Essex County College

The program provides the skills necessary to enter this field; providing students with a comprehensive understanding of billing and coding for collection processes. Emphasis is placed on ICD-10 coding for physician outpatient. Courses include: Medical Terminology, Computer Training for Medical Office, Medical Records Coding, and Medical Insurance Billing. Partici- pants who successfully complete will be eligible to take the Certi ed Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

This course is designed to prepare students for employment as a technician, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in a hospital or community pharmacy setting. Course content will include pharmacy medical terminology, dosage calculations, reading and interpreting prescriptions, product recognition, defining drugs by generic and brand names, route of administration, and side effects. Participants who successfully complete will be eligible to take the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).