MEDICAL BILLING: ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM is a course that has been designed for students who find it difficult to attend the traditional brick and mortar college campus. For over 25 years this instructor has only offered these courses on college campuses. The instructor decided to offer an online version of the classroom curriculum and it was so well received that all but two campuses now offer 100% of Kris G. Patterson's classes as live online courses. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive study of medical insurance billing, introduction to CPT(R), ICD & HCPCS coding and collection strategies. Procedures and paperwork involving various insurance providers including, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHAMPVA, California Workers' Compensation System and Managed Care plans for inpatient and outpatient claims. Privacy rules and regulations involving patient confidential information governed by HIPAA. Set-up a mock medical practice using web-based software to enter new practice information, new patient demographic and insurance information, patient billing, electronic and paper claims processing.