[Blindtlk] medical billing

[cheryl echevarria]

FYI,  you do not have to be certified for Medical Billing only the coding part and you need to get re-certified every year.



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> To: ericka.short at wi.rr.com; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:38:48 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] medical billing
> From: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> 
> Yes, Iyou do have to be certified in Medical Billing And Coding, and you 
> also need to be certified with the ICD9 insurance coding.  My daughter went 
> through a vocational technical college to get her certification.
> 
> I understand from her that many medical offices now scan in their 
> documentation, but whether or not that is an accessible scanning system is 
> another story.  Some scanning systems turn the documents into image files 
> which would do us no good.  However, the agency I work for is going to be 
> going to total scanning, and their system will be accessible, as I am told.
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ericka Short via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 6:18 PM
> To: justin williams ; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] medical billing
> 
> No I don't Justin, but  Amy's right.  The field is fiercely competitive and
> I know sighted who  are  struggling for  work in the  field.  Coding is more
> likely to get a  job--it's more specific and a part of  the  billing
> process. It to needs to be certified.  I hear the tests are hard. It's all
> done on  a computer though.  IF it talks, it's possible.  From what I hear
> medical records are not  accessible to us easily yet.   ACB CareerNet might
> have someone if  NFB doesn't.
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
> Ericka
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: justin williams via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:43 PM
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> Cc: 'NFB Young Professionals List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] medical billing
> 
> Does anyone know of any of the Blind who are in medical billing?
> 
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