Many potential medical billing students and medical coding students can't decide which online course to take, medical billing or medical coding. Here are some simple facts about medical coding and medical billing to help you decide.
Federal regulations and health insurance policies have contributed to the strong demand for experienced medical coders. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), health information technicians are one of the ten fastest growing allied health occupations. Even thought there are pros and cons to working in the medical coding and billing industry, it is a challenging, yet interesting career.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Pharmacy Technician careers are in-demand
With the aging of America, the demand for qualified Pharmacy Technicians will continue to increase for the next twenty years. You can become a Pharmacy Technician in as little as six months by taking an online course that includes an internship. This career field provides three different levels of opportunity for those who would like a career but do not have resources to pay for a college education.
The three paths in this career field are:
Working in a community pharmacy.
Working in a hospital pharmacy.
Working in a managed care system.
The salary range for these jobs varies from state to state and city to city. To view the median salary ranges for Pharmacy Technicians click here.
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The three paths in this career field are:
Working in a community pharmacy.
Working in a hospital pharmacy.
Working in a managed care system.
The salary range for these jobs varies from state to state and city to city. To view the median salary ranges for Pharmacy Technicians click here.
Supercoder.com : Your one-stop shop for Medicare, guidelines, anatomy, and education saves you time so you can meet your quota faster.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Make Your Career Offshore Proof
There has been a lot of talk recently about American jobs moving overseas…offshoring is the buzzword for it. During difficult economic times it is often easy to find a scapegoat to blame for a downturn in jobs. While government reports and politicians try to downplay the impact, offshoring is something to take seriously. This article will discuss the permanent effect offshoring will have on U.S. jobs and what you can do to make sure it doesn't happen to you.
Economic crises of the last thirty years have tended to blames overseas competitors for America's financial woes. During the seventies it was foreign steel to blame and during the eighties it was foreign agriculture. The current trend of moving American jobs overseas, particularly to India, The Phillipines and other developing nations has been troubling to many. While some people think this is a temporary situation, shifts in the American economy and world politics indicate otherwise.
Supercoder.com : Your one-stop shop for Medicare, guidelines, anatomy, and education saves you time so you can meet your quota faster.
Economic crises of the last thirty years have tended to blames overseas competitors for America's financial woes. During the seventies it was foreign steel to blame and during the eighties it was foreign agriculture. The current trend of moving American jobs overseas, particularly to India, The Phillipines and other developing nations has been troubling to many. While some people think this is a temporary situation, shifts in the American economy and world politics indicate otherwise.
Supercoder.com : Your one-stop shop for Medicare, guidelines, anatomy, and education saves you time so you can meet your quota faster.
OIG Saves American Taxpayer's Money by Cracking down on Fraud
OIG maintains a hotline which offers a confidential means for reporting fraud and publishes summaries of resolved fraud and abuse cases on their web site throughout the year. The following are a few exples of the types of complaints that OIG investigated and persued:
In Maine, a registered nurse was sentenced to 18 months in jail with all but 45 days suspended for theft of drugs. While working at a hospital emergency room, the woman stole morphine on at least three occasions.
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In New York, a billing clerk was ordered to pay $2,100 in restitution for health care fraud. The billing clerk systematically upcoded claims. These claims had already been upcoded by nurses who routinely treated patients without any physician involvement, but coded the services as though a physician had rendered them.
Supercoder.com : Your one-stop shop for Medicare, guidelines, anatomy, and education saves you time so you can meet your quota faster.
In Maine, a registered nurse was sentenced to 18 months in jail with all but 45 days suspended for theft of drugs. While working at a hospital emergency room, the woman stole morphine on at least three occasions.
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In New York, a billing clerk was ordered to pay $2,100 in restitution for health care fraud. The billing clerk systematically upcoded claims. These claims had already been upcoded by nurses who routinely treated patients without any physician involvement, but coded the services as though a physician had rendered them.
Supercoder.com : Your one-stop shop for Medicare, guidelines, anatomy, and education saves you time so you can meet your quota faster.
Changes to Medicare Infusion and Injection Coding
The article is published at Medical News today and titled: Medicare Infusion and Injection Coding/Payment Changes 2005. Here is a brief summary followed by the URL link to the web page so you can read the full article:
There are new rules and regulations that will affect the way healthcare providers code infectious diseases and reimbursement for office-based outpatient infusions and injections provided to Medicare patients.
There are new rules and regulations that will affect the way healthcare providers code infectious diseases and reimbursement for office-based outpatient infusions and injections provided to Medicare patients.
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