Brandi Jones2024-07-31 I took the online CPC course and PASSED my test! I work full time so it did take me 4 months. The class was amazing and easy to follow. She gives you all the instruction you need to successfully pass the test. Honestly, she gives you more. I learned more from her then from college classes I took about coding. Mrs. Ortega is amazing woman and a great teacher. TESSIE WILSON2024-06-12 !!!!! THIS COURSE AND MS. ORTEGA ARE THE TRUTH I DID EVERYTHING SHE STATED IN THE 3 DAY BOOT CAMP AND I WAS ABLE TO PASS MY TEST WITH 6 MINUTES TO SPARE. I WANT TO TRULY THANK YOU MS ORTEGA FOR MAKING THIS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE 3 DAYS GAVE ME SUCH INSIGHT AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING IN TODDLERS TERMS(LOL) I HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO STAY ON THIS PATH PASSING IT FORWARD BECAUSE YOU ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE LIKE ME TO COMPLETE THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS AND FOR THAT I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART NOW I WILL TELL WHOEVER IN IINTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM THAT AS LONG AS YOU DO WHAT SHE IS TELLING YOU THAT YOU CANT GO WRONG AND WHILE IN COURSE ASK QUESTION DONT SIT THERE MUTE SHE IS A FOUNTAIN OF POSTIVE INFORMATION THAT SHE DOES NOT MIND SHARING SO ASK THE QUESTION AND SHE WILL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU ALSO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO THE HOMEWORK THAT SHE GIVES YOU IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG BETTER WITH WHAT SHE IS TELLING YOU AND WITH THE NOTES THAT YOU ARE TOLD TO TAKE. AGAIN THANK YOU MS ORTEGA AND MS BELEN FOR ALL YOUR ASSISTANCE OH I LOVE THE WAY THEY GO TO BAT FOR YOU ALSO SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE PLEASE LOOK AT HER WEBSITE AND GIVE MS BELEN A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY ARE AWESOME. T kylee m2024-06-04 I just passed my CPC exam after Mrs. Ortega's 3 day class!!! Yall, let me tell yall, what they say is TRUE. If you take this class and do EVERYTHING this woman says, you will pass. I had an amazing experience in class, she takes her time to make sure everyone is on the same page and everyone is understanding. No one gets left behind!! I actually failed my first attempt of the exam; however I will admit that was me not doing everything she said, how she said it. After I failed, she took so much time talking to me over FG messenger, working with me and talking me through how to pass my next attempt. She even provided me with a couple of extra study guides and mock exams to make sure I had the tools I needed. I can't say enough good things about her truly!! If you're debating doing this course...DO IT!! Ravi Yadav2024-02-24 Hello everyone, I passed my CPC exam within a short span of 1 month after taking an online course from MCA. Mrs. Ortega will impart an enormous amount of knowledge and tricks on how to pass your exam within the allotted time. She is a fabulous and dynamic personality. You will be captivated by her motivational words. Just do whatever Mrs. Ortega says and nothing else; follow her path. She will amaze you with a plethora of medical coding skills. If anyone wants to pass the national board exam on time, then Medical Coding Academy is the only place you can trust, and Mrs. Ortega is the goddess; just trust her. I am so grateful to her and Medical Coding Academy for making my dream come true. Thank you so much, Mrs. Ortega; you’re a gem. Vanessa Perkins2024-01-04 I just wanted to say thank you to Ms. Ortega and all the wonderful people at MCA. I'm so happy that I took the online course. I saw her videos on YouTube and saw the passion that she had for her program and wanting to help others. It was the best choice I ever made and I would do it again. I recently took my exam Dec. 29 online and found out the next day I passed! Now I am on the search for a job. I will definitely be back to add to my alphabet soup!! Vivian2023-12-30 Hi everyone! I passed the COC exam! I am so grateful that I discovered Mrs. Ortega and MCA. This is my second certification under Mrs. Ortega's instruction this year. I took the MCA online courses for both the CPC and COC preparation. Honestly, she has been an unexpected blessing in my life this year. I have no doubt whatsoever that God intervened in my discovering her class. She is an amazing teacher. I am going to get my CRC and CPMA certifications next. I would strongly encourage anyone undecided about taking a class, to make a decision and step out on faith. Nothing is impossible with God. Dipo Olabumuyi2023-12-20 MEDICAL CODING ACADEMY BOOT CAMP, A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS IN CODING BOARD EXAMINATIONS. I was introduced to the Medical Coding Academy by a more knowledgeable friend in the field of Billing and Coding. He told me that the curriculum is geared towards Board Certification of AAPC credentials, but it covers substantial coding syllabus for AHIMA certification. I was preparing for AHIMA certification, so I enrolled for the just concluded Dallas Medical Coding Academy, and this has made positive impact in my preparation for the exams, focused my mind on the techniques of passing the exam, and as the Lord will have it, I passed my AHIMA CCS exam last Thursday, barely 2 weeks after the Boot Camp. My experience with the Boot Camp was positive, positive, and positive. Mrs. Ortega is a gifted Teacher, who puts the interest of her students at heart first. Her passion to teach, her enthusiasm to impart knowledge, and her desire to carry you along, by making you believe in yourself is unrivalled. She simplifies the subject matter of coding to the level