MEDICAL RECORDS CODER AND CLAIMS TECHNICIAN

The healthcare industry is one of our nation's largest occupational fields. Iverson Business School's Medical Records Coding & Claims Technician program offers students the targeted knowledge they need to succeed in a healthcare office setting. Graduates of this program are prepared with training in medical terminology, medical insurance billing, medical office procedures, computer operation, medical records maintenance, basic anatomy/physiology, word processing and medical insurance form coding. They will learn the necessary verbal and written communication skills for effective patient/coworker relationships and be provided with the opportunity to certify their word processing speed, coding skills and office software application abilities. Medical Records Coding & Claims Office Specialist program graduates may find entry-level office employment as Clerks, Customer Service Representatives, Office Assistants, Clerical Specialists, Claims Processors, and Data Entry Operators in a wide variety of settings, including: managed care facilities, retirement communities, outpatient clinics, hospitals, doctor's offices, and nursing service facilities.

Program Entrance Score - 143
Minimum Section Scores: Language (42); Reading (43); Numerical (41)
 

Program Objective: To prepare students for employment as medical records coders and claims technicians for all major insurance carriers, government programs, worker's compensation, HMO/PPO's and Managed Care programs. To assist graduates in securing employment. Medical Records Coding & Claims Technicians students have a maximum of 9 months full-time and 18 months part-time to complete the program. Students must maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average throughout the program.

The approximate amount of time required for completion of the day Medical Records Coder and Claims Technician Program is thirty-one (33) weeks and the evening program is thirty-nine (42)weeks.
*offered at the Main and the Branch Campus.