Archive for The Month of February, 2005
Archive for the Month of February, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the month of February, 2005.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the month of February, 2005.
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Medical Billing Consulting, Is It Right For Your Practice?
What are medical billing consulting services? Medical billing consulting services are supporting management services provided by professionals who are experienced with the administrative side in providing healthcare. These professionals can provide medical billing consulting services because they have worked in the medical billing and coding industry and understand its’ complexities. They use their expertise to guide physicians and hospitals to improve their reimbursement claims and medical billing processes. When do you think you should avail of medical billing consultancy services? You should consider medical billing consulting services if you are a physician whose present practice is expanding, and you remain eager to learn and improve upon your current medical billing …
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 …
Medical Billing Software
More than ten years ago medical billing records were committed on paper. The advent of computers and the introduction of reliable medical billing software have largely phased out the paper system of keeping medical billing records. Today’s healthcare providers have realized medical billing software ensures their reimbursement claims are facilitated in a secure and efficient manner. Medical billing software also tracks each patient’s medical and insurance billing and accounting, all to the benefit of patients. Here are three benefits inherent in the use of medical billing software as compared to the paper based systems. 1. Medical billing software improves staff productivity, as easy to use medical billing software improves efficiency. …
