions peculiar to magazine writing, advertising, business, technical writing, and editorializing. Ads, technical articles, reports, abstracts, manuals, and documentation will be practiced.
- HCA 104
- Health Care Delivery Systems
- 3
The course introduces students to the historical development, structure, operation, and current and future directions of the major components of the American health care delivery system. It examines the ways in which health care services are organized and delivered, the influences that impact health care public policy decisions, factors that determine the allocation of health care resources and the establishment of priorities, and the relationship pf health care costs to measurable benefits. The course enables students to access the role of organized efforts to influence health policy formulation, and the contributions of medical technology, delivery system. Additionally, this course provides an orientation to key health care statistical information.
- HSC 140
- Medical Terminology
- 3
This course provides a foundation for the understanding of medical terms, their abbreviations, basic anatomy and physiology as well as pathological conditions. It includes the study of prefixes and suffixes and root/stem words as well as medical technology terms with an emphasis on spelling, pronunciation, definitions and common usage. This course is similar to learning a foreign language and involves the memorization as well as the application of words/terms. The student will study and demonstrate proficiency in spelling, pronouncing, definition and application of medical terms.
- MBC 101
- Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
- 3
This course will focus on the components of medical billing and coding regulations. Students will be taught how to use ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes. The students will learn the rules and regulations required to successfully code an encounter/ medical record. Prerequisites: HSC 140, and HSC 149, or be enrolled in HSC 140, and MBC 101.
- MBC 120
- Insurance Claims Procedures
- 3
This course will develop the skills necessary to complete insurance forms and solve common medical insurance problems through a series of courses that emphasize the knowledge of insurance terminology, diagnostics, procedural coding and records management. This course introduces specific insurance reimbursement policies and procedures and emphasizes procedures for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Prerequisites: HSC 140, HSC 149.
- MBC 127
- Medical Diagnostic and Procedural Coding
- 3
This course focuses on the specific coding guidelines for the 12 body systems and medicine. Medical record analysis will be emphasized in code assignments. Current health care policy and regulations will be followed to ensure accuracy for reimbursement purposes. All coding methods will be analyzed with the support of the ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding books. This course will prepare students for the national certification exam with the American Academy of Professional Coders, AAPC. Prerequisites: HSC 140, HSC 149, & MBC 101.
- PHL 103
- Medical Ethics
- 3
This course will examine a number of value problems arising from the broader context of ethical systems and explore them within the context of medicine and health care. Among the ethical problems, particular considerations will be given to euthanasia, abortion, genetic research, and human experimentation. Issues of medicine and the public interest will also be discussed. Open to all students. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- SOC 112
- Interpersonal Communication
- 3
An experience-based introduction to the concepts and skills in oral communication; listening, feedback, group discussions, speeches, self-disclosure and relational communication.