Medical Billing and Coding Blog
Archive for January, 2010
A Web-Based System of Electronic Medical Records and the Need for Medical Coding Professionals
While America’s eventual transfer to electronic medical records (EMR) is a foregone conclusion, the ways in which we accomplish the shift is still being debated. The key is to create a system that makes doctors’ lives easier, and not more difficult. To achieve this goal, medical coding professionals are crucial to the future of electronic [...]
How to get your studying done – even if you have young kids at home
“I love my kids and they deserve my time,” says Toni K, a woman who is studying online to become a medical biller and coder. “But I feel like I never get any uninterrupted time to sit down and concentrate on my lessons. The kids are always banging on my door, and then I feel [...]
Working or Studying From Home? Time Management Tips for Remote Learners
With so many distractions and the comfort of your home as major obstacles, working or studying from home can be a difficult course to pursue. That is why Medical Billing and Coding blog has developed a list of time management tips for remote learners, to help you work efficiently from home. Remote learning is not [...]
Be a Training Standout: How to Jumpstart Your Success in the Classroom
Here’s a question for medical billers and coders . . . Exactly when did your career start? If you stop to think about it, you will probably realize that your career didn’t begin when you got your first job. It actually started on the day when you walked into a classroom and began your training. [...]
Tips for Getting the Most From the Career Services Department
To ensure that you get the most out of the Career Services Department, Medical Billing and Coding Blog has outlined some of the important benefits of the department. Here are a few tips in taking advantage of all that Career Services has to offer: Assistance with Resume Writing Your resume is one of the most [...]
Accounting Tips for Self-Employed Billers and Coders with Home Offices
Did the word “deduction!” jump into your mind the minute you thought about opening a home office? If so, you are thinking wisely, because a home office provides many great opportunities to deduct business expenses from your taxes. But be careful. The IRS has some requirements – and traps – waiting for people who break [...]
NY Times: Medical Offices and Hospitals That Use Electronic Medical Records To Receive Bonuses
According to a December 30, 2009 article in the NY Times, entitled “Bonus Planned for Digital Medical Records”, Medicare officials have outlined a plan to reward medical offices and hospitals that maintain systems of electronic medical records. Under the proposed stimulus, billions of dollars will be handed out across the country to healthcare providers that [...]
How to Stay Focused and Strong While Working and Studying Alone
Last Monday’s post covered some strategies for making the transition to working at home. This week, let’s explore some of the same concepts in more depth, with an emphasis on staying focused when you are working and studying alone. Work in dedicated time blocks. Don’t check your email or send text messages during your working [...]
