Professional, Systematic Medical Coding Service to Healthcare Providers
Medical coding is in fact a mixture of several processes namely pre-sales needs analysis, file downloading and assignment, coding, quality assessment, uploading of finished files, acquiring files from the customer, pre-coding, assessment of diagnosis compatibility with all available references, and client feedback. Professional medical coding service is offered to healthcare providers. These services can be availed of for different kinds of medical specialties including cardiology, internal medicine, radiology, pathology, neurology, oncology, and infectious diseases.
Professional medical coding service providers ensure quality, accuracy and consistency in the work undertaken. Experienced professionals employed by these firms are usually well-versed in medical terminology. Medical coding is done with a high level of precision utilizing state-of-the-art coding standards and methodologies. In addition, professional medical coding services are HIPAA compliant.
Many Advantages to be Gained from Outsourcing
Outsourcing medical coding service ensures several advantages:
- Greater accuracy.
- Transparency in the adoption of methods.
- Greater dependability.
- Money need not be unnecessarily spent in getting a new employee or for buying novel infrastructure or technology.
Other Quality Services Can Also Be Availed
Medical coding is otherwise known by the name insurance coding. It helps in identifying the claims and in providing the entire history of the patient and the services offered. In addition to professional medical coding service, professional medical billing, insurance claims processing, accounts receivable, and other services are also offered to healthcare providers.
Rajeev Rajagopal, the President of OSI, has a wealth of experience as a healthcare business consultant in the United States. He has a keen understanding of current medical billing and coding standards.