Career opportunities for Medical Billers

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Department of Labor) predicts that the demand for qualified medical billers is expected to rise much faster than the average for any other occupations. As per estimates, about 18% of the medical billing posts remain vacant due to the shortage of trained and experienced medical billers.

Various medical insurance companies and the government are constantly looking for these highly skilled professionals to provide actual reimbursement of healthcare providers for medical services offered to patients and also diminish fraud and abusive claims practices.

 

Medical billers are finding opportunities in healthcare information management department of various organizations including hospitals, multi-practices clinics, pharmacies, medical laboratories, and rehabilitation centers, diagnostic imaging firms, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and third party payers such as insurance companies, governmental agencies and consulting firms and legal offices that provide medical billing and coding services to healthcare institutions.

 

Medical billing job opportunities include the chance of advancement in the following specialties:

 

1. Billing Specialists

2. Medical Coding Specialists

3. Patient Account Representative

4. Electronic Claims Processor

5. Medical Claims Analyst

6. Medical Claims Processor

7. Claims Reviewer

8. Billing Coordinator

9. Reimbursement Specialists

10. Medical Collector

11. Claims Assistant Professional

12. Medical Office Secretary

 

Besides working directly for licensed healthcare providers or insurers, a certified medical biller can move in to one or more of the following areas:

 

1. Consultant: Providing advise on medical billing and claims service issues to a variety of clients

2. Educator: Experienced medical billers may become teachers working in specialty schools and colleges or provide training to healthcare provider’s office employees.

3. Writer/Editor: Writing newsletters, brochures and booklets to give details about the different health insurance coverage.

4. Entrepreneur: Offering medical billing and coding services to healthcare providers who can’t have the funds for recruiting a team of medical billing specialists.

5. Consumer Claims Assistant: Submit claims and plea for low reimbursement on behalf of patients.

6. Private billing practice: Files claims for aged and disabled patients.

 

Regards,

Lara :blink: