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Certificate in Food, Nutrition, and Health

Certificate in Food, Nutrition, and Health

$119 per person

Learn how food interacts with your body and discover how to make healthy nutritional choices that will impact your well-being. This course provides an overview of current food and nutrition issues, including obesity, nutrition and stress, food labels, botanicals and herbs, genetically modified foods, and how your food choices affect your physical, social, emotional, and spiritual health.

Food and nutrition have a profound impact on our health and well-being, yet many of us are not aware of what foods to eat, which diets are healthy, and where our food originates. We eat toxic, irradiated, or genetically altered foods and we eat more than we need. How can we change our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, how it is prepared, and what consequences our food choices have on our health as well as the health of our planet? This certificate provides an overview of the role of food and nutrition choices on our bodies, our immune systems, our overall well-being, and the health of all sentient beings on an increasingly populated planet.

The outcome of this certificate is for the learner to describe a holistic overview of current food and nutrition issues and their impact on physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and planetary health.

(16 contact hours)

Expiration Date: 06/01/2028

(Next date of course revision)

No one in a position to control content has conflicts of interests or relevant financial relationships to declare for this activity.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing nursing education only and does not imply ALLEGRA approval or endorsement of any commercial product.

Accreditation:

American Nurses Credentialing Center

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC was awarded Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program.

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions courses are acceptable for continuing education in all states.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 14693, for the stated number of contact hours.

American Board of Managed Care Nursing

The American Board of Managed Care Nursing recognizes all of ALLEGRA Learning Solutions’ ANCC accredited courses for continuing education credit for Certified Managed Care Nurses (CMCNs).

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ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the NCBDE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). NCBDE does not approve continuing education.

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Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 370 Course Hours
Health & Fitness
Skill Development
  • Included
    Badge
    Certificate of Completion
    National Certification
    Self-paced
  • Not Included
    College Credits
    Exam Voucher
1
Medical Terminology
  1. Getting Started
  2. How to Take This Course
  3. Test-Out Exam 1: Lessons 1–Midterm Exam
  4. Introduction to Medical Terminology and the Human Body in Health and Disease
  5. The Musculoskeletal System
  6. The Cardiovascular System
  7. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
  8. The Respiratory System
  9. The Digestive System
  10. The Urinary System
  11. Midterm
  12. Test-Out Exam 2: Lessons 8–Final Exam
  13. The Nervous System
  14. Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears
  15. The Integumentary System
  16. The Endocrine System
  17. Mental Health
  18. Male and Female Reproductive Systems
  19. Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Complementary Medicine
  20. Final Exam
2
Medical Billing and Coding
 
