<p>Medical Billing and Coding Certificate/274001C</p><p>The following information has official approval of the Allied Health Department, College of Health Professions, but is intended only as a guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor. Italicized courses fulfill General Education requirements. Unless a course is specified, refer to the General Education guide at http://www.uakron.edu/advising/docs/GEN- EDUC.pdf.</p><p>1st Year Fall Semester Credit Hours Prerequisites 2740:120 Medical Terminology 3 2740:127 Administrative Medical Assisting I 3 2780:106 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I 3 2740:128 Basic Procedural Coding* 3 2740:129 Basic Diagnostic Coding* 3 Total 15</p><p>1st Year Spring Semester Credit Hours Prerequisites 2740:121 Study of Disease Processes 3 2740:120 2740:230 Basic Pharmacology 3 2740:120 2740:228 Medical Insurance* 3 2740:120, 2740:128, 2740:129 2740:127 Administrative Medical Assisting II 3 2780:107 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health II 3 2740:106 Total 15</p><p>1st Year Summer Semester Credit Hours Prerequisites 2740:245 Medical Externship** 4 See note below</p><p>TOTAL CREDITS – 34</p><p>The Medical Billing certificate is designed to prepare entry-level personnel in the medical records departments of hospitals, physician offices, peer review organizations, clinics, consulting firms, and/or insurance companies. This certificate covers topics such as ICD-CM coding, and other information related to medical insurance claims.</p><p>*Course only offered semester listed.</p><p>**The certificate requires a total of 34 semester hours which include a hand on course, “Medical Externship.” This course provides the student an opportunity to complete a 200 hours in the Medical Billing setting of a healthcare facility. The student MUST have ALL course work completed in order to be assigned an externship. Externship applications can be obtained in the Allied Health Office. </p><p>For additional information regarding the Medical Billing Certificate, call the Medical Assisting Program Director, Dr. Kristine Kraft at 330-972-6516, or email [email protected]</p><p>Ideas for Headings and other guides: CAREER INFORMATION, DESCRIPTION OF PROFESSION, EDUCATION AND EARNINGS, EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK, CERTIFICATES, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.</p><p>TRANSFER TO COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS: A student can complete this transfer process through an appointment with an Academic Advisor, the Academic Advisement Center, Simmons Hall 205, 330.972.7430. Students in other colleges can complete this transfer process by meeting with an Academic Advisor in the College in which they reside.</p>