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

1. Introduction

2. The objective of program & Trainer

3. Exam Pattern & Medical Terminology score importance

4. Details of Topics

5. Terminology explanations

6. Coding Simplified

7. Clinical Cases

8. Activity Quiz

9. 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!!