Which one is best Medical transcription or Medical transcription?

How does one decide between medical transcription medical coding medical billing?

• Answer:

  Medical transcription entails transcribing (typing) the medical notes that were dictated into a dictaphone (casette recorder) device by a member of the medical staff. Medical coding is the coding of each patient's diagnosis with an ICD-9 code, which is a code number that is recognized world wide. An ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition) book contains a diagnosis code for every illness, disease, injury, etc. known to man, and is used world wide. Medical billing is the process of billing the medical companies, using the transcribed medical information and the diagnosis codes, to give the insurance companies all of the pertinent data required to process payment of medical services. A lot of people nowadays go for packaged programs such as medical billing and coding training courses. All of these positions require good medical terminology knowledge, so choosing medical transcription would depend on if you enjoy typing and are good at it. If you enjoy the analytical skills required for medical coding, that one may be the one for you. And since medical billing requires one to be good with numbers, that may be your best choice if you enjoy working with numbers and are detail oriented. Since these courses are now available online, you can select a course provider and then contact them about the differences of these jobs, which people prefer more, which one earns better and which is the best for you to take. I'm sure that they will discuss a lot of elements of each of those courses.