Executive Education
CMBM - Healthcare Information Technology
Elevate your career in healthcare today!
The program culminates with the most pervasive topic in healthcare today – the knowledge needed to successfully adopt, utilize and integrate technology into a medical office. This module educates participants on the different software programs needed to run every aspect of a medical practice as well as understanding how to choose an electronic medical records’ program.
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Topics include
- Introduction to Hardware, Software & Telecommunications, Web-Based Applications and Personal Health Records for the medical office
- New technologies affecting health care
- Strategic Information Systems Planning including Selection, Acquisition, and Implementation of Software
- Practice Management and Electronic Health Record Software Concepts
- Security of health care information system
- How HIPAA effects the medical office information system
- Impact of federal efforts to foster information technology in the medical offices
Instructional Method and Format
- Four-module, instructor-led program
- Instructors are all industry professionals who have had extensive experience within medical practices and medical office environments.
- Traditional, live classroom instruction
- Computer-based exercises and real-time simulation of software applications (Module IV only)
- Includes a combination of lectures, interactive discussions, and practical exercises
- Participants share current office experience and challenges, lessons learned and best practices in the class discussions
Job Outlook
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The only program of its kind in South Florida, Florida Atlantic University’s Certified Medical Business Manager program (CMBM) program explores the business aspects of medical office environments and the knowledge needed to run a successful medical practice. In partnership with local medical societies (Dade, Broward and Palm Beach), the program has qualified attendees to work in medical and health offices or pursue a business career in the healthcare industry for almost a decade.
Florida Atlantic University’s Certified Medical Business Manager program will provide physicians and their medical staff with a toolbox of essential information to streamline a practice’s workflow, reduce billing errors, capture greater revenue, optimize patient care, and ensure the practice succeeds.
- Individuals who intend to work in medical and health offices
- Individuals who are already working within the medical industry and are seeking to manage their medical office more proficiently
- Medical office managers
- Physicians
- Billing and coding professionals
- Nurses
- Hospital administrators and staff who are seeking medical business, management training.
- Individuals who wish to obtain a foundation in medical terminology, billing functions and preparing medical claims
MODULE I: Anatomy and Terminology, Billing and Coding
Required Reading:
- Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Standard <<current year>> Standard Edition. Paperback
- American Medical Association Physician ICD-9-CM <<current year>> by The American Medical Association
MODULE II : Accounting and Regulatory Functions
Recommended Reading:
- Accounting for Dummies by John Tracy
- Introduction to Accounting for the Non-specialist by Len Hand
MODULE III: Office Operations
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MODULE IV: Healthcare Information Technology
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