HEAL 216 - Medical Insurance

5 Credits

This course gives an overview and introduction of the medical insurance billing process.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online

Designed to Serve Students enrolled Health Care Professions programs.
Active Date 20170731T09:57:50

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 35
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 22
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Introduction to medical insurance
Medicare and Medicaid
Private nsurance
Military medical
Managed Care
Medical insurance claim processing

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify the characteristics of of the 5 major medical insurance providers in the United States.

Correctly identify key components of medical insurance claims.

Identify the characteristics of Managed Care.

Distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid

List the steps to proecess medical insurance claims..