Jobs that Can Benefit from Medical Billing Certifications

Medical billing isn’t exactly popular among people in the allied healthcare field. And who could blame them? Most people have a natural aversion to numbers. But what not a lot of people don’t know is that medical billing presents a lot of opportunities to those who are willing to study it. This is why a number of companies offer medical billing certification training in conjunction with their basic medical training packages. Here are some of the portable jobs in the allied healthcare industry that can benefit from medical billing certification: 

1. Medical Transcriptionists

Medical transcriptionists can up their chance of getting hired if they know how to do billing. They also get to increase their income potential by obtaining a medical billing certification. It’s a win-win for companies and transcriptionists—transcriptionists can get to fill in and answer the need for medical billers, should it arise within the company or their jurisdiction; and companies need not to worry about losing profits. Having a certification in medical billing also gives the medical transcriptionist an option, should he or she wishes to switch career.

2. Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technicians who work onsite at medical institutions have more things on their plate than drugstore pharmacy technicians. In some instances, they would be asked to make rounds at the hospital and address billing/insurance issues for prescription medications. Thus, having a medical billing training comes in handy for these professionals.

3. Medical Coders

Medical coders basically do half of the job of what medical billers do. If not for the codes they key in, billers will have nothing to bill. The coding skills they have will give them the edge in mastering billing terminologies and skills, while the billing skills will be an added career benefit for them as medical coders.

4. Customer Service Representatives

Customer service representatives working remotely for hospitals, especially in-house representatives, can benefit tremendously from having a medical billing career. First of all, they can switch to medical billing with ease should positions become available, and be promoted or hired for higher positions. And if they want to transition to another company, they can do so too with ease. On the other hand, most health care providers and billing outsourcing providers also look for medical billers with some level of customer service experience.

5. Medical Office Managers

Medical office managers need to know the office from inside and out, right? Sometimes, when jobs needed to get done and medical billers need an extra, helping hand, medical managers can help out with billing collections and audits. Medical billing training also comes in handy for medical office managers, especially when handling insurance issues that have been escalated to them by subordinates.