Gatlin Education Online Courses

The University of Louisville, in conjunction with Gatlin Education Services, is pleased to offer the following selection of online career training courses. These web-based, interactive courses are designed by experts to train individuals for careers in the growing field of healthcare. For more details concerning the courses, see the course listing below.

Gatlin Education Services is owned and operated by Mr. Stephen Gatlin. Mr. Gatlin has been an educational provider to colleges and universities since 1986—first, as President of Primum Education and then as the CEO of Gatlin Education Services and Primum Publishing. He has provided effective career training to tens of thousands of students—always in partnership with colleges and universities. He has provided courses to over 400 U.S. educational institutions and corporations, including Ohio State University, the University of Texas, the University of Connecticut, Rutgers, and California State University. Gatlin Education Services is based in Ft. Worth, Texas.

If you decide to enroll in a course, click on the course's registration link. You will register and pay with a credit card over a secure server, and a receipt will appear onscreen. You should print this receipt out for your records. You will receive an e-mail within the next few minutes confirming your payment. Within two business days, you will be contacted by a Gatlin Education Services representative and given instructions on how to begin your course.

For a list of prerequisites for taking these courses, click here. For information concerning financial aid for these courses, click here. These courses are not eligible for UofL tuition remission for employees, but U of L employees can apply for UofL's Faculty/Staff Professional Development Grant by clicking here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at chse@louisville.edu.

Note: Healthcare professionals can not earn Continuing Education credit for these courses. For a list of Continuing Education courses for healthcare professionals, click here for live courses or click here for online courses.


Course Listing
For a list of all courses offered, see below. For more information about a course, click on the course's name.

1. Administrative Dental Assistant

2. Administrative Medical Specialist with Medical Billing And Coding

3. Advanced Coding for the Physician's Office

4. Advanced Hospital Coding and CCS Prep

5. Advanced Personal Fitness Trainer

6. Certified National Pharmaceutical Representative

7. Coding, Documentation and Reimbursement for Physicians

8. HIPAA Compliance - 4 User License

9. Human Resources for Healthcare Providers

10. ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation

11. Medical Billing and Coding

12. Medical Transcription

13. Personal Fitness Trainer

14. Pharmacy Technician

15. Revenue Cycle Management for Healthcare Providers

16. Veterinary Assistant


Administrative Dental Assistant
This nationally recognized Administrative Dental Assistant online certificate program teaches the essential administrative tasks for managing the business aspects of a dental practice and becoming an Administrative Dental Assistant. This program includes instruction in dental terminology and anatomy, medical records management, accounts receivable and reimbursement management, insurance and patient billing, patient scheduling, and procedural and diagnostic coding. The Administrative Dental Assistant online program will prepare you for a new career working in a dental office. Textbooks included. This online course is only offered through major Colleges and Universities.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $1595
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Administrative Medical Specialist with Medical Billing And Coding
The Administrative Medical Specialist with Medical Billing and Coding will give you the skills you need to find the job YOU are looking for as an Administrative Medical Specialist (AMS), Medical Billing Specialist, and/or Medical Coder. In addition to the extensive Medical Billing information, you will be taught every aspect of the Medical Receptionist/Front Desk position.

This program also provides preparation for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) national certification exam. Upon successful completion of the Administrative Medical Specialist with Medical Billing and Coding course, students will be prepared for an entry-level position doing medical billing or coding in a medical office setting and will be prepared to sit for the CCA national certification exam.
Number of hours: 300

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Cost: $1995
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Advanced Coding for the Physician's Office
This nationally recognized Advanced Medical Coding for the physicians office online course and training program prepares students to learn CPT, ICD-9-CM (Volumes I and II), and HCPCS Level II coding. This advanced online medical coding program is designed for students with previous medical coding experience. A basic coding education or the GES Administrative Medical Specialist course is required. Preparation for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification exam is included. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 80

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Cost: $1395
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Advanced Hospital Coding and CCS Prep
This nationally recognized Advanced Hospital Medical Coding online course and training program prepares medical coding students to take the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) official certification exam to become a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). This program covers advanced ICD-9 medical coding procedures and is designed to help students meet the challenge of today's changing standards while learning and improving their coding skills. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 80

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Cost: $1695
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Advanced Personal Fitness Trainer
This nationally recognized Personal Fitness Trainer online course and certificate program is an interactive, comprehensive Web-based Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training (PFT). This program is collaboration between industry experts, internship affiliates, national organizations, Educational Fitness Solutions Inc, and their board of advisors.

