By Ricci Mathew | On April 2, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated 
What is the main purpose of medical billing? Well it is just to make sure that the service provider receives a fair payment for services provided and also that the payment is received in time. The medical billing procedures are governed by certain laws. What are the main laws that govern medical billing?
By Ricci Mathew | On April 2, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Medical billing is the process of collecting fees for medical services. A medical bill is also called as a claim that has to be collected from the insurance company. There are different types of insurance plans. PPO is a term used in health insurance that stands for Preferred Provider Organizations. More than 50% of the insured population in the US has chosen to go for the PPO plan. Why?
By Ricci Mathew | On April 1, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
There are many medical coding and billing certification programs offered online by various colleges and Universities. These courses are usually targeted at those individuals who plan to start a new career in medical coding and medical billing. There are courses also for those who are already working as medical coders/billers and want to take the industry’s valued certification exam and further their career.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 31, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Medical transcriptionists do not have to bring out a polished document, or rewrite it several times like it is done by the other writers. They have to work at a fast pace and cannot afford to make any mistake on the job. It is not expected of them to do any creative form of writing at all, but a high level of accuracy in transcription is almost mandatory. It is also essential that a medical transcriptionist should produce a clean and accurate transcription of the source document /dictation.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 24, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
A Medical transcription professional is often referred to as a medical transcriber or as an MT (medical Transcriptionist). Earlier in the late 1990s medical transcription professionals were also called as Medical language specialists or Health Information Management professionals. What is the work done by an MT? Well it is an MT’s responsibility to convert the physician dictated or taped medical records/ details of patients into typed formats.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 30, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Most medical transcription is still preferred to be done manually but a lot of effort and research is going on to develop a software program to make medical transcription a totally automatic process. With our present day technology different types of software and other tools are getting to be of great help to the professional medical transcriptionists. The use of such software and various tools can greatly reduce the time taken to finish the transcription work and thus will increase the work productivity and efficiency.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 29, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Though all medical transcription professionals have to be familiar with transcribing all branches of medicine, a speciality transcriptionist, (some one specialized in transcribing for a particular branch of medicine) often gets preferred by the respective specialist. Today there has evolved various specialty medical transcriptions like radiology transcription, pediatrics transcription, cardiology transcription and so forth.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 28, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
The Medical transcription profession is worth considering as a career especially because it is predicted that the MT profession will be in high demand for many more years to come. What are the basic requirements to become a good medical transcription professional? And what are the various duties of a medical transcriptionist? Medical Transcription Supervisors are seniors who do all the follows up on the physicians, take care of all the missing and /or late dictations and are responsible for the timely delivery of reports.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 27, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Why has medical coding and billing become so important today? Well, for the simple reason that one must be able to correctly recognize/identify and then appropriately bill every single medical service that has been provided to the patient. The health care provider/physician is then paid for the service provided. To better understand the need for medical coding let me give a similar and more familiar example of coding.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 27, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Outsourcing of Medical transcription to India is very favorable. Of course primarily because Indian labor is good and cheaper and also because of the possibly low TAT (Turn Around Time). All voice recordings that are sent can get transcribed by the next day morning itself. Is it that someone sits all night and transcribes those tapes? It seems that nature and the sun’s movement is in favor of the medical transcription communities of India and the US. Let me explain.
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