Medical Billing And Coding Process
The medical billing and coding process involves numerous tasks completed by all staff members of a medical facility to provide quality care while protecting the privacy of patients and expediting the payment of services. Ten steps are used to complete this process; pre-registration of patients, establishing financial responsibility for visits, check in of patients, check out of patients, review of coding compliance, a check of billing compliance, preparation and transmittal of claims, monitoring payer adjudication, generating patient statements and handling collections. During pre-registration, HIPAA policies are reviewed and signed by the patient to inform him or her of their rights and responsibilities; therefore, informing the patient of