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Dealing with Difficult Clients for Medical Billers

November 20, 2016February 2, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

It is important as an medical biller to learn how to deal with difficult clients. Clients can be patients who need to understand their health insurance or payers. The main difficult clients you will deal with are the ones who …

Medical Coding Basics — Benign vs Malignant Lesion Video

November 20, 2016January 31, 2015 by AliciaScott-Instructor

Alicia: Back to Basics – This is something I’m really excited that we’re going to implement is this Back to Basics especially since we got so many new people and on credentials, they’re working on being coders or think they …

Dealing with a Difficult Coworker for Medical Billing Job

September 10, 2023January 29, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

Dealing with difficult people in the workplace is a constant threat to your job enjoyment. Knowing how to handle on-the-job conflict can make these situations less intense. Difficult coworkers usually fall into these main categories- the office gossip, the lazy …

Tips on Sequencing Modifiers – Improper Use of Modifiers

July 23, 2023January 22, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

Coders often get confused when appropriate sequencing modifiers are applied to procedure code(s) and their claims get denied for the “improper use of modifiers”. How can that be if the modifiers used were accurate? The answer is simple: There is …

How to Pace Yourself During Your Online Medical Billing Training

November 20, 2016January 19, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

Making the choice for a medical billing career, choosing the right program, and staying motivated are all important components to success in learning medical billing online. However, there is one more piece of the puzzle — pacing yourself. Many online …

Understanding Disease Process – Pain Management Medical Coding – Video

November 20, 2016January 17, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

Q #6: So not only do you have to really know your medical terminology and anatomy but you should understand the diseases too? A: Yes. It’s not that you have to have the disease process memorized, but the reason you …

ICD-10-CM Draft | ICD 10 Anatomy Medical Coding – Video

August 13, 2021January 10, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

Q #4: Do you sell them? A: No. Q: You have a preference for ICD-10-CM draft? A: AAPC is going to be the cheapest. Ingenix they’re fine. Ingenix is now Optum, I think, because I worked for Optum for a …

Staying Motivated During Your Online Medical Billing Course

November 20, 2016January 5, 2015 by Laureen Jandroep

With the advent of online career training programs, one must consider if they are able to stay motivated during such a program. The self-paced nature of online training can be challenging for a person who is a procrastinator :). One …