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Career Development

Outline

Career Opportunities Medical Billing and Coding

I. Introduction

· The paper will look at the career opportunities medical billing and coding.

· This career is very important in that it rests assures students that they are going to be contributing positively to the lives of parents.

· I would choose the medical coding to be best choice for me

II. The medical billing and coding being the same case or one position

· Many institutions have continued holding it as a comprehensive position while others provide the option of working exclusively with one or the other

· It is important to begin addressing which position is best for me by addressing their similarities and differences

· The biller is tasked with coordinating payments between insurance providers and patients, keeping invoices organized, and reminding all parties the amount owed and when it is due

III. Medical coders are not required to work with insurance companies at all

· Coders are responsible for recording medical data and coding it; for every treatment, item, or procedure there is a corresponding code

· Coders provide billers with a sense of security, supplying the correct code in order to streamline the billing process

IV. The skills required for the job, as well as duties are different for both medical billing, and coding

· Billers are expected to obtain necessary referrals, as well as pre-authorization from appropriate parties prior to specific procedures.

· This also demands the biller is prepared to check patient eligibility for certain services and procedures regarding treatment, procedure, or hospitalization

· They are essentially in charge of all financial aspects of services rendered.

V. The duties of a medical coder are different than that of a biller

· Coders must be prepared to review their work with an eye for detail and a comprehensive knowledge of codes as they equate to services rendered.

· The primary responsibility of a coder is to use the correct code for each service rendered, allowing for appropriate charges to be stated on the patient’s account.

· Coders must also maintain strict confidentiality regarding patient services, as well as to abide by HIPPA and other information security stipulations

VI. The two departments are encouraged to work together in order to ensure the billing process is smooth and easy for all involved

· To begin, I believe healthcare costs too much in this country, as of right now

· Moreover, coders have more power over the overall work environment.

· Finally, though coding seems superfluous to the healthcare process, I still feel I will be an important part of the

VII. There are numerous differences and few similarities in these two positions.

· Similarities include working in general the same facilities, as positions are offered in all manner of medical organizations from free clinics to neurological specialists.

· . Promotions are minimal in either field, as there are not different levels of expertise regarding either professional path. Education for each position is also similar.

· These courses offer flexibility often desired in an adult schedule, allowing for this part of the decision to be less tedious.

VIII. Conclusion

· Medical billing and coding are both admirable jobs with a variety of differences about them

· Certification for each profession even takes a similar amount of time to earn, only adding to the difficulty of choosing between one profession, and the other.

· The similarities between educations for each profession are minimal, disallowing that to be a reason for one choice or the other.

· . I look forward to a career in this field, as a medical coder.