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About Us Colleges Contact Us DTAE JobBoard February 2004 • Volume 4 • Issue 1
Is Online Learning for you? 
Medical Billing Clerk Technical Certificate - Great Career Opportunity
GVTC Staff Spotlight - Rose Flynn
GVTC's Multimedia Developer
In this quarter’s Velocity, we spotlight a new allied health program, Medical Billing Clerk Technical Certificate, offered at Middle Georgia Technical College. This year-long program consists of six classes: Introduction to Computers, Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, Beginning Document Processing, Medical Billing Coding Insurance and Advanced Medical Coding. Upon completion of the program, students could obtain employment as billing clerks, insurance specialists, patient account representatives, entry-level medical records coders, insurance claims processors, and insurance collection specialists. Billing specialists work closely with financial and managerial areas of the health care agency. The duties can range from collecting patient insurance information to resolving billing problems between the office, patient and insurance company. Entry level medical billing clerks can make up to $10 an hour. Discover more about the Medical Billing Clerk Technical Certificate offered in our online program catalog.
We continue to be excited about our partnership with SMARTHINKING which offers our students access to around-the-clock tutoring and academic assistance in both math and English. For more information about online tutoring, click on SMARTHINKING.
Visit the new Learner Support Center on our website to discover a wealth of resources to support the online student. You will encounter career resources, library resources, life skills tips, student services information as well as a writing center to meet your academic, career, and individual needs.
We hope you enjoy reading this quarter’s newsletter.
Debbie Dlugolenski, President
Georgia Virtual Technical College
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Enrollment Numbers for Fall 2003 —
We just keep growing and growing!
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Submit a topic for “Velocity”. If your idea is used, you win! Click here for details. velocity@gvtc.orgCopyright 2001 GVTC. All rights reserved.
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Medical Billing Clerk Technical Certificate
Great Career Opportunity
The Medical Billing Clerk Technical Certificate of Credit is a 24-quarter hour program designed to train individuals that are looking for an entry-level position as a medical billing clerk. Emphasis will be placed on basic coding, clerical, and computer skills. More
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Details Make the Difference
Medical Billing Student Lisa Petto
When Lisa Petto discovered that Middle Georgia Technical College was offering the Medical Billing program online, she enrolled immediately because she enjoys work that is very detailed and medical billing is certainly that, and since the program is online, she was able to continue her full-time job.Lisa completed her program in three quarters and is currently employed as a medical billing specialist in an internal medicine practice where she completes pre-certifications and referrals, two tasks that require attention to details. “It’s a very rewarding career with great advancement opportunities including coding specialist, auditor and insurance clerk. You can work 9 to 5 or be an auditor and travel, and the pay scale is great depending on what you’re looking for in a career,” Lisa says. Find out more about the online Medical Billing program.
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Learner Support Center
Learner support is essential to meeting the academic, career and individual needs of all learners, but especially the online learner. The Georgia Virtual Technical College (GVTC) recognized the importance of offering support to the virtual learner, and through suggestions by students, has developed a Learner Support Center for the online student.The GVTC Learner Support Center creates a learner community that encourages online interaction among peers, prevents isolation by providing human contact and promotes learner success. It offers resources such as academic advising, career services, library resources, life resources, student services information, tutoring services and a writing center all in one convenient place so the online student, with just a click of the mouse, has essential resources quickly available.
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Student Scene
Timely Tips and Fun Stuff
Spring Quarter
It is not too soon to think about applying for spring quarter! Check out the GVTC course catalog, talk with your advisor and apply through the GVTC website for your course(s). Our Spring Quarter Deadline Calendar will assist you with important application and registration dates.
Trivia
In 1787, Levi Hutchins invented the:
a. Zipper
b. Coat
c. Hanger
d. Alarm clock
e. Microphone
Send your answer to rmanns@gvtc.org. The first correct answer received is a winner. Your prize will be mailed to you, so be sure to include your name and mailing address. Good Luck!!
Homework Hint--Homework and Time Management: Keep the Big Picture in Mind
Create a schedule for the entire quarter so you can view all assignments, exams, quizzes, papers and projects. This allows you to plan in advance for each task you must complete. Place the quarterly schedule near your desk or study space to keep the big picture in mind.
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GVTC Staff Spotlight - Rose Flynn
GVTC Multimedia Developer
Rose Flynn is the multimedia developer at GVTC. In her position, she works closely with the web-development, instructional design, and marketing teams. In her various roles, she creates graphics and visual content for numerous websites and web courseware products. Through her marketing, branding, and advertising pieces she conveys a consistent message and identity for GVTC and the DTAE system.
More about Rose
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Faculty Focus
Training Opportunities
As GVTC migrates from Blackboard 5 to Blackboard 6, we are offering two types of Blackboard training sessions with a variety of training dates to accommodate your training needs.
For those faculty members who have been trained on Blackboard 5, but not Blackboard 6, GVTC is offering Blackboard 6 Ramp training sessions where you learn the differences between Blackboard 5 and Blackboard 6.
For those faculty members who have never had any Blackboard training, GVTC is offering Blackboard 6 Beginner training sessions.
To register for any of these training sessions, please access TechForce Georgia Professional Development Center and click the Registration button and then the Blackboard button for a listing of training dates and to register.
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