Medical coding, billing workshop set

MANILA, Philippines - The Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines Inc. (MTIAPI) brings the opportunity to the Filipino medical professionals to break into the medical coding and billing career, a rewarding and celebrated health care profession currently monopolized by US residents.

The MTIAPI is inviting all those interested to a medical coding and billing workshop on Feb. 10-13 and 15-16 at the Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City.

Medical coding and billing professionals are important members of the medical office team working with doctors, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, nursing homes, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other healthcare facilities and consulting firms.

Some medical coding/billing technicians eventually start their own medical billing services from home.

In the United States, landing a job after undergoing a six-series module training is quite easy because this is currently the most sought-after profession.

Salary is likewise very promising ranging from $12 up to $46 an hour, depending on the location of the work, whether it is in a hospital, private practice or another kind of establishment.

Education level and work experience also affect the medical billing and coding salary. For this reason, MTIAPI strives hard to provide the most comprehensive workshop to be offered locally.

This opportunity is very new in the Philippines, thus the industry needs a lot of marketing exposure toward becoming a leading outsourcing hub for knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) services like medical coding and billing.