Basics of Medical Terminology - By A Power Coding (APC)
A Medical Coding from Beginner to Expert - AAPC CPC Certified Professional Coder
Description
The CPC exam is one of the critical certification exams offered by AAPC for Medical coders around the world. This is not just a basic certification but a widely accepted and required qualifications to get designated jobs. This certification helps in getting a job or accelerating your career in Medical Coding, Healthcare Management, RCM, etc.
This certification is taken by Non-clinical and Clinical professionals. But when it comes to Non-clinical students getting certified, there are many challenges. One of these challenges is the knowledge of Medical Terminologies which is crucial and essential in the areas of medical coding. This program and a series of other programs are designed to make this journey of achieving the certification easy and stress-free. Let’s begin this basic medical terminology program where you will learn the medical terms which are essential during the course of medical coding and more importantly will be very useful while attempting the AAPC CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification exam.
Designed
Medical coders preparing for the certifications
Practicing Coders
Medical doctors
Insurance Professionals
HMOs
Life Science Graduates
Course covered
Detailed Medical Terminology Description Importance
Clinical Scenarios
Objectives
Making coding easy
Provide Basics in Medical Coding
Clarity on the coding rationale
Clinical elaboration
What to expect
Visual presentation of the data for easy-to-remember scenarios
Simplified and easy-to-understand medical coding Content
Practical scenarios
Active Listening for clinical explanations
Course requirements / Prerequisite
Basics of Anatomy
Medical terminologies
Laptop, Headphone, Notepad, Recommended Books
Let's make medical coding easy to learn
Presentation Overview
Introduction
The objective of program & Trainer
Exam Pattern & Medical Terminology score importance
Details of Topics
Terminology explanations
Coding Simplified
Clinical Cases
Activity Quiz
Summary
Please Remember to Listen Carefully to videos, this is important as clinical examples and terminologies will be explained in detail.
Topics Covered
Acronyms & Abbreviations
Medical Numerology
Prefix
Suffix
Procedures
Dermatological Injuries
Body Systems
Anatomical Body Planes
Surgeries & Positioning
Images
Clinical Case experiences
Compare and Contranst
ICD Coding and HCPCS Coding terms
Assessments topics and relevance
Areas of Focus in view of exam preparation
Exam Structure
What's there in the Real exams?
How to Prioritize?
How to Study?
What to Study?
For this series, you will be introduced to all the basics of medical coding-related terminologies and procedures. This will help you in understanding the clinical terms in the cases referred to you as a medical coder. It is critical to understand and master these terms as doctors will be writing them in real life and insurers will depend on your provided information to provide the required care to the patient. Any mistakes or confusion on these will hamper the care provided by the doctors to patients. Your role as a coder carries vital responsibilities in the healthcare care domain to offer and streamline care needed to the patients. So gear up & let’s begin this wonderful journey of learning with fun and simplification. Welcome Aboard!!
What You Will Learn!
- You will learn How to Code
- Vital details & Identifiers for coding
- Provide Basics in Medical Coding Clarity on coding rationale This will make coding easy.
- You will learn to identify Medical Terminologies relevant to your medical coding case scenarios.
- What to look for while doing medical coding or attempting CPC AAPC Exam
- Clinical rationale & Medical background of the case
Who Should Attend!
- Medical coders preparing for the certifications
- Practicing Coders
- Medical doctors
- Insurance Professionals
- HMOs
- Life Science Gradates