Handling Accounts Of Health Care Industry - Medical Billers

In the healthcare field, account related tasks are done by professionals called medical billers. These trained professionals can be seen in any healthcare center such as hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, clinics or physician’s offices. These experts work with codes and insurance claims etc. For becoming a professional in this field, one needs to get medical biller training.

Salary – Usually these professionals earn from 30,000 to 40,000 US dollars. However, those with additional credentials earn even more. Their salary depends on various facts such as their education, experience, location of job etc. Their hourly wages are between 15 to 20 US dollars. Newly trained people may earn lesser that that but with experience, their wages increase. Salaries also depend on states. In some states, their wages are higher compare to others.

Work hours – Their work hours are usually 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Their schedule is from 9 to 5 and they can also work from home. They do not work on weekends or in late evenings. It depends on their clients, if they are working from home, as well as on their work location. Their work hours can be flexible depending on their clients and their preferences.

Certification – In this field, National Health Career Association (NHA), conducts an exam called ‘billing and coding specialist certification’. After certification, one can become certified professional coder or commonly known as CPC. This certified exam offers more career opportunities. However, in some state, there is no need for certification.

Work – Medical billers complete various tasks in healthcare centers such as:

• Processing insurance claims of clients and submitting them to insurance companies for further processing
• Reviewing and resubmitting claims that are rejected by insurance companies
• Working on different medical codes and terminology
• Keeping the records and histories of patients
• Creating, deleting and updating payment records of patients
• Preparing bills and updating records
• Doing the paper work of healthcare centers

Education – For this profession, one must have at least high school diploma or its equivalent. With this completed education requirement, one is eligible for training.

Other than education, one must be good with numbers and computers. In this profession, usually all work is done on computers. This field is related with accounts, so it becomes necessary for trainee to be good with numbers. Paying attention to details, communication skills and organization skills are other qualities that are needed in a medical biller.