Most of what is done in patient accounting (aka patient financial services) is fairly simple and routine. The days of only paper claims are gone (but not totally eliminated). These days, if registration has done its job, and the departments have done their jobs, and your charge master is up to date, most of the […]
As a consultant, every once in a while I’m asked to come in and assume the position of interim director of patient financial services. There’s a difference between going into a position where you know you’ll only be there for so many weeks as opposed to knowing that you’re coming in as a permanent employee. […]
Medical billing in general is pretty easy stuff. These days, most bills go out automatically, priced and coded. Where problems occur is when the coding is off; it either delays bills going out or it causes insurance companies to reject them, which affects cash collection. TheeErin via Compfight Incorrect coding crosses many borders. It could […]
Medical billing and medical coding jobs and careers are easy to start, but hard to find work in. For medical billing, it’s hard to get started because physicians already have someone doing their billing for them. For medical coding, entities are often reluctant to bring on someone with no experience. For both, the training and […]
Every person who works with hospital bills know something about revenue codes. Some folks have at least a basic concept of what revenue codes are supposed to be, that’s about as far as it goes. Scarier yet, some people have only heard the term. It would seem that it’s time someone addressed revenue codes in […]