{"id":6,"date":"2015-07-21T09:22:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-10-25T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:24:27","slug":"degrees-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Degrees &amp; Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #463e35\">Certificate \u2014 Medical Coding<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #463e35\">This 29-credit certificate prepares graduates for entry-level medical coding positions or to advance their studies with a diploma or AAS in Medical Coding. For more information about this credential, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/certificate-medical-coding\/\"><strong>Certificate \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Medical Coding<\/strong><\/a> page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #463e35\">Diploma \u2014 Medical Coding<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #463e35\">This 40-credit diploma prepares graduates for medical coding positions or to advance their studies with an AAS in Medical Coding. Graduates gain proficiency in the <span class=\"ui-provider ec aya ayb ayc ayd aye ayf ayg ayh ayi ayj ayk ayl aym ayn ayo ayp ayq ayr ays ayt ayu ayv ayw ayx ayy ayz aza azb azc azd aze azf azg azh\" dir=\"ltr\">health care<\/span> industry\u2019s numerical coding system. For more information about this credential, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/diploma-medical-coding\/\"><strong>Diploma \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Medical Coding<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #463e35\">AAS \u2014 Medical Coding<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #463e35\">This 60-credit associate of applied science degree prepares graduates for a career in medical coding for patient account management, medical billing and insurance claims processing. Graduates gain proficiency in the health care industry\u2019s numerical coding system and a strong professional foundation with courses in college writing, bioethical issues, general psychology, intro to public speaking, business communications and customer relations management. For more information about this credential, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/aas-medical-coding\/\"><strong>AAS \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Medical Coding <\/strong><\/a>page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #463e35\">Diploma \u2014 Health Care Administrative Support<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #463e35\">This 40-credit diploma prepares graduates for a position in h<span class=\"ui-provider ec aya ayb ayc ayd aye ayf ayg ayh ayi ayj ayk ayl aym ayn ayo ayp ayq ayr ays ayt ayu ayv ayw ayx ayy ayz aza azb azc azd aze azf azg azh\" dir=\"ltr\">ealth care<\/span> administrative support to assist with medical office management. Coursework concentrates on administrative skills such as patient scheduling, medical record maintenance, patient billing and medical office management as well as a strong emphasis in medical terminology. For more information about this credential, go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/diploma-healthcare-administrative-support\/\">Diploma \u2014 Health Care Administrative Support<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #463e35\">AAS \u2014 Health Care Administrative Leadership<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #463e35\">This 60-credit associate of applied science degree prepares graduates for a position in <span class=\"ui-provider ec aya ayb ayc ayd aye ayf ayg ayh ayi ayj ayk ayl aym ayn ayo ayp ayq ayr ays ayt ayu ayv ayw ayx ayy ayz aza azb azc azd aze azf azg azh\" dir=\"ltr\">health care<\/span> leadership. Graduates gain the knowledge and technical skills needed for medical office management. The degree includes a strong foundation in professional skills with coursework in college writing, ethics, introduction to public speaking, human resources management and supervisory leadership. For more information about this credential, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/degrees-credentials\/aas-healthcare-administrative-leadership\/\"><strong>AAS \u2014 Health Care Administrative Leadership<\/strong> <\/a>page.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certificate \u2014 Medical Coding This 29-credit certificate prepares graduates for entry-level medical coding positions or to advance their studies with a diploma or AAS in Medical Coding. For more information about this credential, go to the Certificate \u2014\u00a0Medical Coding page.\u00a0 Diploma \u2014 Medical Coding This 40-credit diploma prepares graduates for medical coding positions or to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/health-care\/health-care-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}