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The Medical Billing Handbook
Merry Schiff, Deena Strauss

Softcover: 704 pages    
ISBN 0131148613
Prentice Hall
December 2004
(click below for the best currently available price for this important resource)

 

Written by the founder and Executive Director of the National Electronic Billers Association (NEBA), the largest medical billing organization in the country, this book is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of medical billing as a business. 

This book makes the intricate world of billing and coding easy to understand. Includes:

  • Hundreds of tips from Medical Billing Professionals
  • PowerCoder demo - a practice coding software that helps you easily apply your new knowledge
  • AltaPoint demo provides another practice tool
  • A chapter on running your own business

This is a comprehensive overview to medical billing- what you need to know and how to get started when building your own medical billing business. Topics also include: 

  • how to use medical billing software
  • gaining medical offices as accounts
  • maintaining relationships with your accounts
  • and much more.

This book is great for anyone interested in going in to their own business as a medical biller. Purchasers of this book will be granted access to a companion website.

Merry Schiff is a Certified Healthcare Reimbursement Specialist and is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Electronic Billers Alliance (NEBA). She has been in the medical billing business for over 40 years. Early in her career, there were no electronic claims, few medical insurance companies, dental insurance did not exist, and no one had heard of the words "managed care." Over the years, the medical billing field has grown and changed exponentially.

As a medical reimbursement specialist, Merry has been installing computer systems for medical and dental providers since 1978. For two years in the mid-1980s, she was IBM's only authorized installer for its medical software. She has helped design several medical claims packages and has been selling and training in this specific market for many years.

Many people were entering into the medical billing business, and once they had completed their training, they were lost as to how to make the transition to a successful business. Ongoing support was lacking and people did not succeed. NEBA was founded by Merry in 1996 to assist people who were entering the medical billing industry or who were currently working in the field. NEBA offers certification examinations for both medical billers and HIPAA, and offers the business expertise to those who are starting up their own businesses and need help establishing business and financial goals.

(information provided by the publisher)

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