Key differences to consider about the medical office versus hospital setting

By Joy Hicks,

Updated September 04, 2018
If you are looking into a career in medical billing, it is important to understand the nature of the job in different types of facilities. Most medical billers will tell you there are significant differences in the processing of medical claims across different specialties and facility types. There is an absolute difference in billing between healthcare and other industries. In medical billing, there are two different types of billing—professional billing and institutional billing.

Professional Billing for Medical Services
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While most of the other tasks performed by the medical office are the same across all medical facility types, medical billing is not. A medical office handles the administrative tasks for a medical practice, including greeting patients, scheduling appointments, check-in and registration, collecting money, and a number of other tasks including medical billing.
Hope this at least gave you some background information. -j :)