{"id":1335,"date":"2012-07-02T05:10:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T05:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2014-07-28T12:18:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T12:18:13","slug":"what-does-a-doctor-expect-from-his-medical-billers-coders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/what-does-a-doctor-expect-from-his-medical-billers-coders\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a doctor expect from his medical billers &#038; coders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A significant challenge that care providers face in the US today is unrealized account receivables stemming from rejected insurance claims by Medicaid and Medicare officials. Physicians often find this challenge daunting because it requires them to handle what they are not meant to: administrative responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>The medical billing and coding cycle requires thorough knowledge and deft handling of the entire process and related procedures including familiarity with electronic platforms and the ability to handle sensitive medical data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The above scenario, if broken in terms of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">skills doctors expect their billers and coders to have<\/span>, will demarcate the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowledge of billing life cycle<\/li>\n<li>Theoretical and working knowledge of data collection, data entry, paper claims, creating and editing reports, patient demographic forms, etc<\/li>\n<li>Usage and understanding of codes<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of electronic platforms in use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This makes medical billing and coding among the most <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">knowledge-driven and challenging disciplines<\/span> which needs keeping up with the changing trends of the industry to effectively handle billing and coding responsibilities for care providers, so that they can concentrate on quality of care even as they enjoy a steady flow of revenue.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Accuracy vs. Productivity \u2013 Medical Coder<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, AAPC conducted a survey to find out from billing and coding professionals which among the two (accuracy and productivity) is preferred over the other by billing and coding managers and the survey revealed a mixed response establishing the supremacy of neither of the two over the other, leading to the conclusion that a billing and coding manager expects his\/her team of billers and coders \u201cto efficiently produce accurate work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Medical Coding with MBC<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/\">Medicalbillerandcoders.com<\/a> believes, that when it comes to billing and coding, certifications help bridge this gap. Most of MBC\u2019s billers and coders are certified in CPC, CCS which CPAT, all of which require passing a coding certification examination which involves questions to examine the ability of billers and coders to accurately apply CPT and HCPCS procedures and supply ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. This helps MBC\u2019s coding professionals to refresh and renew their skills and be assured of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MBC the largest billing and coding consortium in the US with a countrywide network of highly experienced billers and coders takes particular care of keeping their team updated with the current changes in the industry. With changes taking place in the change-prone areas of medical coding, like &#8211; codes, software applications and forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information visit to : <a title=\"Medical Billing Companies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Medical Billing Companies<\/a>, <a title=\"Medical Billing Services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/services.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Medical Billing Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant challenge that care providers face in the US today is unrealized account receivables stemming from rejected insurance claims by Medicaid and Medicare officials. 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