Exploring Medical Coding and Billing When I was younger I use to pretend to be a doctor or nurse. It was always fun to go around and check to see who had a heart beat, who was bleeding, and who was hurt. I knew that I wanted a career in the medical field, but was unsure if I really wanted to be a doctor or a nurse. I thought the only career was to be a doctor or nurse. Of course, the medical profession is larger than that. It includes office staff, EMT’s, nurses, physician assistants, and several other kinds of physicians. While the opportunities are endless in this career field, I have decided that being a doctor or nurse was not what I really wanted to do. It takes too long; the schooling alone is longer than four years. I was not willing to spend more than four years in school. Instead I decided that I wanted to do something that is in the same field as a doctor or nurse. Yet, something that takes less time in school to get a degree for. In addition, I wanted it to be something that I could do to help doctors, nurses, and patients. That is when I found out that Medical Coding and Billing is what I wanted to do. Medical Coding and Billing can help doctors by handling all the paperwork that has to be submitted to the insurance companies. They can also help by sending medical bills out to all the patients that have been seen by the doctor. Medical Coding and Billing requires an Education Getting an education is an important part of working in the field of Medical coding and billing. In order to work in the medical coding and billing field a person has to have at least a high school diploma or equivalent. Some employers’ prefer their employees have an Associate Degree in Medical Billing and Coding. Although other employers’ pr... ... middle of paper ... ... that a person must have. A medical coding specialist must be able to be patient, and be able to focus on details. Works Cited Hvizdash, S. (n.d.). Medical Billing Jobs and Updates. Retrieved May 23, 2010, from Healthcare Jobs: http://www.healthcarejobs.org/updts.htm Medical Billing & Coding Careers. (n.d.). Retrieved May 7, 2010, from All Allied Health Schools: http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/fags/medical-coding-career Medical Coding Specialist. (2002-2004). Retrieved May 23, 2010, from Health Careers Center: http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers/medicalcoding.htm Oldhand, T. (n.d.). A Job Description for Medical Billing and Coding. Retrieved May 23, 2010, from EHow: http://www.ehow.com/about_6329113_job-description-medical-billing-coding.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask Sloviter, V. (Sept-Oct 2009). Medical Billing 101. Pediatrics for Parents , 25.
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Now, although I am going to be both a Medical Biller and Coder, it is important to note the differences between the two. Having good self-esteem will aid me with communicating effectively with my patients or clients. Strong self-talk is helpful with communication and the medical field because you will always be ready and confident and pepped up at your job and in life. Professionalism in writing format may also be of value to me, as far as building on personal abilities for effective communication.
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Our generation is going through a baby boom which is causing an increased population that has demands in the medical field. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics states Medical Assistant as one of the fastest growing professions. It is expected to experience a 35% growth by the year 2016. While life is starting at birth and adding to our population numbers, individuals are expected to live longer. Medical...
Healthcare professionals: Seek the beneficence and nonmaleficence of the patient by giving them truthful and accurate documented services and charging fair legal rates according to standard industry protocols that are reproducible, verifiable, and truthful for the services
The health care industry has become enormously powerful. Hundreds and thousands of physicians, nurses, health specialists, and many more non-medical workers have been employed in hospitals, health facilities, and even at home (Princeton, 2013). In our State, Florida, the healthcare industry is the most coveted field (Princeton, 2013). Everyone wants to be a nurse, a chief executive officer, a doctor, or a physician. It is a field that if chosen, we are set for life; unless we get tired of it or our license is revoked.
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In high school, I was among those students who always indicated that I will be going college. However, unlike most people I seem to meet these days I did not know that I wanted to be a doctor. When it was time to head off to college, I was still unsure of what I wanted to pursue. As most college freshmen, I did not know what major best suits my personality. I desired a career that would define who I am and a career that is self-gratifying. However, the path that I should follow was unclear to me. Because of my uncertainty I failed to see that my parents dream became my reality. As I began my college experience as a nursing student, I felt somewhat out of place. I realized that my reason for majoring in nursing was my parents' influence on me. They wanted me to believe that nursing is right for me. I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but I felt that I needed to know how to choose a medical specialty that I feel is right for me. My first step was to change my major. I chose to change my major to biology. My love for science led me to this decision. I began to explore the opportunities open to biology students.
From a young age, I was drawn to the healthcare field, not because the amount of money doctors, nurses and other health professionals made, but because of the dedication and contentment I saw on their faces helping someone in need. Growing up everyone wanted to become a doctor or a nurse and as a little child being a doctor or a nurse was a profession many parents wanted their child to pursue as a career. Needless to say, I fell into that category because I had high hopes that one day I will become a nurse. However, that dream came to a halt.
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The healthcare field is ripe with opportunities, and the rapid growth extends beyond medical professionals. For an individual considering a career in the healthcare industry they have to set and accomplish goals which are important aspects of life-changing. Careers often successful begin through the education that suitable to support individual professional goals. An individual should establish an action plan that consists of professional goals which used to influence decisions in the chosen career, skills required, and skills to improve, the ultimate plan, an organization that offers valuable insight, and what strategies used to make these goals evident.
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