Archive for the Week of February 17, 2005
Archive for the Week of February 17, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of February 17, 2005.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of February 17, 2005.
You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
Is A Medical Billing Career For You?
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) lists medical billing and coding specialists; together with that of health information technicians as one of the ten fastest-growing allied health occupations spurred by the need for their special skills and knowledge in the field. These medical billing and coding specialists are employed in clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, consulting firms, medical coding and billing services firms, governmental agencies and computer software companies. The basic job function of medical billing and coding specialists is to assign codes to diagnoses and procedures. This is to insure proper financial reimbursement from insurance companies and government agencies. For dedicated medical billing and coding specialists who constantly train …
Medical Billing Outsourcing Benefits
What are the benefits to outsourcing your medical billing to a medical billing firm? Your practice gains substantial benefits when it hires a medical billing outsourcing firm. By hiring a medical billing outsourcing firm, you free your self and your staff from the paperwork headaches of the reimbursement claims process. By hiring a medical billing outsourcing firm, you are able to expedite income generation. Your reimbursement claims can be paid within 7-14 days. Paper claims are processed electronically to check for errors, and a bigger percentage of claims will be paid. By hiring a medical billing outsourcing firm, you eliminate non-productive office hours. For the medical billing, outsourcing firm handles …
