Once you have completed a degree or certificate program at a qualified medical billing school, there are a number of different ways to apply what you have learned. Here are a few examples of what you can do with the medical billing school education and make a comfortable living.
One of the first career options to consider with your medical billing school credentials in place is to seek employment at a doctor’s office. You will be able to work with all the abbreviations and other medical jargon that are a normal part of any medical environment. With your expertise, you can make sure that insurance claims are filed properly, that prescriptions and doctor’s notes are recorded accurately in each patient file, and that patient invoicing is done in a timely manner. You can easily be a valued part of the office staff, and enjoy your work immensely.
If you prefer a work environment that is larger than a single office, consider going to work in the billing department of an insurance company. With your medical billing school background, you can easily find work checking and verifying information that is submitted on claim forms. The position will allow you to work with doctor’s offices and patients to obtain any additional information needed to process the claims, and make sure that correspondence to both physicians and patients is kept current and complete.
As a third option, you can decide to open your own medical billing business. This will allow you to capitalize on your medical billing school education by taking on several clients and taking care of their billing needs. You can work with several different doctors at one time, making sure that payments are posted to their accounts, as well as generate monthly invoicing to patients and to insurance companies. Best of all, this application allows you to set your own schedule, which is always a nice option.
By: Terry Edwards
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Continuing Education For Florida Adjusters
December 16th, 2009
For the insurance professional in Florida, education is an on-going requirement. The Florida Department of Financial Services recognizes that insurance policies and the law are constantly changing and, that it is important for adjusters to keep abreast of the latest developments. For that reason, Florida claims adjusters must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years.
Course requirements include 2 hours of Ethics, 10 hours of Law and 12 hours of Optional subjects.
Ethics is the study of values, right and wrong and decision-making as applied to the adjustment of insurance claims. Courses in Ethics include materials that refer to cases and court decisions that highlight disputes that occur between claimants and insurance companies, as well as statutes and penalties that may apply in the event a claims adjuster violates the Code of Ethics.
Courses designated as ‘Law’ generally refer to the application and changes in laws that apply to property and casualty claims. Optional courses are those which inform the student about subjects more general in nature that have application to the adjuster’s job duties, such as stress on-the-job.
Continuing Education requirements may be completed in a live classroom setting, or online. The major difference between the two formats is that online courses require a quiz, while live classes do not.
A sampling of online courses may include such courses as:
LAW
Insurance Bad Faith Online-2 hours
Medical Records and the Law Online-2 hours
Sexual Harassment and the Law-2 hours
FL Laws Governing Medical Care and Professional Liability-4 hours
ETHICS
Ethics and Adjusters-2 hours
OPTIONAL
Negotiation for Adjusters (2 credit hours)
Hurricanes a Florida Peril (2 credit hours)
Slip and Fall and Insurance Fraud (2 credit hours)
Black Boxes, Cell Phones and Auto Safety Issues (2 credit hours)
National Flood Insurance Program (4 credit hours)
When selecting an online or live provider, be sure to make sure that the company or school not only provides the correct approved courses for your license, but also includes uploading your credits into the state’s roster. You can verify the status of a provider or school with the Department of Financial Services.
Searching adjuster continuing education online will also give you an idea of the ranking or popularity of a school. Putting search terms into Google such as ‘Florida Adjuster Continuing Education’ will give you a list of available schools.
Failure to comply with continuing education requirements will result in a $250 fine, so don’t wait until the last minute to begin your work!
By: Michael Birzon
