Career Institute of Florida (CIF) provides you with the training
you need for professional success and lifelong rewarding careers.
Our short-term, affordable training programs are focused on areas
of high job growth.
CIF specializes in short-term or accelerated career training
programs. Our goal is to transfer new skills to you in the
shortest practical time in order to enable you to embark on a new
career and an enhanced lifestyle more quickly than traditional
education allows. We accomplish this by using experienced and
knowledgeable instructors, computer-equipped classrooms, current
and pertinent texts and proven adult learning methodology.
CIF is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools
and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). ACCSCT is listed by the US
Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting
agency.
The program is designed to prepare entry level coders for
advanced employment as Professional Coders/Billers in a variety
of facilities-based health care settings. This course prepares
students for their CPC-H certification.
Medical Assistant - Diploma
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You will learn many diverse clinical and administrative skills
associated with this career. These skills include but are not
limited to:
- Taking medical histories
- Recording vital signs
- Preparing patients for examination
- Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens
- Instructing patients about medications and special diets
- Prepare patients for x rays
- Take electrocardiograms
- Remove sutures
- Change dressings
You will also learn how to update and file patients' medical
records, fill out insurance forms, schedule appointments, and
billing and bookkeeping.
Medical Coding - Diploma
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Medical coding was developed as a universal language for the
medical profession. It is essential for the accurate transmission
of procedures and diagnosis data between health care providers
and the many insurance companies that now act as third-party
payers for the health care services rendered to patients.
Numerical codes provide the clarity that insurance firms need to
keep paperwork and payments flowing. Learning this numerical
language puts a whole new world of employment possibilities at
your fingertips. US and Canadian health care facilities of all
kinds are searching for trained medical coders. Our course in
medical coding fully prepares you for positions in this growth
industry by providing you with a firm grasp of all aspects of
medical coding.
This program covers the following:
- Intro to health care
- Computer fundamentals
- Human diseases
- Pharmacology
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Insurance basics, medical billing and claims
- ICD coding
- CPT coding
In addition, you'll complete extensive practicums and an
externship at a billing service or coding company.
Professional Medical Billing & Coding - Diploma
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The program is designed to prepare students for employment in a
variety of health care settings as entry-level professional
coders, medical record coders, coding technicians, coding clerks,
inpatient and outpatient medical record coders, ambulatory
surgical coders and medical coders and billers. This course
prepares students for their CPC and their CPC-H certifications.
This course includes 80 hours of medical terminology and anatomy
throughout the course.
CIF also offers: Medical Transcription II (all locations); MCSE (Largo); Medical Office Manager (Largo); Medical Transcription (Largo); Information Technology (Largo); Patient Care Technician (Largo and Spring Hill).
