Medical Billing and Coding

Introduction

The lack of expertise by the medical assertions professors' and advisors had increased the importance of the medical billers and coders. Now a day it has become the major business to make good money.

Several enterprises and small scale businesses are now engaged in evolving their own overseer and setting up their own reimbursement health billing and coding services from their offices.

Today in the medical field, medical billing and coding has become an important career option. This is not a job that can be done by anyone. It requires proper training and practice.

Therefore, by analyzing the profitability and sustainability of the profession of medical biller and coder, I had chosen it as my profession (White, pp. 85). Since, I knew that I have the required strengths and capabilities to pursue this profession with full honesty and sincerity. I knew that being qualified and experienced in both areas, it will improves the marketability of a prospective employee and in turn, the level of earnings.

Discussion

What is Medical Billing and Coding?

Medical billing and coding is the process of centralization of computer-assisted coding system. It involves the accurate recording and processing electronic capture of patient symptoms, diagnostic records and treatment, the transformation of insurance, billing, invoice transmission, monitoring and receipt of payments and accounts receivable management.

For years, medical billing has been using technology-based paper. However, due to the entry of information technology and paper processing to the Internet, medical billing has evolved and transformed into electronic billing and coding. Medical software companies have developed and updated their medical billing software to come, to promote and market their own effective systems of health information to all stakeholders involved in the medical industry (Marilyn, pp. 71).

How “I” Will Work As a Medical Biller and Coder?

I am glad, that I am blessed with the personality strengths of adaptability, deliberativeness, restorative, empathy and connectedness. I will handle the patient's process of billing and registration details through empathy and summarizes the personal profile's.

Furthermore, the documentation for recording medical history, tests, observation of symptoms and diagnosis procedures for physical examination, the proposed treatments, the number of appointments and visits, current health status and all other accurate and relevant data about patient will be recorded accurately in the patient's profile.

“I” as a Medical biller

Depending on the size and scope of medical practice or medical facility, my role of a medical biller may vary, however, in basic terms, I will primarily be responsible for the management of accounts receivable. In other words, the main role of mine will be to ensure that the employer is paid or reimbursed quickly.

As in the medical biller position, I will typically work from 9 to 5, five days, and will be considered an administrative or accounting functioned. Since I am well proficient on the working of various hi tech technologies, so I know how to make the connection between various things such as typing and working with computers, especially with Excel spreadsheets, database management programs, software and accounting software medical practice (Dick, pp. ...