JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

JustCoding Outpatient eLearning Library

Overview

Those who are in revenue cycle and HIM departments, as well as physician offices, are involved in coding, billing, and other aspects of reporting services despite no clinical background. This course will provide the basics for them to understand medical terminology.

This course will benefit:

• Outpatient and physician office coders
• Inpatient coders
• Students training to become coders
• Coding supervisors and managers
• Billers
• Documentation specialists

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:  

• Identify the five parts of a medical term
• Explain how to read a medical term
• Identify the rules used in building medical terms
• Build medical terms correctly

Benefits of program & features:

• Structure: Each module in the library is interactive, with voice-over narration, and includes "Test Your Knowledge" questions throughout to reinforce major concepts. Upon completion of all modules, participants will be required to complete a 40-question final exam in order to receive completion certificates and CEUs.
• One-year access to instruction after purchase: You have one year to work through all modules and complete assignments.
• 24-hour access: Instruction is available at any time of day—you choose the time that works for you.
• Expertly designed course materials: Course materials are developed by an adult education expert. The curriculum uses a "how to" approach where participants learn how to apply concepts that they can then customize to their organizational needs. Content is regularly updated based on changing industry practices and participant feedback.

Contact sales:
For more detailed information, contact us at 800-650-6787 or email sales@hcpro.com.

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JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

Who Should Attend

• HIM directors and managers
• Coding managers
• Auditors
• Revenue cycle directors
• Compliance officers
• Chargemaster coordinators
• Office managers
• Physicians
• Physician assistants
• Medical staff coders
• CDI managers and staff
• Revenue integrity managers and staff

This eLearning is not part of a certification path and does not lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification.

JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

Course Content

Duration: 94 minutes

This course requires the following pre-requisites:

• There are no pre-requisites for this assessment.

This course requires the following materials:

• There are no required materials for this assessment.

JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

Synopsis

Those who are in revenue cycle and HIM departments, as well as physician offices, are involved in coding, billing, and other aspects of reporting services despite no clinical background. This course will provide the basics for them to understand medical terminology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

• Identify the five parts of a medical term
• Explain how to read a medical term
• Identify the rules used in building medical terms
• Build medical terms correctly

Continuing Education

The following types of Continuing Education are offered only after the completion of all courses and the successful completion (80% pass rate) of the final exam. Upon achieving a passing exam score, users will be directed to a course evaluation that will open in a separate window which will need to be completed and submitted for both instant download and email delivery of all applicable CE certificates.

AAPC
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1.5 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs). Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

ACDIS
This program has been approved for 1.5 continuing education unit(s) towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS).

AHIMA
This program has been approved for 1.5 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

NAHRI
This program has been approved for 1.5 continuing education unit(s) towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certification in Healthcare Revenue Integrity (CHRI), offered as a service of the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI).

Disclosure Statement

Please note the planners, presenter(s), and contributors to this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this activity.

JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

Overview

Original Content By:
Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, is the director of HIM and coding for HCPro. She oversees all of the Certified Coder Boot Camp programs. In addition, she specializes in creating custom designed educational programs for Propel Coding membership clients. McCall was one of the original ACDIS Advisory Board members and one of the contributors to the development of the CCDS-O certification examination.

Last Updated By:
Dr. Melissa Koehler, DHA, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CSBI, CRCR, CSPR, FAHIMA, is assistant vice president of health information management at Inova Health System, where she oversees enterprise coding, clinical documentation integrity, and HIM operations across a multi-hospital health system.

With more than 30 years of experience in health information management, Koehler specializes in coding operations, compliance, automation, and artificial intelligence in revenue cycle workflows. She has led implementation of autonomous coding and AI-supported technologies and frequently speaks on the evolving role of coders and HIM professionals in highly automated environments.

JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

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JustCoding's Essential Skills for Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Terminology

Frequently Asked Questions

See Course Content tab for course description and total duration.

1. How long will the online content remain accessible after class ends?

   The online portal location for your class sessions and materials will be available for 12 months from the purchase date.

   You must complete the course evaluation in order to get your continuing education/contact hour certificate, so please be sure to complete the course before your access expires.
   
   

2. Does this education lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification?

   No, this education does not lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification.