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Medical Billing - Training Manual

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINING MANUAL MEDICAL BILLING An Introduction There are more than 500,000 healthcare professionals in the United States who need to bill for their services. Most healthcare providers employ billing staff in their own office or are part of a larger organization like a group practice or a hospital that processes their claims and helps manage their finances. Some healthcare providers choose to outsource their claim processing and accounts receivable management, and qualified billing services have the opportunity to provide these services. What is a billing center/ house? Billing center is a centralized office that handles the provider/ hospital’s billing activities. It could be a part of the hospital network or can be an outsourced organization. Billing houses relieve the burden of maintaining hospital bills and accounts and assist in claims submission process. Billing houses can handle more than one hospital/ provider at a time as they are independent