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MEDICAL BILL CODING 1 QUESTIONS

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1.Find a scholarly article about insurance and/or medical billing that will be covered in the course. Write a detailed description of the information you have found to be helpful to you. Provide a reference for the article that you have found in APA formatting and make sure you cite your references.

3.Mrs. Sue comes to your clinic, New Horizon on January 1, 2016. The front desk receptionist didn’t verify Mrs. Sue insurance because she was the only receptionist working at the time of service. Once the Medicare EOB comes back, it is filled with details and the receptionist, Heather realizes that Mrs. Sue didn’t have Medicare coverage at the time of service. Whenever Heather calls Mrs. Sue, she insists that she changes the date of service to December 31, 2016 in order for her insurance claim to be processed. If Heather changes the date of service, what are some things that could happen?

5.Why is medical documentation important and what are some of the key elements that need to be present in a SOAP note?

6.Discuss the difference between paper claims and electronic claims. What are some of the pros and cons of each that can affect the medical practice?

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Insurance/medical billing article analysis
The article "Why Medical Bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy" written by Sue Sunni
Patterson on March 27, 2017, describes why it is important to have medical insurance cover.
This is because most of the time, illnesses, and medical complications happen by surprise and
may find a person at a time when they are vulnerable financially. Insurance and medical billing
have been having complications, whereby insurance company refuses to pay hospitals long after
treatment and patients end up being required to pay these bills. This has made many hospitals to
opt out of the insurance network and they need their patients to pay directly for their bills. There
are a number of things however that one can do to make sure they are covered. They include;
planning prior o an emergency situation, confirm with insurance company whether treatment will
be covered in the policy, maintain a communication and documentation log with the company, as
well as check the regulations of the state government...


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