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 Healthcare Professions programs, or any Allied Healthcare program.
Active Date 20210311T08:50:15

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 35
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Introduction to medical insurance
Medicare and Medicaid
Private Insurance
Military medical
Managed Care
Medical insurance claim processing

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

Identify and assess key components of medical insurance claims to process claims correctly.

Differentiate between managed care and private insurance to process claims correctly.

Distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid to process claims correctly.

Correctly process medical insurance claim forms.