Palladium Academy
Palladium Academy believes that each student deserves a quality education. An educational institution and its curriculum need to relay the actual and practical knowledge and skills needed in the real world. We strongly believe that provided an environment conducive to learning and growth, students will reach their best abilities and enhance their capabilities. Palladium Technical Academy believes in co-intentional education where a student and the institution define the criteria of the education together in a collaborative manner. This institution seeks to be an educational center where all students can reach out to enhance their knowledge for a more promising career.
Medical Billing Specialist
This program teaches and trains students to perform duties related to billing procedures for health care providers such as physicians, medical offices, hospitals and billing companies. Students learn computer software skills: MS Words, billing software, and bookkeeping, medical terminology and anatomy. They learn business math and practical usage of electrical calculators, and about insurance plans and different types of coverage. They learn proper ICD-9 and CPT coding, in addition to completing insurance forms. Students learn computerized billing. Students acquire skills for communicating with insurance companies, for following claims and payments, collection procedures and generating reports. The use of medical office management software is emphasized to take full advantage of computer technology. Other areas of medical billing, including patients' billing statements and aging of accounts receivable are also covered in this program. Students get to know different government programs such as Medicare and Medi-Cal. Students learn computer skills to perform efficiently in a medical setting. The use of the Internet to check insurance benefits and eligibility is taught in this program.
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Medical Biller and Coder
Salary range:
$27,375 – $40,393
Minimum training:On-the-job training
Job description:A medical biller or medical coder collects payments from patients and submits reimbursement claims to insurance companies. More
