Academy of Health Professions

Program Description:

Medical Billing and Coding Certificate program consists of 24 college credits. The objective of this program is to provide the students with the skills to perform a variety of administrative health information functions, including those associated with organizing, analyzing, and technically evaluating health insurance claim forms and coding diseases, surgeries, medical procedures, and other therapies for billing and collection.

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Career and Transfer Outlook:

Graduates of the Medical Billing and Coding Certificate (MBC) program are qualified for entry-level employment in a variety of healthcare settings. Students may find career opportunities in long-term care facilities, hospitals, clinics, physician’s offices, billing agencies and insurance companies. Graduates of this program will be able to move up the career ladder by taking additional college-level courses to meet requirements for other certificates or associate degrees in a health career. Graduates of this program will be prepared to take a national coding exam.

Program Outcomes:

Graduates from the Medical Billing and Coding Certificate program are prepared to:

• Prepare and manage records according to HIPAA standards;
• Perform diagnosis- and procedure-coding accurately and efficiently;
• Demonstrate the professional workplace habits, attitudes and behaviors expected of the medical billing and coding professional.