| Medical billing or medical insurance billing is the | | | | The database will have all the necessary details of |
| process of sending claims to the insurance | | | | the medical service provider who may be the |
| companies so that the payments for various | | | | physician /hospital etc. All this information is |
| healthcare services are got. If a person is | | | | related and converges whenever a claim is made. |
| computer literate he is a fit enough candidate to | | | | One batch usually consists of many such claims. |
| take up the profession of medisoft billing and | | | | Besides editing and formatting of a batch it is |
| medical coding. However he will need to be trained | | | | dissembled and sent to the insurance company or |
| and be aware of a lot of new information before | | | | other relevant agency. There is usually a clearing |
| he can start working effectively. He has to learn | | | | house that takes care of the clearing process. If |
| about the medical billing software and must be | | | | for some reason the carrier does not accept |
| familiar with and master the various commands | | | | electronic claims, the clearinghouse mails a paper |
| used while working with it. | | | | version of the claim. |
| Who are medical coders and how is it related to | | | | A medical biller's most important skill includes filling |
| medical billing? Medical billing is a subspecialty of | | | | up of the various medical forms correctly without |
| medical coding. Medical coding is the first step in | | | | any mistakes what so ever. All information |
| the billing process. All patient records are | | | | required should be complete without any mistake |
| maintained using the ICD-9 index system so that | | | | at all. There are many medical billing training |
| it is compliant with the federal rules. The medical | | | | programs and schools that orient the billing |
| billing software has two parts to it; | | | | candidates to the different insurance rules, medical |
| - RDBM (Relational Database management) | | | | billing software and familiarize them with the |
| - Electronic communication (Telephone) | | | | medical environment. |