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The essential guide for medical billing professionals, updated for ICD-11 standards Medical Billing & Coding For Dummies will set you up for success in getting started as a medical biller and coder. To ensure data accuracy and efficient data processing, medical offices need professionally trained coders to handle records.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-15-2021
Vaccinations are a hot topic today. While vaccines can have some side effects, the benefits outweigh any possible risks. Vaccines have saved untold numbers of lives. Many previously feared childhood and adult diseases have been eliminated. Take a look at the entire vaccination process. © Studio Romantic / Shutterstock.
Inoculate yourself against the confusion and misinformation surrounding vaccines Measles, mumps, and rubella—oh my! Why are we vaccinating our children—and ourselves—against these diseases, and what goes on in our bodies after the needle comes out? Vaccines For Dummies will inform and entertain you about all things vax, including how the first vaccines were discovered, what’s in modern vaccines, how they are tested and approved for use, and why the CDC’s vaccine schedule is what it is.
Article / Updated 01-03-2020
Your skin (the body’s largest organ), glands, nails, and hair — also known as the integumentary system — serve as the “public face” of your body. Consider it your marketing team, letting the world know by their condition how healthy the rest of your body is. Healthy skin, along with accessory organs glands, hair, and nails, are the hallmarks of healthy insides, so care for them accordingly.
Article / Updated 01-15-2020
The urinary system is made up of the kidneys (you have two), ureters (also two), bladder, and urethra (one). This system’s main function is to remove urea, the waste product of metabolism, from the bloodstream and excrete the urea (in the urine) from the body.So, how does that big steak dinner you ate last night turn into the next morning’s output in the form of urine?
Article / Updated 01-03-2020
The musculoskeletal system is made up of muscles and joints. The muscles — all 600 of them and more — are responsible for movement. The skeleton provides attachment points and support for muscles, but it’s the muscle tissue’s ability to extend and contract that makes movement happen. So, for every climb of the elliptical machine, you can thank muscular tissue for making it possible.
Article / Updated 01-03-2020
Although bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons all work together, they each have a special job. Bones provide the framework for your body but ligaments and tendons provide the attachments for muscles to contract and relax.Bones store mineral salts, and the inner core of a bone is composed of hematopoietic (blood cell–forming) red bone marrow.
Article / Updated 01-02-2020
The majority of medical billing and coding training programs begin with basic human anatomy and physiology, more commonly referred to as body systems. You need to understand how each organ within a particular body system works, how disease or illness affects the system, and why the treatment was necessary. Most textbooks contain diagrams specific to each body system.
Article / Updated 01-23-2020
Before you start job-hunting as a medical billing and coding specialist, give some thought to what sort of environment you want to work in. The possibilities are almost endless, and if you think about your preferences before you search for a job, you can narrow down your list of possible employers, saving yourself a boatload of time.
Article / Updated 01-02-2020
Compliance — it’s such a serious word, and for good reason. When people in the healthcare industry speak about compliance by healthcare providers, they mean that an office or individual has set up a program to run the practice according to the laws established by federal or state governments and regulations established by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) or other designated agencies.