Medical billing and coding specialists organize, manage, and code health information data for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patient medical and treatment histories.
The explosive growth in healthcare brings with it an increased demand for medical administrative assistants – and an even greater demand for Certified Medical Administrative Assistants (CMAA).
With their specialized knowledge, skills, and efficiency, certified medical billing and coding professionals play a valuable role on any healthcare team.
Medical administrative assistants provide the administrative support healthcare practices need to operate efficiently and provide a positive patient experience.
Medical administrative assistants provide the administrative support necessary for a medical practice to operate efficiently and provide a positive patient experience.
The healthcare industry uses a coding system to be sure the treatments and procedures patients receive match insurance billing and government standards. Medical billing and coding professionals provide a key step in the medical billing process, translating a healthcare provider’s diagnosis and treatment into the specific codes in order to be submitted as a claim.