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I am commonly asked by my students how to prepare for the medical billing certification exam through AAPC. Here are the steps that I suggest to my own medical billing students: Step 1: Get good medical billing training. The gold …
The medical billing career requires certified medical billers with skills to handle all aspects of the billing cycle. Without proper training in medical billing, payer rules, and regulatory issues, reimbursement will be compromised. The Certified Professional Biller (CPB) through AAPC (American Academy of Professional …
Q#7: The best ICD medical coding books? They mean textbook, I think? Alicia: Textbook or manual, I wonder? Laureen: A: Well, if it’s textbook I like the one that Alicia is teaching from. What’s the name of that one? Understanding – …
An experienced medical biller can work as medical billing advocate. A medical billing advocate works for a company that offers services to consumers to help lower their out-0f-pocket healthcare costs. Medical billing advocates usually have several years of experience working …
Laureen: Q#4: I have heard that if you fail the ICD-10 exam you will lose ICD-9 CPC certificate, is this true? Alicia: No. Laureen: A: No. They really just want you to demonstrate that you have touched the ICD-10 codes …
As a medical billing instructor, I am commonly asked if it’s important to choose an expensive medical billing training program that has regional accreditation. Many careers do demand extensive training and choosing a regionally accredited entity could be a wise …
Q #35: Path and lab was not my best friend on the CPC exam. Can you guys focus a bit on that part. Thanks in advance. A: Laureen: Yeah, we can. We need specific questions if you want to ask …
Why do we need compliance rules and audits? Most people would say to stay out of jail for breaking important rules, regulations, and laws as it pertains to medical billing practices. However, let’s dig a little deeper on why compliance …