Physicians require the services of trained and skilled medical coders to ensure error-free, timely claim reimbursement.

1. The Growing Importance of
Professional Medical Coding Services
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2. The standards and best practices related to medical insurance billing, Medicare, and
Medicaid in a constant state of flux. To stay competitive, healthcare facilities need to
focus on maintaining a healthy bottom line and keep pace with the changes propelled
by new clinical and regulatory initiatives such as electronic health records (EHR) and
ICD-10. All this puts the focus on medical coders. In this ever-changing and challenging
environment, physicians require error-free, timely medical coding services to ensure
the health of their bottom line.
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3. Integral Part of the Healthcare Team
Physicians are busy professionals who need to focus on doing what they do best -
caring for their patients. This leaves them with no time for tasks such as billing and
coding, which are however, crucial to the health of their practice. There are several
factors that go to make coding professionals a crucial part of the healthcare team:
They serve as the resource person for physicians and administrators for
information on documentation, regulations, reimbursement, and data collection
They have a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, diseases and medications
to assign a diagnostic or procedural code to each entry in a patient’s record
They are up-to-date with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), HCPCS, and the
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes and guidelines
They interpret the medical charts and reports accurately and assign the right codes so
that claims will not be rejected
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4. Smooth Handling of the Complex
Coding Process
Medical coders conduct thorough checks to ensure that the
codes attached to the claims are valid before the paperwork is
submitted for further review. This is essential as most health
insurance companies either use the same set of medical codes
internally, or use a cross reference chart that connects internal
codes to the set of medical codes used externally. On locating
an invalid code, the coding specialist stops the review of the
claim quickly and returns it back to the physician’s office.
These experts ensure efficient record processing by help to
maintain complete and accurate records of healthcare. Code
data are utilized by both physicians and hospitals to track their
performance as well to prevent fraud and abuse. Commercial
insurance companies and Medicare depend on these codes to
calculate reimbursement rates. Government agencies utilize
this data to track and tackle threats like obesity, tobacco usage
and infectious diseases.

5. With the many challenges of claim submission and
reimbursement, the best solution is to outsource these tasks
to a professional medical coding company. An established
company would have a team of experienced certified AAPC-certified
coders that can provide advanced medical coding
services for physicians, physicians’ offices, medical
practices, and treatment centers to optimize revenue while
minimizing compliance risks.
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