Launch Your Career in Medical Billing and Coding is a self-paced online course built from the Wiley title of the same name.

What this course covers

Introduction
Part 1: Getting to Know Medical Billing and Coding
Chapter 1: Dipping Your Toes into Medical Billing and Coding
Chapter 2: Exploring the Billing and Coding Professions
Chapter 3: Weighing Your Employment Options
Part 2: Boning Up on the Need-to-Knows of Your Profession
Chapter 4: Compliance: Understanding the Rules
Chapter 5: Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Medical Terminology and Medical Necessity
Chapter 6: Getting to Know the Payers
Part 3: Becoming a Professional: Getting Certified
Chapter 7: Your Basic Certification Options, Courtesy of the AAPC and AHIMA
Chapter 8: The Path to Certification: Finding a Study Program
Chapter 9: Signing Up and Preparing for the Certification Exam
Chapter 10: Adding Street Cred: Specialty Certifications and Continuing Ed
Part 4: Dealing and Succeeding with Nitty-Gritty On-the-Job Details
Chapter 11: Processing a Run-of-the-Mill Claim: An Overview
Chapter 12: Homing In on How to Prepare an Error-Free Claim
Chapter 13: From Clearinghouse to Accounts Receivable to Money in the Pocket
Chapter 14: Handling Disputes and Appeals
Chapter 15: Keeping Up with the Rest of the World
Part 5: Working with Stakeholders
Chapter 16: Dealing with Commercial Insurance Claims
Chapter 17: Caring about Medicare and Medicaid
Chapter 18: Coding Ethics: Being an Advocate for Your Employer
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Common Billing and Coding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Chapter 20: Ten Acronyms to Burn into Your Brain
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Tips from Billing and Coding Pros
Glossary