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About Medical
Billing Jobs)-
Medical billing jobs are featured on this page including nature of work,
working conditions, earnings, and job outlook. Medical billing is one of the
fastest growing health care jobs. Revisions, updates, additions and corrections
for Health Care Job Explosion! High Growth Health Care Careers and JOB LOCATOR
are also posted here. You will find URL links, including new links for medical
billers, and additional material for specific careers that were not covered in
the current edition. Bookhaven will update this section as new material is
developed and and as we discover changes to URLs that are listed in the fourth
edition.
INTRODUCTION
Suzan Hvizdash presents a comprehensive review of the medical billing
field including nature of work, working conditions, job outlook and employment,
training, other qualifications, advancement, and earnings. Ms. Hvizdash started
in the medical billing business working as a Claims Analyst at Nationwide
Insurance, the Medicare carrier for West Virginia and Ohio. She moved to the
Pittsburgh area where she became a billing coordinator for two doctors, and was
asked to sit on the Physician Relations Board at Mercy Hospital. Hvizdash was
the Medicare Supervisor in Patient Services at Stadtlanders Pharmacy (now
Pharmacare Specialty Pharmacy) and then the Medicare Specialist at HMI Pharmacy
(now part of Pharmacare Specialty Pharmacy). Ms. Hvizdash also taught Medial
Billing/Health Claims Examining at North Hills School of Health Occupations (now
Career Training Academy). She was also the Senior Reimbursement Supervisor for
Gentiva Health Services (a National Home Infusion company that has since been
divided into several new companies)
NATURE OF WORK
A successful biller/examiner will know medical terminology, anatomy, proper form
completion, and required coding. This person will also need to know basic
computer information and have a typing speed of at least 35 words-per-minute. We
work with patients, other offices’ staff, medical personnel and other office
personnel. Customer Service is very important, as the people we contact are
either colleagues of ours or the practice, or they are patients who could be at
stressful points in their lives.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Medical billers usually work in an office setting. Sometimes billers
don’t work near where the patients are being seen. There are billing offices and
services in large corporate buildings, in small suburban offices, and in the
doctor’s office itself. Work hours are usually daylight, Monday through Friday,
40-hour work weeks. Overtime is often avail-able, and sometimes mandatory.
Positions at insurance companies are more likely to have a few overnight or late
hour shifts available.
A lot of billers and coders have been able to work from home. They can either
work for themselves getting independent physicians as clients or they can work
for larger firms that provide them with their workload via electronic means.
JOB OUTLOOK AND EMPLOYMENT
Medical Billing and its related occupations continue to be the fastest
growing opportunities in health care. Insurance companies and the government are
spending more time and money researching and controlling claims’ fraud, abusive
practices, and medical necessity issues. Because of this, insurance companies,
doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and other providers are hiring more.
Most companies and practices are looking for experience and or schooling, again
because of the legal ramifications of incorrect billing practices. There are
also some requiring false claims insurance to be taken on each of their
coders/billers.
Medical billers are also able to work independently out of their homes.
They can set up electronic billing through their home computers. Also available
is the ability to be an insurance specialist or consultant. This would be a
position of self-employment to help patients understand their insurance bills
and what they should be paying. This could require additional licensure.
Positions are available in doctors’ offices, hospitals, pharmacies, nursing
homes, and rehabilitation centers, insurance companies, ac-counting offices,
legal offices, and consulting firms.
TRAINING AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND
ADVANCEMENT
At present, there is no set standard for educational requirements in these
fields. However, more employers are looking for some formal training at an
accredited vocational or career training school. These schools range in training
time from nine months to two years. Anything shorter is not advised.
Certification in these fields is not always required, but is highly recommended.
There are several organizations sponsoring certification examinations in the
resource section. There are several types of certifications available for
different specializations. Some certifications are fairly new, so it is advised
to research your field to find the best one suited to your needs.
It’s also important to know that the advancement opportunities are unlimited
including office managers, supervisors, managers, and directors of billing or
examining departments, directors of coding, reimbursement, revenue cycles, etc.
EARNINGS
These fields have a wage range between $8-$10 an hour to start and up to $30-$40
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