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Good News for Medical Biller and Coders
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has some pretty exciting statistics for medical billing and coding professionals: they’re earning about $3.00 more than the national hourly average for healthcare support occupations and about $7,000 over the national average for yearly salary within the same category1. Medical billing and coding also stacks up well against other [...]
Simple Steps to Conflict Resolution
In Getting to Yes, his classic book on negotiating, Roger Fisher writes: “Like it or not, you are a negotiator. Negotiation is a fact of life. You discuss a raise with your boss. You try to agree with a stranger on a price for his house. . . . Everyone negotiates something every day.” Fisher, [...]
Quick Strategies to Break Procrastination
You have to get down to work. You have to sit down to study. But instead, you make another a cup of tea, chat with a friend, or shop online. We all do it, because procrastination is one of life’s guilty little pleasures. But if procrastination becomes a habitual pattern, it can add a lot [...]
How to Project a Professional Image at Job Interviews
What’s the best way to project a completely professional image in job interviews? According to Debra Benton, one of America’s leading executive coaches, you need to pay close attention to all the small things that add up to create your image. “Little things mean a lot when it comes to making important impressions,” Benton tells Medical [...]
Do You Use Energy Drinks to Stay Awake at Work?
Not too many years ago, workers who needed an energy boost at work would reach for coffee, tea or maybe a can of cola. With the arrival of energy drinks, all that has changed. Now many workers with sagging energy are popping open cans of these new beverages. How safe are these beverages? Opinions vary, [...]
Prioritizing Upward: How to Manage Workflow from Above
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back…” – Maya Angelou, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Is it possible to manage workflow that comes to you from two, three or more bosses? It can be done, but [...]
The 10 Most Common Coding Mistakes
Medical Billing and Coding Blog interviewed a professional biller and coder with over 30 years of industry experience, and a current member of the National Advisory Board for the American Academy of Professional Coders. We got her take on the top 10 coding errors that she sees in medical billing and coding students. Here is [...]
What Kind of Insurance Does Your Small Business Need?
If you are starting your own business as a medical biller and coder, what kind of insurance do you need? It might be tempting to say “not much,” especially if you are setting up a computer in a home office and working part time. But then you start to think. What would happen if your [...]
Starting a Medical Billing and Coding Business of Your Own? What’s the Best Business Structure for You?
If you’re thinking about starting a business of your own as a medical biller and coder, should you structure it as a sole proprietorship, a general partnership, a limited liability company (LLC), or a corporation? That’s a question you should discuss in depth with an attorney and tax advisor, because each structure can present different [...]
