Medical Billing Clerk Certificate

MB21

Program Description

The Medical Billing Clerk certificate provides instruction in medical insurance and medical billing for reimbursement purposes. Courses in this certificate apply to the Business Technology degree and/or diploma programs. (Program Length: 2 Semesters Minimum)

Students who do not type at least 25 words per minute will be advised to take BUSN 1100 their first semester.

View the Medical Billing Clerk Program Fact Sheet for additional information.

Employment Opportunities

Medical office assistant, receptionist, virtual administrative assistant, medical billing assistant, medical insurance coder

Regulations published by the U.S. Department of Education require institutions that participate in the Title IV student financial assistance programs to report certain information about students who enrolled in Title IV-eligible educational programs, two years earlier, that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE Programs). Click here to review current Gwinnett Technical College data for the Medical Billing Clerk certificate.

Curriculum

Total Hours: 20

Elective(s):

Any BUSN course not required for program completion. Recommended electives:

BUSN 1100 - Introduction to Keyboarding Credit hours: 3
BUSN 1250 - Records Management Credit hours: 3
BUSN 1240 - Office Procedures Credit hours: 3
BUSN 1300 - Introduction to Business Credit hours: 3
BUSN 1410 - Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications Credit hours: 4
BUSN 1430 - Desktop Publishing and Presentation Applications Credit hours: 4
BUSN 2160 - Electronic Mail Applications Credit hours: 2
BUSN 2190 - Business Document Proofreading and Editing Credit hours: 3 AND/OR
BUSN 2180 - Speed and Accuracy Keying Credit hours: 1

Note:

Some courses may have additional prerequisites not listed in the curriculum. Please refer to individual course descriptions for further information.

Suggested First Semester classes:

FYES 1000 - First Year Experience Credit hours: 2
ALHS 1090 - Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences Credit hours: 2
ALHS 1011 - Structure and Function of the Human Body Credit hours: 5