vendredi 18 mars 2016

How Important Is The Field Of Medical Coding And Billing?

By Bradley Northwood


It is important to keep up to date with new changes happening in ICD-10. Most coders say that they don't understand ICD-10 completely. It is not easy to find the right alphanumeric codes for any illness. It takes time, experience and education. Many billers today are learning a lot from Facebook and Twitter. Believe it or not, many coding companies are posting helpful tips that allow you to learn more about billing. It is important to write these tips down in a journal and try to correct any billing errors that you may have made previously.

One of my favorite publications in the medical billing and coding field is the BC Advantage. The journal offers information on the changes that is happening in the medical billing field. The last time I checked, the subscription was around $55.00 a year. The journal comes out monthly and it even had 12 free CEUs per year. It is an informative journal if you want to know about the changes happening with ICD-10 and you need to go back to school and update your skills. In billing, you should take at least 1 course per year to familiarize yourself with what is current.

I also like a journal called For The Record. This is a great journal if you are wanting to find where all of the jobs are at. You can often find this magazine throughout the country for free. Sometimes, you have to pay a small fee of $13.00 per year. It is best to check with the magazine in order to find out more details. You can also find some of the articles on their website as well. This magazine is published bi-weekly and offers a host of information. It is important to read a lot when you have time. You will only become a better biller because of it.

As time moves on, you will begin to see the healthcare industry changing. We are upon a new election year in the USA. There is no saying as to whether or not a republican or democrat will take the election. What is clear is that both sides disagree on the healthcare of the United States. Some politicians are saying that they want to change the way that healthcare is run today. This also complicates matters for coders because without them, nobody can get paid in the medical industry.

A lot of coders today find help from reading articles in journals. A good journal to read is a publication called Billing. It is given by the Healthcare billing and management association. It provides excellent resources on how to further your education and the publication is only available to members. The publication comes out bimonthly and is a great resource for sharing news about medical coding. Another great publication is The Journal of Healthcare Administrative Management. This is an excellent journal if you are looking for a publication that has information about office management. It gives you an opportunity to network and it is published on a quarterly basis.




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