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Jribar - who has written 41 posts on Medical Billing Guides.

Jonathan has been in the medical industry for the last 10 years and has most recently completed his certification to become a Medical Billing Specialist Trainer/ Manager. His expertise is in the areas of medical transcription and currently oversees a team of 20 individuals who work from home.

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Benefits Of Physician Billing Services

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Since the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, all medical offices have found themselves having to deal with the task of making all their medical records electronic.  This means all their billing and financial has to be available in electronic form.  While this may help increase efficiency, the task of getting the [...]

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Medical Billing At Home Employment Ads Often Misleading

Monday, June 20, 2011

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Medical billing at home is a commonly advertised job opportunity seen on the Internet, but the story concerning the opportunity can be misleading. Although immediate employment is often implied, the ads are generally nothing more than an advertisement for the purchase of a computer billing software package, rather than an actual offer of employment. While [...]

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How To Obtain Higher Medical Billing Salaries

Thursday, June 2, 2011

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The medical billing profession offers excellent opportunities to earn top pay wages in an industry that is consistently growing and expanding. You can expect medical billing salaries to range anywhere from $12 to $20 per hour, depending on an individual’s experience, location, education and the company he works for. The medical billing profession is an [...]

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The Process Of Physician Medical Billing

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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A major component of healthcare management is physician medical billing. Billing and coding is the submission of claims to insurance companies in order to receive payment for the services that were provided by the doctor or other medical professional. This time consuming task is often delegated to a specific office clerk in the medical office, [...]

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The Benefits Of Athena Billing

Monday, May 30, 2011

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Athena billing is designed to help medical practices increase their profits.  Athena medical billing keeps a medical practice organized and running so that it knows which patients to follow up on to collect payments as well as how to work with insurance claims to prevent delays due to coding errors, transposed digits and other errors.  [...]

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Information About Medical Management Software

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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More and more graduating high school students start training for the medical profession as soon as possible. There are a lot of jobs available in that field, and many people want to take advantage of that fact. One of the popular aspects of that field right now is Medical Billing and Coding. While it requires [...]

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Using HIPAA Compliant Medical Billing Software To Be HIPAA Compliant

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Since the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in 1996, patient’s rights to privacy and electronic health care transactions have become integrally intertwined in how a health care office is run so they maintain and are HIPAA compliant.  HIPAA compliant medical billing software not only keeps these transactions in compliance with the [...]

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The Benefits Of Online Classes For Medical Billing And Coding

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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Those in the medical billing field are responsible for properly coding procedures and diagnostic information about patients to ensure the appropriate individuals can be promptly reimbursed. Those working in this fiel.d may also be called upon to file insurance payment forms and other paperwork for the institutions for which they work. In many cases, one [...]

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Features And Benefits Of Medical Coding Schools Online

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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A person employed in the medical coding profession uses his or her knowledge of medical terminology to organize and file payment forms for hospitals, private health clinics, and other medical facilities. Medical coders enter information about treatments and services received by patients into a computer database. A bill or invoice is then generated and sent [...]

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Avoid Expensive Mistakes With Durable Medical Equipment Billing Software

Sunday, May 15, 2011

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A significant portion of record keeping at hospitals involves what is called durable medical equipment, also called DME. Large items such as beds, wheelchairs, and motorized mobility vehicles are all examples of DME. In order to keep track of the inventory and sale of these items, administrators will need to use durable medical equipment billing [...]

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