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Work Environments for a Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College

If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.

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2025 Guide to Billing in Hospital Management Systems

Arkenea

trillion in annual transactions, yet billing inefficiencies cost hospitals an estimated $262 billion each year. At the heart of this challenge lies the complex world of billing in hospital management systems, where accuracy, compliance, and efficiency determine the financial viability of healthcare organizations worldwide.

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Seven Healthcare Organizations Added to Ransomware Groups’ Data Leak Sites

The HIPAA Journal

The group claims to have published a huge variety of documents, including EMRs, test results, patient histories, and billing information. Everest then leaked the stolen files on July 3, 2025, some of which appear to be patient files containing test results, patient histories, and billing information.

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How Long Does It Take to Become a Medical Assistant?

Prism Career Institute

Phlebotomy is an expanding part of healthcare, with many working in testing centers drawing blood and collecting samples for providers. Throughout the four units, students are taught navigational features, front-office applications, clinical care aspects, and coding and billing.

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Enhancing patient outcomes by strengthening allergy evaluation in primary care settings

Medical Economics

Patient history is essential in allergy diagnosis, as tests show sensitization, not clinical allergy, guiding appropriate management and treatment. Establishing medical necessity ensures justified diagnostic tests and treatments, aiding reimbursement and proactive allergy management.

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Preparing for audit inevitability: Is your practice ready?

Medical Economics

After two decades in the medical billing industry, we’ve seen too many trustworthy physicians get blindsided by audit requests, scrambling to gather documentation while trying to understand what went wrong. The problem isn’t necessarily the volume — it’s when the documentation doesn’t support what you’re billing for.

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RAG in Healthcare: Your Complete Guide to Its Implementation

Arkenea

Phase 1: Assessment and Planning (Months 1-2) Current State Analysis : Begin with a comprehensive assessment of your organization’s existing data landscape, technical infrastructure, and workflow requirements.