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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 [...]
State Alerts: What’s Happening in New York?
Is New York State a good place to build a career as a medical biller and coder? If you have been following the news from New York, things do not look too rosy at first glance. On January 19, New York Governor David Paterson released his proposal for a budget that will attempt to close [...]
Fight Back Pain with the Right Office Chair
Which office chairs provide the back support you need during long workdays at your desk? Here are some must-have features that are recommended by Chiropractor Dr. Rodney K. Lefler on Spine-Health.com: The seat height should adjust easily, allowing you to sit with your feet flat on the floor and your arms even with the desk [...]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: How to Deal With Wrist Fatigue While Working at a Computer
After hours of working on your computer do you find that your wrists are sore and tired? If you are planning on entering a career in medical billing and coding, wrist fatigue could be a huge factor in preventing you from working efficiently. Medical Billing and Coding Blog has outlined the key medical problem associated [...]
State Alerts: What's Happening in Florida?
“Hot Jobs: Medical Coders Are in Great Demand,” an article by Scott Andron in The Miami Herald, reports encouraging news about the growing need for medical billers and coders in Florida. “Health information management might be for you, and a job as a medical coder might be the place to start,” Andron writes. The Miami [...]
Electronic Health Records and Your New Career in Allied Health
This is a wonderful and exciting time to be entering the allied health field. No matter what work setting you are in, allied health professionals are in demand. As costs continue to rise, there are greater demands for improved quality and safety in patient care. To tackle these problems, the U.S. healthcare system is turning [...]
Data Backup for Home Workers
Are you currently working or planning to work from home? Are you concerned about the huge amounts of data that are piling up on your home computer? Billing and Coding Blog has outlined some of the best data backup systems, and their benefits for home-workers. Carbonite – This online data backup system installs a small [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
