Blended Solutions Technical Institute Career Training

Medical Careers

AAPC Certified Coders
Certified Billing & Coding Specialist
LNA/MNA
Medical Transcription
CPC Prep Course (AAPC)
Pharmacy Technician

AAPC Certification!
Recognized by employers throughout the United States, the Certified Professional Coding program of the American Academy of Professional Coders focuses on the learning of service and procedure codes along with diagnostic codes in the outpatient settings, using HIPAA mandated code sets. To enhance learning, students of BSTI will be enrolled in an anatomy and physiology class that includes the study of medical terminology. The program rounds out with an introduction to reimbursement concepts, an overview of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS systems. Upon successful completion of the AAPC's CPC exam, graduates will earn the credentialing status of CPC-A. Course outline

Cost includes courseware, exam and student membership fee to the AAPC.

Certified Billing & Coding Specialist Program
Gain knowledge of the billing concepts needed to optimize reimbursement for a full range of healthcare services. Introductory coding concepts using HIPAA dictated code sets are addressed for a more complete understanding of the billing process. Additionally, students will learn MS Office programs, medical terminology and industry specific software. HIPAA Alerts, as it pertains to Medical Billing & Coding, are discussed throughout the track. Near completion, an exam review will be scheduled in preparation of challenging the National Healthcareer Association’s certification exam for credentialing as a Billing & Coding Specialist to broaden job opportunities or career advancement.

NOTE: This series of courses has been created to prepare individuals for positions in Medical Billing. Information on medical coding is included in the curriculum as an integral part of Medical Billing. This is course is not intended to prepare individuals for positions in the field of Medical Coding.

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Pharmacy Technician
Obtain the skills for the practice of institutional and community pharmacy practice. Identify operational guidelines and duties of a pharmacy technician, and apply them to retail, hospitals, long term care and mail order. Learn concepts including federal and state regulation, pharmaceutical terminology, and calculations, verbal and written skills. Prepare for credentialing as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through one of two Nationally recognized and authorized bodies; Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT)

CPC Prep Course (AAPC)
This course prepares and builds confidence of experienced coders to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders exam. At the end of this course you will have become familiar with the elements that make up the AAPC certification exam to code in a physician’s practice. The requirements of the AAPC certification are identified and you will be able to demonstrate the ability to meet those requirements in each of the areas of the exam. (Prerequisite: A minimum of one year’s experience in the field of medical coding or the ability to pass a pre registration exam to demonstrate your knowledge in the coding field.)

Medical Transcription
Learn to transcribe medical records from admitting to discharging, apply appropriate format to transcribing reports, and use specialized rules of grammar and punctuation specific to dictated medical reports. At the completion of this course students will achieve a basic working knowledge of transcription of medical reports, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.