Pharmacy Technician & Medical Coding Combination Program
As this is one of our combination programs, you will find that there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program:
Pharmacy Technician:
Lakewood University’s Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to aid licensed pharmacists in preparing medications, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties within a pharmacy setting. The program outlines the proper communication skills necessary for pharmacy technicians, including telecommunication and interpersonal communication skills. The course will focus on the accuracy necessary to ensure that prescription information is complete and accurate. Students in this program will gain the knowledge and skills to qualify them for entry-level positions in pharmacies and prepare them for the National Certification Exam.
Medical Coding:
Lakewood University’s Medical Coding program provides a comprehensive understanding of medical coding and its components. This program covers many topics, including navigating the International Classification of Disease, ICD-10-CM, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS). This program will also take students through a series of individual coding cases requiring them to use all three coding books for individual body systems.
Program Outcomes
- Locate and translate regulatory rules and regulations as they apply to medical billing and coding, including Medicare Parts A,B,C, and D.
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize the ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS manuals.
- Choose diagnoses and procedures using the ICD-10, CPT, & HCPCS manuals, following chapter-specific guidelines.
- Demonstrate the ability to abstract diagnostic statements from the medical record and differentiate between main and modifying terms and subterms in the coding manuals
- Interpret physician orders and prescriptions for accuracy
- Explain the role a pharmacy technician plays in the compounding of medications
- Define medical and pharmaceutical terms and common abbreviations
- Describe the role that the pharmacy technician plays in the pharmacy
- Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations
- Explain the differences between brand and generic medications
- Recognize the role that the pharmacy plays in preventative services such as immunizations
- Identify the individual state requirements for a pharmacy technician
- Demonstrate the basic skills needed to effectively prepare for an interview