MRT104 Health Insurance and Reimbursement

This course teaches skills in the management of patient medical accounts using standard healthcare third party billing methodologies. Topics include insurance claim life cycle, analysis of common medical programs such as Blue Cross, Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs etc., billing forms, recording account transactions, legal issues, and handling patient inquiries.

Credit Hours

3

Lecture Hours

3

Prerequisite

Reading proficiency or RWR090 Reading Writing and Reasoning Minimum Grade of: C or ENG101 or higher Minimum Grade of: C and CIS110 Computer Applications and HES115 Medical Terminology

Attributes

  • Free Elective

Major Restrictions

Medical Billing Certificate

Program Major Restrictions

Medical Billing Cert (IH)