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Capture Medical Billing Videos Help Physicians Code for H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine.


Medical Billing and Coding Company Produces Short Videos to Assist Doctors and Healthcare Providers in Obtaining Proper Reimbursement While Adhering to Governmental Regulations

WASHINGTON -- Capture Billing and Consulting, Inc., a medical billing and coding company, would like to help keep healthcare professionals informed and up to date on the latest coding and billing specifications and regulations. With its release of the "Medical Billing Minute" video, Capture Billing hopes to educate physicians on how to code for the H1N1 Swine Flu swine flu
n.
A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine.
 Vaccine.

The H1N1 virus and resulting epidemic is currently one of our nation's top health concerns. With the growing number of confirmed cases, health care providers are facing many challenges with a record number of sick visits plus the required complex medical billing associated with these visits.

"This is the first in a series of one minute videos addressing various coding procedures and challenges that physicians are faced with daily," states Manny Manny may refer to:

In nobility:
  • Baron Manny, a title in the Peerage of England
  • Walter de Manny, 1st Baron Manny (died 1372), soldier of fortune and founder of the Charterhouse
People with the given name Manny:
  • Manny (given name)
 Oliverez, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Capture Billing. "We want to produce these videos to make these complex issues simple."

The current "Medical Billing Minute" focuses on the coding specifications required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid

U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care.
 for billing out the administration of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. Although the actual vaccine is not billable, the video clearly explains what can be billed and what healthcare professionals can expect to be reimbursed.

The series of free videos to follow the current "Medical Billing Minute" are designed to inform providers of current medical coding and billing information. In addition to general medical billing procedures and coding updates some specific topics to be covered are Red Flag Rules, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health,  compliance and auditing, along with other government regulations.

As a medical billing and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
 Capture Billing believes that proper education and up to date training in the complex field of medical billing and coding is not only important for their team, but it is a must for physicians and their staff. Interested parties can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
subscribe, take

buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company";
 the "Medical Billing Minute" videos by going to www.CaptureBilling.com.

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