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This program provides students with intensive training to learn the needed skills to perform important administrative tasks in medical billing and coding, and is designed to prepare students to enter the healthcare industry. Medical and Billing Coders hold jobs in private medical and dental clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, private billing companies or public health departments in positions including Patient Account Representative, Billing Coordinator, Billing and Coding Specialist, and Medical Insurance Collection Specialist. As a Medical and Billing Coder, you could prepare various health claim forms using medical billing software. Your daily tasks might include accurately interpreting medical records, including diagnoses and procedures of health care providers, as well as documenting and coding the information for submission to insurance companies. This class time is spread across 27 weeks or a six-to-seven (6-7) month period. The program total hours is 480. Students who need a longer period of time to complete the course can speak to the administrator before changes are made to the scheduled date of completion. Instruction for this program is offered online only. All materials will be delivered to the student receiving instruction via distance education before the program can begin. On-line weekly sessions will be scheduled in advance with student. Student will be contacted on a weekly basis by their instructor. 2 hours live (synchronous learning) via Zoom every week and 18 hours of independent study (asynchronous learning) every week. Open Office Hours scheduled weekly as needed. This course is offered in English only.