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Medical Coding is a significant BPO Service being extensively carried out in India for the benefit of medical practitioners' worldwide. Medical coding service makes the onerous task of identifying complex medical procedures and interpreting it in the form easily understood by medical staff at the insurance company besides the health service providers and the patients involved. |
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| How does Medical Coding Helps? |
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In today's scenario medical procedures have become seriously complex as newer treatments for various types of diseases are being worked out. Medical professions are finding it tough to pinpoint exact description for a medical coding process. This is where medical coding service helps. Medical coding helps the medical insurance providers understand what was wrong with the patient, what treatment was administered to him and whether all those was necessary or not. This helps even the non-medical staff at the insurance company to settle the claims at a much faster pace. Thus, helping not just the patients but also the medical practitioners. In the absence of medical coding, doctors incur huge financial loses as there are unable to get their due besides it also helps to get the payment much faster. |
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| Medical Coding Process |
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Medical coding process makes use of computers to devise and describe complex medical and surgical procedures by giving them codes. Coding, therefore, helps in determining exact nature of the procedures that needs to be followed. Coding system has significantly improved in recent times. Medical codes are classified as Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classifications of Diseases (ICD). This transparent coding methodology is of immense help to patients, doctors and insurance company. |
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| A typical Medical Coding Process follows following steps: |
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Notes written my medical practitioners describing the type of treatment being administered to the patients are converted into codes. |
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Medical Codes are analyzed by experts for accuracy. |
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Medical Coding experts guide the medical profession for getting the right amount of dues. |
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Medical Codes are then submitted to insurance companies for reimbursement. |
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Insurance companies use medical codes to reimburse the medical practitioner. |
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| Why Outsource Medical Coding Service to countries like India or Philippines? |
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Medical Practitioners in developed countries are finding it extremely advantageous to outsource Medical Coding Service to India for various reasons like: |
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India offers medical coding service at relatively much lower rates because of the abundance of skilled labor at comparatively cheaper rates. |
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Medical coding service providers eliminate the cost of recruiting and training staff. Besides reducing costs, this helps health care service providers to get continuous error free service. |
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Availability of experienced Coders certified by AAPC (American Association of Professional Coders) in India makes the Medical Practitioners in countries such as USA get error free and easily understandable service. |
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Medical Coding Outsourcing saves a lot of precious time of the medical professionals besides ensuring them quick reimbursement. |
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