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Work Environments for a Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College

If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.

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How Automation is Revolutionizing Medical Claims Processing Accuracy 

CollaborateMD

Understanding the Challenges in Claims Processing Errors in medical claims processing have traditionally posed significant challenges for hospitals, insurers, and patients alike. Manual methods are prone to: Human Error : Misfiled billing codes, missing data, and inaccuracies are common with manual input, according to one report.

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Transparency in Healthcare: How Consumers Are Taking Control of Their Medical Information

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Under HIPAA’s privacy rule, all patients have the right to inspect, review, and receive a copy of their medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and health care providers. Claims records are not the same as clinical records, and they typically don’t include test results and diagnostic information.

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The Infomercial Comes to The Wall Street Journal

Sensible Medicine

. “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should make establishing payment codes for products involving women’s heart disease a priority to prompt private insurers to cover new service lines.” Insurers will be forced to raise rates to cover this new charge. What would I foresee as happening if CMS took action?

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The Median Hospital Charge In the U.S. for COVID-19 Care Ranges From $34-45K

Health Populi

FAIR Health based these numbers on private insurance claims associated with COVID-19 diagnoses, evaluating patient demographics (age, gender, geography), hospital charges and estimated allowed amounts, and patient comorbidities. They used two ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes for this research: U07.1, privately-insured people.

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PHI Exposed in Cyberattacks on Gaia Software & Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists

The HIPAA Journal

Gaia Software Gaia Software, a provider of electronic medical record and billing management software services to Americare Renal Center, has mailed notification letters to patients whose protected health information was compromised in a February 2024 cyberattack.

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6 Ways ER and Urgent Care Nurses Can Bridge the Gap for Uninsured Patients

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Nurses in these settings play a pivotal role in providing medical care and guiding patients through the complexities of the healthcare system without insurance. Uninsured individuals often avoid seeking medical attention due to fear of incurring high bills.

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