This course introduces the student to health insurance and reimbursement. In this course the student will become familiar with common medical billing practices, the health insurance industry. The student will learn principles of medical billing related to proper claim form preparation, submission, and payment processing, and the follow up process.
Difference of the Blue Plans, Private Insurance, and Managed Care Plans. We will cover: Counting Minutes for Timed Codes in 15 Minute Units Billing Codes What is CPT What is an ICD-10 What is HIPPA Eligibility EOB’s Patient Intake Forms Soapnotes Summarize the life cycle of a typical insurance claim (below) Insurance Company Processing of a claim (below) Finding the right software List of Insurance companies What is a NPI How to get your provider number How to get referrals Where to get referrals Websites Marketing tips |