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PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING IN MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING Professional networking encompasses many types of connections within the medical billing and coding industry, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. These include operational networks, which focus on the ins and outs of day-to-day relationships and generally work best for enhancing pre-existing professionalconnections.
UNDERSTANDING COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE Private companies or nongovernmental organizations issue commercial health insurance. Government-sponsored health insurance policies generally are reserved for specific groups, such as senior citizens, people with low incomes, disabled people, current military members and their families, veterans, and members of federally recognized Native-American tribes. HOW DO I STUDY FOR THE CPC EXAM? Official CPC Certification Study Guide: This study guide reviews each section of the CPC exam in detail and provides practical examples/sample questions/test taking techniques. CPC Online Practice Exam: The three 50-question online practice exams emulate the content and difficulty level of the actual exam and equal the actual 150-question CPC exam. HOW DO I START A HOME-BASED MEDICAL BILLING BUSINESS? Keep in mind, there are many offers available for people starting a home-based medical billing business that sound too good to be true. The Bureau of Consumer Protection offers some valuable advice on how to identify scams. For instance, you might want to contact one of the following groups to find out about any complaints against the company you are researching: MEDICAL BILLING & CODING SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON The education and health services sector has also seen gains during this time, growing 2.3%. National employment in medical billing and coding is expected to grow overall by 13% between 2016 and 2026, according to the BLS.This growth is anticipated due to the nation’s aging population, which is expected to create a demand for more medical tests, treatments, and procedures, leading to greater FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID Anyone who plans to pursue financial aid to help pay for college should familiarize themselves with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education provides $120 billion in aid to more than 13 million students nationwide. This aid comes in the form of grants, loans, andfederal work
HIPAA AND MEDICAL BILLING HIPAA establishes and manages electronic medical transactions. Title II of HIPAA requires all providers and billers covered by HIPAA to submit claims electronically using the approved format. This format is known as ASC X12 005010. You may encounter the shorthand for this form as “HIPAA 5010.”. HIPAA 101 WITH BILLING AND CODINGSEE MORE ON MEDICALBILLINGANDCODING.ORG CPC EXAM: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 5.10: CPC Exam: The Musculoskeletal System. The musculoskeletal system is one of the densest subsections of Surgery, spanning the 20000 – 29999 numerical range, toward the front of the CPT Manual. What makes it so dense is that there are listed procedures for every muscle and bone on the body. On the CPC exam, there are about 10 questions on UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Understanding Health Insurance for College Students. Beyond the mandatory coverage laws rolling into effect this season, there are countless reasons that college students should take health insurance seriously. For one, young people are at least as vulnerable to illness, accidents and the consequences of bad decisions (tobacco,drug and alcohol
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING IN MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING Professional networking encompasses many types of connections within the medical billing and coding industry, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. These include operational networks, which focus on the ins and outs of day-to-day relationships and generally work best for enhancing pre-existing professionalconnections.
UNDERSTANDING COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE Private companies or nongovernmental organizations issue commercial health insurance. Government-sponsored health insurance policies generally are reserved for specific groups, such as senior citizens, people with low incomes, disabled people, current military members and their families, veterans, and members of federally recognized Native-American tribes. HOW DO I STUDY FOR THE CPC EXAM? Official CPC Certification Study Guide: This study guide reviews each section of the CPC exam in detail and provides practical examples/sample questions/test taking techniques. CPC Online Practice Exam: The three 50-question online practice exams emulate the content and difficulty level of the actual exam and equal the actual 150-question CPC exam. HOW DO I START A HOME-BASED MEDICAL BILLING BUSINESS? Keep in mind, there are many offers available for people starting a home-based medical billing business that sound too good to be true. The Bureau of Consumer Protection offers some valuable advice on how to identify scams. For instance, you might want to contact one of the following groups to find out about any complaints against the company you are researching: MEDICAL BILLING & CODING SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON The education and health services sector has also seen gains during this time, growing 2.3%. National employment in medical billing and coding is expected to grow overall by 13% between 2016 and 2026, according to the BLS.This growth is anticipated due to the nation’s aging population, which is expected to create a demand for more medical tests, treatments, and procedures, leading to greater FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID Anyone who plans to pursue financial aid to help pay for college should familiarize themselves with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education provides $120 billion in aid to more than 13 million students nationwide. This aid comes in the form of grants, loans, andfederal work
THE CPB EXAM FOR BILLING AND CODING CERTIFICATION This test is known as the Certified Professional Billing exam, or CPB. The CPB exam is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions, and takes five hours and 40 minutes to complete. The test costs $260 for AAPC members and $300 for non-members. Like the CPC, the CPB will test youon
HIPAA AND MEDICAL BILLING HIPAA establishes and manages electronic medical transactions. Title II of HIPAA requires all providers and billers covered by HIPAA to submit claims electronically using the approved format. This format is known as ASC X12 005010. You may encounter the shorthand for this form as “HIPAA 5010.”. NAVIGATING HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED Navigating Healthcare for the Uninsured. Despite its bumpy initial launch, the health insurance Marketplace, established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), completed enrollment of around 8.8 million U.S. citizens by December of 2017. This sweeping legislation had aimed to reform the American healthcare industry by making health insurancean
CPC EXAM: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT 5.11: CPC Exam: Evaluation and Management. On the CPC exam, you should expect to see around ten questions about E&M. (Bear in mind that this is an approximate figure, as the AAPC does not release the number of questions that focus on each subject). Unlike most of the codes in the rest of the CPT manual, E&M codes have some gray areas. THE CPC APPRENTICE PROGRAM 5.28: The CPC Apprentice Program. Getting a CPC exam isn’t just a matter of completing the CPC exam with a score of 70 percent or higher. In order to earn certification from the AAPC, you need to have at least two years of professional coding experience. That would seem to preclude new coders from taking the CPC exam, but that doesn’thave
