JOB POSTS…02.28.2018 CARTERSVILLE, GA…ON-SITE……………USA residents only …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Summit Radiology Services is seeking a CPC to work on-site at our business office in Cartersville, GA. The position will be for AR Collections of commercial payers plus coding. This position will include various duties: • Follow-up of outstanding claims • Research denials • Submit appeals •…
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON THE OTHER SIDE by Rachel Macy Stafford ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘On the other side of disappointment is DESIRE ~ desire to create a different outcome next time. ` On the other side of letdown is BELIEF ~ belief that your story is far from over. ` On the other side of pain is STRENGTH ~…
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ASSORTED DEFINITIONS & TERMS AAPC — Nationally recognized organization providing Education, Support and Credentials to Medical Coding professionals of many specialties. (www.aapc.com) ~ AHIMA – Nationally recognized organization providing Education, Support and Credentials to Health Information Management (HIM) professionals throughout many disciplines. (www.ahima.org) ~ BOARD CERTIFICATION is the process by which a physician or…
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FROM THE WEB… …………………………………………………………………………….. Just a FEW EXAMPLES: …………………………………………………………………………….. http://www.quora.com/How-is-the-future-of-a-medical-coder-in-India http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-salary-for-a-medical-coder http://www.quora.com/unanswered/What-is-the-job-profile-of-a-medical-coder-And-what-are-its-future-prospects http://www.quora.com/How-is-the-future-of-a-medical-coder-in-India
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Head’s Up’ from Cyndee Weston of AMERICAN MEDICAL BILLERS ASSN. (AMBA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new AAPC Training Facility in India – apparently sanctioned by AAPC. Selling Code books for $10 and they were offering the CPC Prep Course for 11,000 rupees, which is $171. Now they’ve taken down the price, but on their…
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Make your voice heard. Stop U.S. entities from sending Protected Health Information (PHI) overseas! “HIPAA was enacted to protect patient’s private healthcare records. As of now, there are no laws on the books that prevent U.S. entities such as doctors, medical billing companies, transcriptionists and even insurance companies from allowing patient records to be accessed…
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This is an older article from 2013, but we need to really look at the implications this article states. This paragraph sticks out: “With the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) release of the Final Omnibus Rule on January 17, 2013, the…
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To protect ourselves from Medical Identity Theft, the FTC has given us a link with some useful ideas. Ask yourself this: HOW is our Protected Healthcare Information (PHI) getting “out there”? Between data breaches and the sending of our financial and healthcare information off the shores of the USA where HIPAA Laws cannot be enforced…
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CODING PATHWAYS #6 ~~~ from Housekeeping to Coding … by: Angelica Castro, CPC Hello, my name is Angelica Castro, CPC and I would like to tell you how my life changed when I found a career in coding. I did not graduate high school and had my first child at 18 years old. I…
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HEDIS positions – as of 02.17.2018 ………………………………………………………………………….. St. Louis, Mo. — Healthcare Data Analyst http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=HEDIS%20positions&rq=1&fromage=last&vjk=2e9c136cc83f49e4 ~~ Portland, OR. — Healthcare Data Analyst http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=HEDIS%20positions&rq=1&fromage=last&vjk=2e9c136cc83f49e4 ~ Fort Worth, TX. —- HEDIS MANAGER http://www.careerbuilder.com/job/JJJ3ZH5Z1D59K2VPTSQ?ipath=JRG1&keywords=hedis&searchid=7629b684-ff0a-4d6a-ba5f-333271254365&siteid=cbnsv ~ Long Beach, CA — HEDIS Specialist http://www.careerbuilder.com/job/JJH00S6QGSR7LG6R4YQ?ipath=JRG3&keywords=hedis&searchid=918a01ea-3214-4568-8b60-de9cdc5f6f65&siteid=cbnsv ~ Fairfield, CA — RN or LVN Hedis Coordinator http://www.careerbuilder.com/job/J3S4LJ76NT5CF0RPDCS?ipath=JRG6&keywords=hedis&searchid=918a01ea-3214-4568-8b60-de9cdc5f6f65&siteid=cbnsv
In Memory of Pam Kulczar, JFAMC Founder