that you can grasp, brings out simple analogy to make the contents to be easily understood and assimilated. Though the program was jam-packed and exhaustive three days, there was never a dull moment. Her drive was incomparable, her zeal was infectious. With that, you were on your toes all through, no time to be bored, no time to slumber or fall asleep. We were all wide awake with expectation of what next in her bag of impartation of knowledge. Finally, at the end of the last session of day three of the Boot Camp, she gave us half hour talk encouraging us, making us believe in ourselves, and that we can surmount this exam, and that the only impediment on our ways is our self-doubts, unbelief, and probably loss of momentum. She encouraged us to carry this momentum to the exam hall, ride the wave of self-confidence and self-assurance, and through God’s good grace success will be our portions. I did all these, and carried the momentum into AHIMA exam hall this Thursday, and it was success. I thank the Almighty God, the fountain of all knowledge for this, and I acknowledge Mrs. Ortega, and all the staff of Medical Coding Academy for their assistance, friendliness, accommodation, and for restoring our confidence in ourselves. I highly recommend the 3-Day Medical Coding Academy to anyone preparing to write either the AAPC, CPC, or AHIMA CCS Board Examinations. Follow all what you are told in the course, and put them into practice, and success will be outcome. Dipo Olabumuyi, CBCS, CCS. Stephanie Byron2023-12-19 I passed my certification test on the first try. A few years ago, I went through another online school and failed the CPC exam miserably. A friend of mine told me about Medical Coding Academy and how she passed the certification exam on the first try. Mrs. Ortega is truly passionate about what she teaches and makes learning enjoyable. The whole course is informative and easy to understand. She gives you all the tools you will need to pass. Her enthusiasm for teaching is contagious, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to learn from her. I will only take courses from Medical Coding Academy and no place else.
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Medical Coding Auditor Certificate (CPMA®) Online Course & Exam Prep
Mrs. Ortega teaches this course online with a study guide and 3 months of access.
AAPC® requires Official Medical Auditing Knowledge to pass the certification test.
This “to the point” and “no fluff” guide contains a unique comprehension of the Commercial and Federal Guidelines you will need to enter the industry as a Medical Coding Auditor.
Here’s what you will learn:
Advanced E&M | Mid-Level & NPP Providers |
Case Audits | Provider Documentation Incident To |
Recovery Audits | Split Shared Service |
Audit Findings | Medical Record Standards |
Retrospective Audits | Global Surgical Package |
Prospective Audits | Global Period |
RATS STATS | Compliance Standards Federal Regulations |
Statistical Planning | OIG Workplan |
Provider Dictation | ABN Modifier Application |
Audit Report Communication | Fraud & Abuse |
Medical Necessity | Federal Mandate Acts |
Commercial Policies | CPT – Evaluation & Management |
CMS Policies | CPT – Guidelines & Modifiers |
LCD and NCD | ICD-CM Guidelines |
Preauthorization | CIA |
Remittance | HIPPA |
Advice | HCPCS |
NCCI Edits |
What does the auditor do?
The Medical Coding Auditor employed at the Physician’s office or Health Plan level understands the organizational strategy and operational objectives of the entity. Following established guidelines and procedures, a medical coding auditor will check medical coding and billing information for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance prior to submitting claims in order to prevent audit findings from external audits. The Professional Medical Coding Auditor provides physicians with specific education based on their quality monitoring of claim denials and healthcare trends.
The Medical Coding Auditor employed at the Federal Government Entity understands the organizational strategy and operational objectives of the medical practice, facility, and health plan. The Medical Coding Auditor will identify and fix incorrect and improper payments on claims that have already been submitted in a variety of healthcare settings. These auditors look for both overpayments and underpayments made to providers. They request medical records from providers to review claims known to be at risk for containing errors. These high-demand professionals identify payments for medically unnecessary services, incorrectly coded services, services performed that were medically unnecessary, claims not supported by documentation, duplicate claims, and claims filed primarily to Medicare when Medicare was secondary, and in the process also uncover quite a bit of fraud. These upper-level auditors are paid a percentage of what they recover.
You’ll get a tenfold Return on Investment on this Certification!
Daniel C Veuleman –
Great experience taking this course. Really taught me a lot about the field, and broke it down to what was necessary. Mrs. Ortega was an amazing inspiring teacher who really and truly believes in the potential of all her students. She cares enough to be real with you and be honest about what you need and what is expected. I have a solid coding foundation now that I will never lose, and can build an amazing lifetime career on. Thanks Mrs. Ortega for making this possible for us.
Lauren Jennings Shepherd –
Mrs. Ortega is a dream come true. Without her I would not be holding the credentials I do now so soon after graduating. She will do anything for her students and loves them so much. She loves to see you succeed and will help you do that in any way possible!