Allied Health Institute Providing Online Medical Coding Training Courses

March 30, 2009 - PRLog -- AlliedHealthInstitute.edu is providing online Medical Coding Training Courses for students interested in getting their diploma and entering the Medial and Healthcare fields of employment. Medical insurance billing/coding and its related occupations are among the fastest growing opportunities in the healthcare industry.

Medical Coding and Billing Specialist are employed by hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), mental health care facilities, insurance companies, consulting firms, health data organizations and information system vendors. As an Insurance Coding & Billing Specialist, you play an integral role in your employer's office. You help make it possible for your employer to collect monetary reimbursements from patient insurance providers.

“Our online Medical Coding Specialist Program prepares you to be entry-level paraprofessionals in medical offices and associated medical facilities,” stated Jennifer Anglin, President of Allied Health Institute. “You will learn the basic concepts and procedures to perform the tasks involved in health insurance as well as insurance claim forms. You will also gain knowledge of basic coding definitions and how to apply those codes to medical documentation. The Medical Coding Specialist Program length is 10 months.”

The following areas are covered:

* Medical insurance
* Claims processing/collection strategies
* Current procedural coding
* Diagnostic coding

All online courses include:

* Orientation
* Online Courses and Training
* Audio/Visual Presentations
* Electronic Library
* Help Desk
* Chatrooms
* Discussion Boards
* E-mail
* Gradebook Access
* Online testing

For more information about AlliedHealthInstitute.edu and the online medical coding training courses, visit http://www.alliedhealthinstitute.edu/online_training_cour...

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About Allied Health Institute

Allied Health Institute is an online medical education school providing training courses including Medical Assistant, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Coding and Billing Specialist, EKG Technician and Patient Care Technician. Click here to learn more about how you can get certified for jobs and employment with our online medical assistant and technician training school. For more information about Allied Health Institute's medical assistant training courses and medical coding training courses, visit http://www.alliedhealthinstitute.edu/