http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org Dedicated To Delivering Information on Health Care Education, Training, and Careers Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2010/03/12/start-your-medical-billing-and-coding-career/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2010/03/12/start-your-medical-billing-and-coding-career/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:02:52 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=283 Medical billing and coding is one of the fastest growing occupations in the health care industry. The health care industry's developed a reputation for job security, high demand careers, and rewarding salaries. Continue reading to learn more about medical billing and coding specialists and discover a professional world with job satisfaction, growth opportunity, and stellar career potential. What does a medical billing and coding specialist do? Medical billing and coding specialists submit claims to insurance companies or government programs like Medicare. Medical billers usually work in a claims processing office, or the billing department of a medical facility, and work forty hours a week Monday through Friday. They are in charge of an integral and yet tedious part of the health care industry.]]> http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2010/03/12/start-your-medical-billing-and-coding-career/feed/ 1 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/11/16/texas-technical-schools-healthcare/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/11/16/texas-technical-schools-healthcare/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:22:43 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=225 Not all healthcare degrees require a college degree. Sometimes a vocational training program or certificate program is all the aspiring healthcare worker needs to get started in an exciting and expanding field. Southern Careers Institute is a vocational training school in the south that offers several quick-and-precise learning programs just like that. These vocational training programs prepare the student for entry-level work in healthcare and offer job placement to boot. Here are some of the medical programs available:]]> http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/11/16/texas-technical-schools-healthcare/feed/ 0 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/08/07/electronic-health-records-impact-on-future-students/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/08/07/electronic-health-records-impact-on-future-students/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:07:02 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=167 The Electronic Healthcare Record refers to a patient's healthcare records in digital format. The EHR will change the face of healthcare jobs and open the doors for new ones as healthcare systems interlink together to make patient healthcare records accessible to all hospitals. Healthcare IT News claims that in just 3 years, the Electronic Healthcare Record will significantly increase the healthcare available at safety net hospitals. Two officials at hospitals from a 250 hospital case study claimed that the Electronic Healthcare Record will make the "work of gathering the required information [that] much easier and faster," so that the United States can benefit from a fully integrated healthcare system.]]> http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/08/07/electronic-health-records-impact-on-future-students/feed/ 0 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/07/27/health-records-management-at-ashworth-college/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/07/27/health-records-management-at-ashworth-college/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:59 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=152 Going back to school does not have to involve years of commitment. Career education is a short-and-sweet method of approaching higher education. While a bachelor's degree offers a significant average salary boost over a graduate's lifetime, career education could also bolster a high school diploma holder's earnings. A recent government-sponsored report claims students earn a 5% to 8% increase to their salary by participating in career training courses. This adds up to about $96,000 more dollars in total lifetime earnings. Ashworth College offers career training as a Health Records Manager. This program incorporates several different healthcare industry skill assets, including: medical terminology; organizing a patient chart; complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); working with health insurance carriers and claims; and utilizing electronic medical records systems in hospitals and physician offices. The student learns how to collect, assemble, and file the contents of a medical record, as well as how to analyze a medical record for physician notations.]]> http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/07/27/health-records-management-at-ashworth-college/feed/ 1 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/13/the-future-of-medicare-and-medical-reform/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/13/the-future-of-medicare-and-medical-reform/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 22:11:09 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=31 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/13/the-future-of-medicare-and-medical-reform/feed/ 0 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/11/featured-school-american-sentinel-university/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/11/featured-school-american-sentinel-university/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:51:38 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=29 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/11/featured-school-american-sentinel-university/feed/ 0 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/08/what-makes-a-healthcare-degree-in-high-demand/ http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/08/what-makes-a-healthcare-degree-in-high-demand/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 18:54:27 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/?p=27 http://blog.degreesinhealthcare.org/2009/05/08/what-makes-a-healthcare-degree-in-high-demand/feed/ 2