GETTING YOUR FIRST BILLING AND CODING JOB 6.03: Getting Your First Billing and Coding Job. Once you’ve completed your training in medical billing and coding, it’s time to venture out into the job market. A word of warning: because medical billing and coding is expanding so rapidly, many young coders often find the job market saturated. It can be tough to get a coding orbilling job
CPC EXAM: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The nervous system extends from the brain, down the spine and spinal column, and throughout the body in a network of nerves. Again, for the CPC exam, you’ll be tested mostly on your knowledge of the central nervous system (the skull, brain, meninges and spine) and the procedures that are performed on it. As with all Surgery procedurecodes
HOW DO I START A HOME-BASED MEDICAL BILLING BUSINESS? Keep in mind, there are many offers available for people starting a home-based medical billing business that sound too good to be true. The Bureau of Consumer Protection offers some valuable advice on how to identify scams. For instance, you might want to contact one of the following groups to find out about any complaints against the company you are researching: HOW DO I STUDY FOR THE CPC EXAM? The AAPC also offers several courses on their website to assist you with exam preparations: Online Medical Terminology /Online Anatomy Course: Two-month courses that focus on understanding medical terminology and anatomy, a core requirement for medical coding certification; CPC Preparation Course: Prepares students for a medical coding career in outpatient coding and may be taken online or in MEDICAL BILLING & CODING SCHOOLS IN OREGON The BLS reports that the unemployment rate in Oregon has decreased slightly over the past year, from 4.9% in September 2016 to 4.2% in September 2017. Education and health services jobs, in particular, have increased by 3.4% during the same time period — a positive sign for those in the medical billing and coding profession. Everything you need to get started in Medical Billing & Coding* About MB&C
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IS AN ONLINE MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU? Once you’ve completed your training in medical billing and coding, it’s time to venture out into the job market. A word of warning: because medical billing and coding is expanding so rapidly, many young coders often find the job market saturated. It can be tough to get a coding or billing job right away. Many new coders and billers start working in related healthcare fields, and then use that experience as leverage to get a billing or coding job. With a lucrative, growing field like codingand billing
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getting your foot in the door. HOW TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR Health informatics (the fancy term for the study, analysis, and management of health information and data) isn’t just coding and billing. There’s a huge range of positions that support healthcare providers and help them run their practices. If you can’t get into coding right away, try working the office or front desk of a physician. Make connections with the doctors and provider offices you visit on a regular basis and see if they’re hiring or if they know of someone who is. Clerical work might seem like a dead-end, but this type of work demonstrates a commitment to the field and hands-on experience with how the business of healthcareworks.
You can also look for work in medical records. Like working at a receptionist or front office position, it’s a slightly indirect way of getting into coding, but you’re familiarity with the provider’s office will serve you well. You can also look for work through a temp agency, though your success there may vary. Don’t discount volunteering or job shadowing, either. While you don’t want to work for too long for free, volunteering at a provider’s office can give you some first-hand experience and demonstrates your interest. Job shadowing is another way of getting a great look at the business from the inside. If you have a relationship with a professional biller or coder, just ask them if you can trail them for a day. You’ll learn more in a day of watching how a biller works than you would in a week in the classroom. One of the best ways to get your foot in the door and get professional experience is through an internship. These, like many coding positions they lead up to, can be scarce. WHERE TO LOOK FOR A JOB OR INTERNSHIP There are a variety of good job resources for medical billing and coding. You can find internships on third-party aggregator sites like LookSharp or you can search for openingsvia LinkedIn .
Some of the best resources for finding new jobs are the professional organizations that we mentioned in the previous course: the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the American Health Information Management Association(AHIMA).
We talked at length in the last Section about preparing for the AAPC’s CPC exam. If you’re looking to take that test at some point in the future, it makes sense to join the AAPC now, especially if you can take advantage of their student rate, which is just $70 a year. Membership in either of these professional organizations will grant you contacts and connections to coders and billers all over the country. Both of these organizations also have excellent job boards and provide lots of free job resources for new health information professionals. Another option for those fresh out of school is to take the CPC exam right away, without the two years recommended work experience. It will be a challenge, but if you’re confident in your schooling and your skills, you should be able to pass the exam. Once you have passed, you can take part in the CPC Apprentice program. You won’t be a fully certified coder, but you’ll have a leg up on the rest of the uncertified competition. Plus, once you do find a coding job, you can use that as a means of gathering work experience to put toward yourfull certification.
HOW TO INTERVIEW FOR A JOB Firstly, you’ll want to do your research. Learn a little bit about the company you plan on applying to, and bring that to bear in your interview. You’ll want to demonstrate how your particular skills can better the company, and how your career goals could align with the goals of the company. Be prepared to get tested. No one’s going to plunk down a stack of multiple-choice problems, but they very well may test you on vocabulary and medical terminology. You may have to work through some hypothetical patient interaction scenarios, in which you explain how you’d communicate with a patient who, let’s say, is behind ontheir payments.
Speak to your experience, especially when it comes to coding or billing software. It’s good to ask your interviewer some questions as well—What type of practice management program do you use here? What’s your average case volume? Ask practical, serious-minded questions and base your responses to later questions on the answers. It’s also good to state your goals for the future. If you’re a non-certified biller or coder, you should explain how you’re interested in earning a certification in the near future. Even with these tips in mind, it won’t always be easy to land your first coding or billing job. Just remember to be patient and persistent, and you should do fine.Show more
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