| Families, mothers, employers, and medical | | | | with various medical codes, governing |
| practices all interact in one way or another with a | | | | record-keeping, billing, and certification. CPT codes, |
| medical billing specialist. When medical billing is | | | | HIPAA certification, ICD.9 codes, HCFA 1500 |
| required, a qualified medical billing specialist can help | | | | formats, etc. are just some of the important |
| you process your claim quickly and thoroughly. | | | | standards by which a qualified medical billing |
| Medical billing specialists work in many different | | | | specialist performs his or her work. Other |
| areas. A variety of tasks require a medical billing | | | | diagnosis codes and claim processing codes also |
| specialist to be familiar with medical transcription, | | | | play a continual role in medical billing, and a medical |
| medical codes, and electronic medical records | | | | billing specialist should be aware of how they |
| (EMR). | | | | function. |
| This article not only explains the types of | | | | Electronic Medical Records |
| information a medical billing specialist should be | | | | An EMR, or electronic medical record, is a |
| familiar with but also the types of information that | | | | convenient way to process medical records in |
| families, mothers, employers, and medical | | | | today's business world. Databases are full of EMRs |
| practices should be familiar with. | | | | comprised of SOAP notes, billing information, |
| Medical Transcription | | | | medical history, and other relevant information. |
| Medical transcription is the method of transferring | | | | Electronic medical records must be carefully |
| medical information, such as diagnosis or | | | | managed, backed up, and stored. They must also |
| interviews, from an audio format to a paper | | | | be kept secure. |
| format or an electronic format. SOAP notes are | | | | Medical Practice Software |
| recorded with a transcription machine before it is | | | | Medical practice software has helped to simplify |
| transferred to an electronic format. It becomes | | | | the medical billing process, allowing a streamlined |
| part of an electronic medical record or EMR. | | | | database of EMRs along with access to medical |
| A medical transcription job is often sent to a | | | | codes. Medical practices are beginning to adopt |
| medical transcription company or processed with | | | | this type of software in order to cut their IT |
| a medical transcription program. Medical | | | | costs and set up fees and adopt a month by |
| transcription articles provide more information on | | | | month cost on a secured system. Information |
| the process of medical transcription as well as | | | | may then be accessed from any computer or |
| electronic medical records. | | | | PDA by authorized individuals. Medical billing |
| Medical Codes | | | | specialists are trained in software programs such |
| Qualified medical billing specialists are also familiar | | | | as these. |