Medical Billing Specialist
60 Week Day and 80 Week Evening Program Occupational Disclsoures
Associate in Applied Science Degree
96 Quarter Credit Hours
Program Objectives: The Medical Billing Specialist program prepares graduates for a variety of challenging career opportunities in the healthcare field. Students receive a strong foundation in office systems, clerical and software applications, as well as an introduction to the basic principles of health insurance and medical billing.
Career Opportunities: Graduates of this program will be prepared for entry-level positions in the insurance and medical billing industries. They are employed as medical billers, unit secretaries, patient service representatives, medical records clerks and Medical transcribers.
Entrance Requirements: See Admission Policies on pages 17-24 of the TBI academic catalog.
Training Equipment: Students will use computers and academic support software and other learning resources.
Class Size: Classes range in size from 15 to 25 students, with the typical class consisting of 20 students.
| GENERAL EDUCATION (36 Credits) | ||||||
| Communications | Humanities | |||||
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 4 | HUM 102 | Intro to Logic & Critical Thinking | 4 | |
| ENG 102R | English Composition II | 4 | Mathematics | |||
| SPH 101 | Speech | 4 | MAT 103 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 | |
| Life Sciences | MAT 130 | Quantitative Literacy | 4 | |||
| BIO 119 | Environmental Biology | 4 | Social & Behavioral Sciences | 4 | ||
| BIO 120L | Environmental Biology Lab | 4 | PSY 107 | Psychology or | ||
| SOC 108 | Sociology | |||||
| CORE REQUIREMENTS (47 Credits) | CORE REQUIREMENTS (Contd…) | |||||
| BUS 103B | Word Processing / Document Formatting | 2 | MBS 206A | Medical Law and Ethics | 4 | |
| BUS 104B | Introduction to Computer Application Software |
2 | MBS 207A | Hospital Billing | 2 | |
| MBS 101 | Introduction to Medical Billing | 4 | MBS 208A | Medical Transcription | 2 | |
| MBS 102A | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||||
| MBS 103A | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS(13 Credits) | |||
| MBS 104A | Medical Terminology | 4 | BUS 101 | Keyboarding | 2 | |
| MBS 106A | Introduction to Medical Coding | 4 | BUS 102B | Business Communications | 4 | |
| MBS 201A | Medical Billing | 4 | BUS 110 | College Readiness | 3 | |
| MBS 202A | Medical Coding for Billers | 4 | BUS 200A | Employment Preparation Seminar | 2 | |
| MBS 203A | Computerized Physician Billing I | 2 | CIS 101 | Introduction to Computers and Information Systems | 2 | |
| MBS 204A | Computerized Physician Billing II | 2 | ||||
| MBS 205A | Medical Collections | 3 | ||||
“R” indicates a research component that is incorporated into this course to make it Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) compatible.
