Saturday 12 March 2016

Senior Citizens Earning More Money In 2016

By Jazmine Cook


Medical billing jobs require you to have great negotiating skills. If you have been involved in real estate or business, you would probably make a good medical biller. Senior citizens today are often going back to work because their social security is not enough for them to live on. However, many seniors are facing hard times because they don't know where to find jobs. They often get the door slammed in their face because of their age. However, they bring along a lot of prior experience and knowledge to the table. A senior citizen can often find work in healthcare because the jobs are often plentiful. Many senior citizens like coding because it is a sit down position that doesn't require any heavy lifting.

In order to start your own medical billing company, you are going to have to get some education first. Going back to school may be something that you are open to. Perhaps you have felt that getting a good education is not worth your time. However, it is necessary to have if you want to get a job in medical billing today. For starters, having an associates, bachelors or master's degree in medical billing is a must. It is important because you need to learn about billing, anatomy, physiology, utilization management and so much more. Education programs also prepare you to take the ICD-10 coding examination.

Senior citizens that work in the industry often say that it takes years of experience to learn how to put the right codes with the correct treatments. ICD-10 just got released in 2015. Most people do not know how to work with ICD-10 yet. Therefore, a senior citizen has just as much chance at landing a job as a younger worker would. The job requires you to have your ICD-10 coding certification and usually an associates or bachelor's degree in billing. It often takes years of experience to do coding effectively.

It is important to take working one step at a time. If you think about it, medical billing and coding takes time to learn. Many senior citizens have a lot of time on their hands and can get educated in many different ways. You can easily learn more about coding at home. Learn how to read books and talk to people in workshops. Many seniors find billing workshops to be fun. It gets you out of the house and you actually learn something. You also get to share good knowledge with people that are interested in the same exact thing as you are.

Medical billing companies often have physicians wanting to do business on a regular basis. You will often be surprised to learn that most physicians today want to see better results than they are getting now. Many doctors feel more comfortable working with someone over 55 because they feel that they are often more serious about their work and offer dedication. Many senior citizens today offer excellent work skills and bring years of experience with them to the work place. They often have years of wisdom and knowledge that young people often cannot bring to the table.




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