Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist/CMRS

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542747239913763291.post-51970245714706839072007-02-21T08:05:00.000-08:002007-02-21T09:03:30.814-08:00Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist/CMRSAwarded by the certifying board of the American Medical Billing Association, the Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist exam is a voluntary, (not a requirement by the federal government for a medical biller to be certified in order to practice medical billing) national credential for the medical billing profession. Skilled and certified in facilitating the claims paying process from the time the service is rendered until the bill is actually paid, the CMRS is knowledgeable in the following:<a href="http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm/icd9/icd9changes.html">International Classification of Diseases</a><a href="http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm/icd9/icd9changes.html"> Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)</a> is used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys. Review list of current <a href="http://www.wisent.com/c_index_ICD9_code_data.htm">ICD-9_CM Codes</a><a href="http://www.wisent.com/c_index_ICD9_code_data.htm"> </a>CPT4 - CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) is a the standard list of codes and descriptions by which patients are treated and billed by their physicians. See list of commonly used<a href="http://www.wisent.com/c_index_cpt_code.htm"> CPT4 Codes</a> <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedHCPCSGenInfo/20_HCPCS_Coding_Questions.asp">HCPCS Coding</a> - Healthcare Common procedure Coding System <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.hipaa.org/">HIPAA</a> - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://oig.hhs.gov/">OIG Compliance</a> - Office of the Attorney General The role of the medical biller is crucial to the health care provider's daily business operations. Other proficiencies acquired by the medical billing specialist include: medical terminology, insurance claims and billing, appeals and denials, fraud and abuse, information and web technology, reimbursement, and much more. <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.ambanet.net/cmrs.htm">To find out more about becoming a Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist, please click here</a> Manhattan Institutenoreply@blogger.com0