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Medical Billing Basics in Alberta
Learn how physician billing works in Alberta: AHCIP, fee-for-service, the Schedule of Medical Benefits, what goes into a claim and how refusals and privacy rules are handled. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.
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About 60 minutes
5 short lessons and one final quiz. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and come back on any device.
Certificate of completion
Finish every lesson and score 70% or more on the final quiz. Retakes are unlimited.
Not a program
This free short course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program and gives no program credit.
What you will learn
- Explain what AHCIP covers and what the health card and Personal Health Number do
- Describe fee-for-service payment and how it differs from other ways physicians are paid
- Name the parts of the Schedule of Medical Benefits and use the governing rules before choosing a code
- Check a draft claim against the chart and catch common data-entry errors
- Read a refusal, correct a genuine error and understand why submission time limits matter
- Apply privacy and honest-billing habits that protect patients and the clinic
Who it is for
Adults in Alberta who are considering medical office assistant, unit clerk or medical billing work, and anyone who wants to understand how physician claims are paid. No experience is needed.
What you need
- A computer, tablet or phone with an internet connection
- Basic reading skills in English
- About 60 minutes in total, which you can split across several days
Lessons
- 1How physician services are paid for in Alberta12 min
- 2Fee-for-service and the Schedule of Medical Benefits12 min
- 3What goes into a claim12 min
- 4After submission: refusals, time limits and invoices12 min
- 5Privacy, honest billing and next steps12 min
- ✓Medical Billing Basics in Alberta: final quizfinal quiz
Where this course can lead
Medical Office Assistant & Unit Clerk Certificate
This course is a short, practical introduction. The full program goes much further: 516 hours online, including a 100-hour practicum: medical terminology, electronic medical records, billing, health privacy and unit clerk work.
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Yes. You create a free account, take the five lessons and the quiz online, and pay nothing for the course or the certificate of completion.
Yes. When you finish the five lessons and pass the quiz you receive a certificate of completion from Ucademy. The course is not part of a diploma or certificate program.
About 60 minutes in total. The lessons are self-paced, so you can do one at a time over several days.
No. The course starts from the beginning and explains each term in plain English.
It shows how the Schedule of Medical Benefits is organized and how to choose a code from the documentation, but it does not list fee codes or amounts, because those change. You are pointed to the official Alberta Health documents.
No. It is a free short course, not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program, and it does not give program credit.
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