The Advanced Certificate is designed for students interested in furthering their personal training education by incorporating specialized resistance training, functional movements, and nutritional programs for their clients in partnership with Registered Dietitians. This course includes the basic Personal Fitness Training program (also offered separately), along with additional material on nutritional management, resistance biomechanics, and functional flexibility.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $2,795
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Certified National Pharmaceutical Representative
This nationally recognized Pharmaceutical Sales Representative online course, training certification (CNPR) sales representative program was developed in response to a rising need for entry-level certified pharmaceutical sales representatives. The program is designed for individuals who want to gain entry into the pharmaceutical industry but who lack the required pharmacology and medical education. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 120

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Cost: $1595
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Coding, Documentation and Reimbursement for Physicians
This nationally recognized Physicians Coding online course and training program is designed to teach physicians how to maximize their reimbursement by emphasizing proper coding and HIPAA compliance. By completing this course, physicians will learn about medical necessity, bundled services, modifiers, and efficient ways to be compliant while getting the maximum reimbursement due for services performed. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 12

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Cost: $795
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HIPAA Compliance - 4 User License
This nationally recognized HIPAA Compliance online course and training program provides doctors and their staffs with a simple route to compliance. Instead of spending endless hours researching HIPAA regulations, training employees, and rewriting contracts, internal documents, patient forms, and policy-and-procedure manuals, doctors' offices get it all simply by enrolling in the HIPAA compliance online course. This program is ideal for office administrators, practice managers, or physicians. This includes four user licenses for the cost of one enrollment. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 3 hours per user license (4 user license)

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Cost: $599
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Human Resources for Healthcare Providers
This nationally recognized healthcare human resources online course and training program provides a comprehensive human resource management foundation, grounded in practice, for those who intend to work, or are working, in healthcare settings. All of the modules in this online program instill a solid foundation in both human resources and healthcare administrative practices. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 80

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Cost: $1995
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ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation
This nationally recognized ICD-10 Medical Coding online course and training program covers the recently upgraded diagnostic and procedural medical coding system, and will soon be mandated by the Federal government for use in the healthcare industry in insurance processing, reimbursement, and statistical data gathering. This online medical coding program will teach students how to prepare for and implement the massive changes to the existing coding system. This online certificate program presents a comprehensive overview of the changes in store for both diagnostic and procedural medical coding along with detailed information on the impacts of the medical coding changes to coders, healthcare staff, physicians, software systems, documentation, and information technology. Textbook included. This online certificate program is offered only in partnership with major Colleges and Universities.
Number of hours: 200

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Cost: $1595
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Medical Billing and Coding
This nationally recognized Medical Billing and Coding online training certificate program is designed to prepare students to fill positions for medical coding and billing professionals. Skilled medical billing and coding technicians are in high demand these days! In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts, and consumers. Also, patient information must be entered into computer databases to comply with new Federal legislation requiring the use of electronic patient records. Finally, health care facilities are having difficulty attracting qualified workers, mostly because of the lack of both formal training programs and sufficient resources to provide on-the-job training for coders.

All of these factors have combined to create a huge potential job market for qualified medical records technicians, and this course will provide you with the skill set and expertise that will make you irresistible to prospective health care employers. Upon successful completion of the Medical Billing and Coding course, students will be prepared for an entry-level position doing medical billing or coding in a medical office setting and will be prepared to sit for the CCA national certification exam.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $1595
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Medical Transcription
This nationally recognized medical transcription online course and training program prepares you to start a new career as a medical transcriptionist. A medical terminology course is included at no extra cost. Transcriber and all materials are included in this medical transcription program. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major college and universities.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $1595
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Personal Fitness Trainer
This nationally recognized Personal Fitness Trainer online course and certificate program is an interactive, comprehensive Web-based Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training (PFT). This program is collaboration between industry experts, internship affiliates, national organizations, Educational Fitness Solutions Inc, and their board of advisors. Content and curriculum in the program is designed to present the student with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to implement a unique medically-based fitness model for their future or current clients.
Number of hours: 150

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Cost: $2,095
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Pharmacy Technician
This nationally recognized Pharmacy Technician online course and training program teaches the skills needed to gain employment as a Pharmacy Tech in either the hospital or retail setting. The objective of the Pharmacy Technician Program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions in pharmacies as well as prepare for national certification. This program pairs students with an instructor for one-on-one assistance and includes a forty-hour externship. All materials are included. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $1795
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Revenue Cycle Management for Healthcare Providers
This nationally recognized Revenue Cycle Management online course and training program for healthcare providers, teaches students the skills necessary to evaluate the performance of revenue-cycle systems and processes. This course enables students to develop an understanding of the components of the revenue cycle, the best methods for benchmarking performance, and proven methods of improving cash flow. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 12

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Cost: $795
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Veterinary Assistant
This nationally recognized Administrative Veterinary Assistant online course and training program prepares students for an exciting new career as an administrative veterinary assistant. Students in the program learn about the care of animals as well as how to recognize signs of illness and disease. This online program also covers interpersonal communication, interaction with clients and their animals, as well as how to assist the veterinarian during examinations. Administrative duties, such as fee collection, banking, and accounts payable are emphasized, and the program contains basic information about pet insurance. Textbooks are included. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Number of hours: 240

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Cost: $1795
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Career Information
One frequently asked question by potential students is "Is there a high demand for this job in my area? How much does the job generally pay to start?"

A: Students are always encouraged to do as much research as possible about the pay expectations for the career field in general as well as the career field in their geographic area. The instructors for the courses assist with resumes and can serve as a professional reference for the student. Students also find that the certificate they receive helps them stand out as a candidate as well. Here are a few helpful links that students may utilize in their research process:

http://www.bls.gov (government website, great resource for general information regarding an occupation)

http://www.careerbuilder.com (employment website, current opportunities in the local area that are advertised online)

http://www.monster.com (employment website, current opportunities in the local area that are advertised online)

http://www.salary.com (salary estimator)

http://www.acinet.org (career information)