why is medical billing important?
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It depends on from what aspect. From the doctors point of view, they need medical billers to charge the insurance companies for their services, otherwise they won't get paid.
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The medical assistant career is very rewarding and versatile. Most medical assistants work in doctor's offices under the direct supervision of primary care or specialty care physicians. You must be good with people of all ages and from all walks of life. \n\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the medical assistant field will be one of the fastest growing occupations in the USA.\n\n\nMedical coders and billers work together to assure health care providers to get paid for their services. The main shared focus area of both careers is the medical office business' financial aspects. It can be said, that the healthcare provider's livelihood and success depend on the medical biller's and coder's skills, dependability, and accuracy. Many working in medical coding and billing eventually specialize in either medical coding, or medical billing only.\n\nThe medical coder primarily focuses on converting a medical procedure, diagnosis, or symptom into specific codes to submit a claim for reimbursement.\n\nThe medical biller assures that health insurance companies and patients are billed for procedures provided by the health care provider, whether this took place during scheduled or emergency medical office, or hospital visits.
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Since you are in the medical field anyways, why not a medical office assistant?  Billing assistants get paid around $10 even without experience if you are familiar with medical terminologies.  Also, you speaking Spanish could be a valuable asset at medical offices located in Hispanic neighborhoods...
1002737
Too expensive. What if you had surgery, then you got an infection, a serious one? The health unsurance plans in America stink royally. We the payers are getting the short end of the stick for the large Insurance bill. Really good insurance comes from your local farm bureau. Check them out!
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Here is a good website that provides information on MEDICAL BILLING/CLAIMS EXAMINING/PATIENT ACCOUNTING :\n\nhttp://healthcarejobs.org/updts.htm\n\nThe article on the website covers:\nIntroduction \nOccupation List \nNature of Work \nWorking Condition \nJob Outlook & Employment \nTraining & Other Qualifications \nEarnings \nResources \n\nEARNINGS\nThese fields have a wage range between $8-$10 an hour to start and up to $30-$40 an hour for years of experience and responsibility.\n_____________-\n\nI had a friend who was interested in Medical billing and coding. The schooling was several thousand dollars US and the jobs in the area were paying only $8 per hour.  She went into another career field that paid more.\nI have heard it is one of the hot jobs, or in demand jobs.\n\nI hope you get many replys to your question.
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Lots!  Here's one:\n\nwww.online-education.net/medical-billing.html
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They do it to make you, the consumer, spend lots of unnecessary money on things you don't need, and also to make you feel like they are doing something to help you! My doctor used to do that with me, until one day, I was very upfront with him. He doesn't prescribe anything for my family or me without us actually needing it.
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Either way you go, there are still gonna be high bills to pay. We have private insurance, and last year, I had to pay $4900 in out-of-pocket expenses, not including the premiums. \n\nThere are some Christian medical expense share plans where you contribute a certain amount each month, and the member with the need gets the bills paid. When you need bills paid, they get paid. I'll put a link below to an article that talks about them, and has links to the top plans.
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it's important to have some idea of what the hell a doctor might have written on the chart in order to code it...\n\nand coding correctly is crucial to making sure the patient gets the benefits he's entitled to.
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Absolutely, it does. If you want to get credit, those nasty medical bills need to be paid off. My suggestion would be for you to pick 1 or 2 bills per payday (depending on how much they are) and pay them. After a while, they'll be taken care of, and you will be able to get credit. Good luck!
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In the US you can get superior medical treatment by paying more, and you don't have to wait for it.\n\nCanada's healthcare system is overall better because it covers everyone at acceptable levels.
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Well, if you are paranoid about doctors and medications, then it doesn't matter whether you have insurance.  Insurance is there to help pay for your doctors and medications.\n\nBut the two biggest reasons to have insurance are 1) to get choices; and 2) to get much lower costs.  Let me explain.\n\nIf you have no insurance, your only option in health care (unless you are wealthy enough to pay cash) is to take charity care.  That means you can't pick your doctor, can't pick your hospital, and may not even be able to pick your medicines.  Insurance gives you the option to seek out the doctors and hospitals that you feel most confident in.\n\nBut insurance also makes the cost lower.  Hospitals have two rates, the "official" rate and the negotiated charge that they agree to accept from the insurance company.  I had very complicated surgery a few years ago.  The surgeon billed $50,000 (that is not a typo), but the insurance company paid $8,500.  And because there was a contract to accept the rate paid by the insurance company, that was the whole charge.  I didn't have to pay anything.  If I had no insurance, I would  have had to pay the whole $50,000, not even just the $8,500 that the insurance company paid.
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The big question with medical billing /practice management software is what is your budget? How big is your practice? What are your MUST HAVE pieces of functionality? (pracitce management, claims submission adjudication & processing, scheduling, provider&#92;prescriber management, billing, referral mgmt etc)\n\nDo you need a web based solution or a windows based program? Do you need just a small database or a large solution for a hospital? \n\nI've been writing healthcare & pharma systems for about 10 years now. I can tell you there are tons and tons of pre-built systems out there ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few hundred thousand dollars.\n\nIf you have a large practice with very complex needs you might want to check out Eclipsys http://www.eclipsys.com or Shared Medical Systems http://www.smed.com\n\nA good place to comapre vendors is http://knowledgestorm.com Do a search on Medical Practice Management Software\n\nAnd don't forget! If you want a custom built solution or can't find anything in your price range you can always contact me :)\n\nbest of luck to you
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It can help. There are so many hospital administrators who do not know financial and managerial accounting which is why medical costs are too high.
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For the same reason communication is important in hospitals. To ensure the best possible medical care possible. Some would argue that medical care of animals is not as important as medical care of humans but a Vet is a professional and animals brought into their practice for care still deserve the best they can get. Also veterinarian are normally have far fewer safety measures than hospitals do so it important they have good communication so things do not fall through the cracks.
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Well I think the servers are the most important because they are directly interacting with the public and can make or break a long lasting relationship. It is all about customer service.
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I don't think there is a legal obligation for a doctors office to inform you of your isurance coverage(or any other kind of coverage), but it doesn't make sense for them to not. If you need medical insurance it's because you cannot afford the full price of the procedure. And besides, it is just bad business on the part of the medical office because by not telling you that you are not covered, they are risking you not being able to pay.