Medical Billing and Coding

Medical billing is the practice of submitting claims to Insurance companies or the United States government, specifically Medicare in order to receive payment for services provided to a patient by a medical doctor or other licenced health care provider. Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Department of Labor) projects that medical information and claims processing will continue to grow much faster than other occupations throughout the year 2014. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get a homebased position without experience so you may have to work in an office for a year or two.

Most employers prefer to hire Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT), who must pass a written examination offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). To take the examination, a person must graduate from a 2-year associate degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Technicians trained in non-CAHIIM-accredited programs or trained on the job are not eligible to take the examination. In 2005, CAHIIM accredited 184 programs for health information technicians.



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