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HEALTHCON 2022 in Washington, D.C., is coming quickly! This will be yet another unforgettable event for medical billers, coders, and other healthcare business professionals. Come take in the sheer beauty of our nation’s capital in the spring. Do you need another reason to attend? Read our infographic to learn all of the benefits of attending […]
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How long does it take to become a medical billing and coding specialist? If you’re considering a career in medical billing and coding and have seen claims promising to teach you the skills and knowledge you need in a matter of weeks, we’d like to set the record straight. Career Choice: Is Medical Billing and […]
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Practice managers are wise to know the advantages of hiring new, highly educated medical coders. Newly-credentialed medical coders, while looking for their first medical coding job, often face the classic catch-22: “You need a job to gain experience, but you can’t get a job without experience.” This situation causes anxiety and frustration for many newly-credentialed […]
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There are the standard reasons medical claims are denied, such as putting the wrong modifier on a code or putting the diagnoses in the wrong sequence. But did you know that some reasons are not the fault of medical coding? 5 Ways Your Claim Can Be Denied Denials can be cause by more than an […]
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I was recently speaking with a recruiter for HIMIGINE Solutions, James Mason Henk, about employers who make counter offers after employees give their notice that they are leaving for a new position. He has a list of TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO ACCEPT COUNTER OFFERS and he shared them with me. I am sharing them […]
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Using the right code books is essential to your success on your AAPC exam. Among all the code books out there, we recommend AAPC’s. Here are seven reasons why using AAPC’s ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and HCPCS Level II code books will help you on your certification exam: Made for Your Examination – AAPC’s code books are […]
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Even though U.S. Northern District of Texas Court Judge Reed O’Connor struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), there are three good reasons to neither panic nor change your medical practice’s policies or your medical coding. Judge O’Connor ruled the law as unconstitutional, agreeing with 20 state attorneys general that the Individual Mandate […]
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Being overweight is not always an indication that it’s because you are eating too much or you are not exercising enough. It can simply come down to a medical condition and the very first thing you need to do concerning your excessive weight is to make an appointment with your doctor for a consultation.
To begin with, it’s very important that all medical issues regarding be overweight be ruled out before you start any type of diet regime. Many medical conditions can cause obesity and one of the most common could be problems with your thyroid. It can make you either underweight or overweight if it is not functioning correctly. One of the problems with your thyroid could be a lack of iodine in your diet and this can be easy identified by a test your doctor will perform to see if you are suffering from any type of iodine deficiency.
Iodine deficiency along with your being overweight can be creating your feeling of being physically tired and mentally just out of sorts. You may find that your hair isn’t cooperating and your skin seems to be drier. You could find that you are more sensitive to temperatures either hot or cold. These are all in good indicators that you may be having a problem with your thyroid.
Once you have seen your doctor and he’s performed all the regular tests to ensure that you are not suffering from any type of health problems that is giving you your extra weight you can then start to concentrate on what you want to do about the problem.
To begin with, to tackle your overweight problem you’re going to have to make some lifestyle changes. No doubt you’ve heard this before but you’re going to have to start to consider your diet and your exercise. These are not easy steps to take or you would undoubtedly have done so a long time ago. One of the major problems is that we really don’t realize how many unhealthy foods we are eating and it becomes a habit and something that we soon lose control of.
It’s important that you eat enough protein and not too many carbs. Sugars consumed in excess will turn into body fat quickly and this is something that you want to keep in control of.
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With our vast growing economy, jobs are insufficient but the economy continues to grow and the medical field just doesn’t stop expanding and growing. Have you always wanted to do something within the medical field but simply do not want to become a doctor or nurse? Well consider taking on the job of a medical assistant. Don’t looks down on this position as they are considered the wing man of all doctors and play a huge role in the medical industry. There are many reasons why people would want to become assistants in the medical field.
First, studying is easy and convenient as you can not only do in on campus but you can do it online too. With our advance technology, you can download your lectures and go at your own pace to gain your certification. Having said this, if you are on rocky grounds about taking this path into your future, you could always use the eCampus which many teaching institutes offer to study part time. in addition to that, this subject gives you the advantage to do your own research and explore the internet to look for informative details to help you understand. As this field is one that is pretty much on the surface with no difference in terminology and such, it is easy for you to look up different sources.
Second of all, by placing your future in this line, you can get trained in less than a year and start kicking it in the real way. This is because during the training process, you are not only taught the theoretical side of things, you also get to do many hands on activities which would give you the experience and exposure that you need. This would include doing simple medical things such as drawing blood from a patient, cleaning wounds, bandaging a sprained ankle and moving on to bigger things such as removing casts and sewing stitches. Instead of spending a good 3-4 years in college taking general education classes along with your subjects of interest, medical assisting schools generally focus on training you in the subjects you need to know on a daily basis.
Furthermore, another reason people would want to look into medical assisting is the hot employment rate. This job is one that is at high demand hence there would be no problem in landing a good and solid career, even more if you’ve got a certificate to show your work quality. By pursuing this career, you are actually guaranteed a job provided you are responsible enough to carry out your duties. This is so because once you’ve completed your full training course, you would be well off to work in any medical sector doing almost anything that your certificate allows you too. In example, patient care, clinical assisting, pharmacology, medical insurances, bookkeeping, laboratory procedures, therapeutic care and so on.
In conclusion, there are many reasons as to why one should consider heading their careers into the path of medical assistants. Not only do you get to work with a wide variety of people, you also get to pick up many skills along the way from soft skills right down to good informative knowledge.
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Our facility (which has only been open since August 2016) has had a portion of all UBH payments withheld on a special memo line with a remittance code the states: "The IRS requires us to withhold a percentage of benefits paid to the above taxpayer name and ID number. This amount has been sent to the IRS as prepaid federal taxes. The patient is not responsible for this payment."
Our facility is out of network and these plans are mostly self funded, but I have never heard of taxes being paid on insurance benefits, especially when they are assigned to the provider. The claims reps from UHC cant even see the withholding since it appears to be after adjudication so it only shows up on the remittance. One UHC rep suggested that we might owe back taxes but as I mentioned before our facility had only been open 17 months and there is no way any sort of lien would happen on the 2016 taxes and we haven’t even begun to file our 2017 taxes.
If anyone can shed any light that would be great. I do have 3 separate investigations going on at UBH, but they wouldn’t elevate this to the management level as of yet. I need to get resolution to this soon since its taking 28% of our revenue from UHC (which is are largest payer)
In 10 years of doing this I have never seen anything like this. Please help.