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Superior Edventures Summer Courses and Summer Camps

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Summer Camps

Click here to visit our Summer Camps Website!

Here is a partial list of the Middle & High School camps we offer!

  • Biomedical Science
  • Dance
  • Engineering/Robotics
  • Fire Science
  • Fish Science
  • Forensic Science
  • Health Care Explorations
  • Outdoor Adventures
  • Sports (Basketball/Cross Country/Hockey)

Medical Billing and Coding Program

This combined 80 hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems, how to manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-9 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures. The course covers the following areas: CPT (Introduction, Guidelines, Evaluation and Management), specialty fields (such as surgery, radiology and laboratory), ICD-9 (Introduction and Guidelines) and basic claims processes for medical insurance and third party reimbursements. Students will learn how to find the service and codes using manuals, (CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS). After obtaining the practical work experience (6months to 2 years), students who complete this course could be qualified to sit for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Certified Professional Coder Exam (CPC or CPC-H Apprentice); the American Health Information Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam; and/or other National Certification Exams.

Course Contact Hours – 80 hrs.

Fee: $1,799 (Textbooks included)

Mondays & Wednesdays
May 10, 2010 – August 2, 2010
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Complete Schedule

  

Pharmacy Technician Program

This comprehensive 50 hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other health care settings – working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.

 A great way to begin a new career! 

Course Contact Hours - 50 hrs.

Fee: $999 (Textbooks included)

Tuesdays & Thursdays
May 11, 2010 – June 29, 2010
6:00pm- 9:30pm
Complete Schedule

 

For more information contact Julia Roque at 906-635-6673 or by email at jaroque@lssu.edu. Download the application form to register for either class.

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