Everyone involved in the practice of healthcare is expected to know how to bill correctly yet it’s not being taught in any systematic or organised fashion by anyone.
Synapse Principal and CEO Margaret Faux has been studying this issue in her PhD thesis, this article published on BMJ reveals the findings of her research.
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Below are some Tweets regarding the article:
Who teaches medical billing to Australian doctors? No-one, apparently. And everyone thinks “someone else” should do it. Our latest article in @BMJ_Open https://t.co/B1maQN5IF8
— Jon Wardle (@wardlejon) July 18, 2018
That’s certainly a theme coming out in my phase 2 interviews. Problem is practice managers don’t formally learn how to bill either! There is no formal curriculum in the country. That came out of the lit review. https://t.co/WYw6omPVjx
— Margaret Faux (@MargaretFaux) July 18, 2018
You have raised some gr8 points @DrDevora which I explored in phase 2 of PhD. Will report soon. Clinicians already overloaded w learning true, but it’s tax payers $ and we lose 5-15% p.a 2 incorrect claims. S’one has 2 have legal literacy. Question is who. https://t.co/8PTqmDztxg
— Margaret Faux (@MargaretFaux) July 18, 2018