Showing posts with label medical billers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical billers. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Medical Billing Service Outsourcing

This video shows the importance of medical billers to eliminate unnecessary paperwork for doctors and nurses.



Kaplan Continuing Education offers medical coding and medical coding certificates to help you become part of the solution! Visit kaplancontinuingeducation.com or Call us at 866.542.4042 for more information.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Medical Billing Continuing Education Programs

Medical billing continuing education programs, like those offered by Kaplan Continuing Education, offer courses which prepare students to work in the healthcare field including hospitals, doctors’ offices and insurance companies. Thanks to widespread use of the internet, many medical billers are also able to work from home.

The medical billing field is projected to grow through 2018 and salaries for medical billers average around $25,000 a year.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Medical Billing Errors Cost Patients

Errors made by medical billers can create undue costs for patients. This is why it is of the utmost importance for medical billers to be highly qualified and thoroughly trained.

Kaplan Continuing Education offers a medical billing certificate which can help you to further your education and prepare yourself for a career in the medical field. Students who have earned a medical billing certificate at Kaplan Continuing Education may find themselves prepared for the challenges they will face in a career in the medical field.

Let’s take a look at what happened when one medical biller made an error:

A pair of transposed digits in a medical identification number created unnecessary medical costs of over $100,000 for Mike Dziedzic, a husband caring for his dying wife.

This type of error is not uncommon.

Medical Billing Advocates of America estimate that 8 out of 10 bills audited from hospitals health care providers contain errors. Approximately 3% of all health care spending, or $68 billion, is lost to billing errors annually.

This is why it is so important that medical billers are well trained; to save money for patients, hospitals and health care providers. With a medical billing certificate from Kaplan Continuing Education, students will better understand the claims and reimbursement processes associated with commercial and government health insurance.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Medical Billing Minute - Elimination of Medicare Consultation Codes

Medical Billing Minute explains the changes that medical coders need to be aware of as consultation codes are eliminated by Medicare. This video explains the new regular office visit codes and hospital admit codes that need to be used by medical billers and coders.