What Does a Medical Billing Specialist Do?
Medical Billing Specialists have the option to work in either an insurance office or a variety of healthcare environments, including doctors’ offices, hospitals, and healthcare facilities. Some responsibilities include interacting with patients, extracting information from their medical records related to medical procedures, diagnoses, and symptoms, and preparing them for reimbursement submission.
- Explain the revenue cycle and process of medical billing in order to transmit CMS-1500 claim forms using ICD and CPT codes
- Describe front-end duties related to patient demographics, insurance verification, authorization, and referral forms
- Ensure accuracy with payment processing, adjudication, remittance advice or explanation of benefits
- Ensure HIPAA, OSHA, and CMS compliance as applicable to protected health information, safety, claim submission, and prevention of fraud
What You’ll Learn – HI 1100 Medical Billing Specialist
Entering into medical billing online training is a great entry-level opportunity for someone with a knack for data entry and a detail-oriented personality. Our Medical Billing and Coding online courses – Professionalism in Allied Health, Human Anatomy & Medical Terminology, and Insurance, Billing and Coding Essentials, create a comprehensive 14-week program.
Insurance and Billing, and Coding Essentials will immerse you in the world of medical billing and prepare you with the knowledge of diagnosis coding, procedure coding, reimbursement processes, and understanding insurance companies.
After completion of our medical billing and coding online courses, you’ll be prepared to take the Medical Coder & Biller Certification (MCBC) exam, authorized through the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)*.
For more details about this program, our blog post breaks down the skills needed and what it’s like to train at MedCerts to earn the Medical Billing certification.
*Students enrolled in this program using Army Credentialing Assistance have the option to sit for the Billing Coding Specialist Certification (BCSC) certification, from the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA), as it is a recognized credential through the Army CA program.
***ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Web browser with internet connection
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