  1. Introduction to Medical Billing and Coding
    1. Career Opportunities
    2. Personal and Technical Qualifications
    3. Employment Settings
    4. Telecommunications
    5. Professional Certifications
  2. Introduction to Health Insurance
    1. Health Insurance Terminology
    2. Commercial and Government Payers
    3. Healthcare Documentation
    4. Electronic Health Record
  3. Managed Healthcare
    1. Types of Reimbursement
    2. Managed Care Providers
    3. Managed Care Models
    4. Consumer-Directed Health Plans
  4. Revenue Cycle Management
    1. Phases of Revenue Cycle Management
    2. Encounter Form, Chargemaster
    3. Insurance Claim Cycle
    4. New Patient Registration
    5. Collection Practices
  5. Legal Aspects of Health Insurance and Reimbursement
    1. Laws Affecting Healthcare
    2. Protected Health Information
    3. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
    4. Fraud and Abuse in Medical Billing and Coding
    5. Release of Information
  6. VI. ICD-10-CM Coding
    1. Overview of ICD-10-CM
    2. Key Features
    3. Organization of the Codebook
    4. Index to Diseases and Injuries
    5. Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
    6. Coding Conventions
    7. Official Guidelines
  7. CPT Coding
    1. Overview of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
    2. Category I, Category II, and Category III Codes
    3. Organization of the Codebook
    4. Main CPT Sections
    5. Evaluation and Management
    6. Anesthesia
    7. Surgery
    8. Radiology
    9. Pathology and Laboratory
    10. Medicine
    11. Code Modifiers
  8. HCPCS Level II Coding
    1. Overview of HCPCS Level II
    2. Organization of the Codebook
    3. Durable Medical Equipment
  9. ICD-10-PCS Coding
    1. Overview of ICD-10-PCS
    2. Code Structure
    3. Definitions
    4. Index
    5. Code Tables
    6. Coding Steps
  10. Pharmacology for Coders
    1. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
    2. Routes of Administration
    3. Drug Classifications
    4. Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Drugs
    5. Controlled Substances
    6. Medication Lists and the Electronic Health Record
    7. MIDTERM
  11. Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
    1. Deficiencies in Documentation
    2. Medical Necessity
    3. Auditing
    4. Coding From Patient Documentation
  12. Coding with Your Codify Encoder
  13. Insurance Claims
    1. National Uniform Claim Committee
    2. CMS-1500 Claim Form
    3. Patient and Insured Information
    4. Physician or Supplier Information
    5. UB-04 Claim Form
  14. Commercial Insurance
    1. Individual/Group Health Insurance, Automobile, Disability, Liability, Workers' Compensation
    2. Completing Commercial Health Insurance Claims
  15. Blue Cross Blue Shield
    1. History of BCBS
    2. Types of BCBS Plans
    3. Participating/Nonparticipating Providers
    4. BCBS Billing and Payment Guidelines
  16. Medicare
    1. Medicare Eligibility
    2. Medicare Part A, B, C, and D
    3. National Coverage Determinations/Local Coverage Determinations
    4. Participating/Nonparticipating Providers
    5. Physician Fee Schedule
    6. Medicare Billing and Payment Guidelines/NCCI
  17. Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, Workers' Compensation
    1. Medicaid
    2. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
    3. TRICARE
    4. Workers' Compensation
  18. Certification
    1. Selecting the Right Certification
    2. Study Strategies for the Certification Exam
    3. Prior to the Exam
    4. Morning of the Exam
    5. During the Exam
  19. How to Find a Job in Medical Billing and Coding
    1. Formulating Your Career Goals
    2. What Employers Want
    3. Showcasing Your Skills
    4. Resume Tips
    5. Cover Letter Tips
    6. Interview Questions
  20. Land the Job
  21. Mock Exam
  22. Final Exam
  23. ICD-11 Preview

Requirements

Hardware Requirements:
  • This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
  • Microsoft Word or equivalent (not included with enrollment)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements: The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following digital textbook for the Medical Terminology course is accessed via links in the course lessons:
  • Comprehensive Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 1st Edition (eBook)
The following digital textbooks for Medical Billing and Coding are accessed via links in the course lessons:
  • Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement, by Michelle A. Green
  • Accompanying Workbook: Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement
The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in Medical Billing and Coding:
  • ICD-10-CM Expert for Physicians
  • CPT Professional
  • HCPCS Level II Professional
Choice of study guide/voucher package upon course completion:
  • Certified Professional Coder, CPC (AAPC): AAPC Membership, CPC Online Review Course, CPC Study Guide Bundle, Practice Exam Bundle, Practicode CPC-A Practicum, CPC Exam Voucher (2 exam attempts) and Codify Student (free upgrade to Codify Basic)
  • Certified Coding Associate, CCA (AHIMA): AHIMA Student Membership, CCA Study Guide, and CCA Exam Voucher
  • Certified Billing and Coding Specialist, CBCS (NHA): CBCS Study Guide, CBCS Practice Test, and CBCS Exam Voucher
Please note: You will receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder. *The course includes the current year of coding books, and you will be responsible for purchasing your updated coding books from year to year.
Prerequisites:There are no prerequisites to take this course.Certification Requirements: In order to sit for national certification exams, candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Therefore, it is recommended you have this before enrolling in this course. Certification exams offered by AAPC and NHA are only available online to candidates located in the US. AHIMA only offers in-person exams in both the US and Globally.

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