Thursday, March 31, 2016

EMR: Technology Has Taken Over

By Jerome Myles


If you just realized that medical coding is the way to go, then you are not alone. All over the world, billing is electronic. The old ways of recording patient information on paper is being done away with in most parts of the world. In the United States, a patients treatments are entered into a computer system. This makes it easier to print out invoices and to have any healthcare professional look at the patient's information. It has become the best way to keep track of a patient's information.

Our computer age has simplified the process and physicians need to have a reliable computer and software in order to save both time and money. Medical coders today can often look up a code digitally. We now have many medical coding workshops that are helpful for physicians as well. In the past, this was never the case. It is important to ask yourself what is most important in terms of medical billing and coding. I think that keeping a patients records confidential is most important. Obeying the laws and regulations of HIPAA are what is required for today's billers.

You might be able to look at yourself and feel like your codes are getting better. However, you need to always look at the fact t at your coding is an important part of the billing industry. Once things begin to take off for you, good things begin to happen. You begin to see the great effects of the billing industry. Medical billing today is a lot different than it was ten years ago. Today, billers have to go through rigorous training before they are considered to be good enough to work as an in house biller. Many stay at home billers are shocked to find out that most physician offices don't want to work with them until they get professional experiences. The main reason is because the software that you will be working on is sophisticated and takes time to learn. How much time? It can take between 6 months to several years.

Today, there is a 17% shortage of labor. It is important to see that a lot of information is required in order to make something happen for the better. ICD-10 got replaced by ICD-9 in October of 2015. It is important that everything begins to work itself out over time. You may find that getting the healthcare industry to stay on board with you matters. Did you know that your medical billing solution can either make or break your office?

Today, doctors have access to patient information while they are in the office and outside of the office. It is important to put all of the pieces together in order to have a more complete medical coding system. Everything in a doctor's office is now easily accessible to most of the patient's doctors. This makes it easier for hospitals and healthcare providers to take care of the patient. When everything is connected, it makes life a lot easier.




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