How to Get Started With Work at Home Medical Billing & Coding Jobs

Medical billing and coding  is  often a popular work from home type of job, but like many other telecommute opportunities, getting started is a challenge. Many companies advertise medical billing jobs that can be done from home, but more often than not, these companies ask you to purchase something. So how can you find real  medical billing from home jobs? 

Here's a few tips to get you started.

Start with the Right Skills
Medical billing, coding and transcription positions require a college degree or certification, so start there if you haven't already. While building the right skills, make sure you are networking since building relationships with instructors and classmates can prove invaluable in the future. Check with the school you studied with—many offer assistance with job placement.  University of Phoenix and Kaplan have medical billing and coding courses that you can do online or in person.  

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Do not pay for the job!

If an employer asks for money, this should always be a red flag. Employers shouldn't be asking for money --they should be paying you. There may be financial investment in getting the right software, but pick up what you need from a company that doesn't offer a “too good to be true” job along with it.  

Work in hospital or doctor's office first 

Many employers require their staff to start in-house but offer telecommuting flexibility further down the road after  the relationship is established. Check your local classifieds and job listings for opportunities in the area that could lead to telecommuting opportunities.

Contact Medical offices directly 

Create a list of medical offices near you and give them a call, or better yet drop your resume off in person. Ask if they're hiring, and even if they aren't they may be impressed with your initiative enough to keep your information on file.

10 ways to make an extra money this year

Working in medical billing can be a rewarding career that allows you to work from home. Never pay anyone for a job—it's likely not a legitimate opportunity. Instead, ask connections from your schooling or certification studies, consider starting at an in-house position, contact local 

Here are some companies that regularly hiring medical coding and billing.   They may or may not be hiring right now!

Aviacode – Coding, and billing. Must have at least three years’ experience.

Codebusters – Coding, and billing. Experience required.

Conifer Health Solutions – Coding, and billing. Requires experience.

Himagine – Coding. Experience required.

LexiCode – Coding, and billing. Experience required.

Maxim Healthcare – Coding, and billing. Requires at least two years’ experience.

MModal – Coding. Some experience is required.

nThrive – Coding, and billing. Requires at least three years’ experience.

Piedmont Healthcare – Coding. Must have at least two years’ experience.

The Coding Network – Coding. Requires at least three years’ experience.

Medical coding overview

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HIPAA - Health Information Portability and Accounting Act

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Educational and training requirements for medical coders

Tips for finding a medical coding position you can work from home

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Work at home Medical Transcription/Coding jobs

This list is updated for 2022 

  TransHealth We are always looking for highly skilled MT's who want to join our nationwide network transcribing medical dictation to the highest standards of accuracy, completeness and timeliness. Our transcriptionists work from home from any where in the United States, commuting via digital technology. Our medical transcriptionist jobs provide an empowering environment that offers you flexible scheduling and productivity-based compensation. We seek highly qualified, motivated people to join our team. 

SpectraMedi is a growing state-of-the-art medical transcription service with an ongoing need for professionals who know they can make a difference. We value the person and the professional that joins our team. Quality Assurance Editors / Proofreaders - Work at home / remote or in-office Requires very little typing. Superior proofing and editing skills required.

Fast Chart, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced medical transcription services and an operating division of Applied Medical Services, is honored to be among the companies considered in your career search. Fast Chart offers clients the highest levels of accuracy with rapid turn-around times, therefore we must hire only highly trained medical transcriptionists (MTs). Qualified candidates must have at least two years of full-time medical transcription experience in a clinical or hospital setting.  ----------

  Axolotl As part of our company's growth, we are recruiting work-at-home medical transcription professionals to become full-time or part-time employees. If you possess at least three years of hospital or two years of multi-specialty clinic medical transcription experience and want to become part of a top-rate team, please fax or email your resume. 

RTO Stat Typists (male or female) who are trained, skilled medical transcriptionists with at least 1 year of on-the-job medical transcription experience. • If you have recently completed a comprehensive medical transcription course with some live transcription experience we would possibly offer a check ride to see just what skills you do have. • Because we also do non-medical transcription, RTO-stat would accept resumes from skilled, accurate typists who type 85+ words per minute. • Legal transcriptionists who have had at least 1 year of legal typing experience 

UnitedTran is now hiring full-time, part-time, experienced, or non-experienced MTs. If you are frustrated because no one will give you the "chance", we would like to offer you a great career opportunity as a Medical Transcriptionist 

Accuscribe is a unique service in that it utilizes Speech Machines technology, enabling us to hire the best transcriptionists from across the United States.

  Ascend Healthcare Systems Medical Transcriptionist to work from home. Minimum of three years of acute care facilities experience. CMT preferred. Required experience with Windows 2000 or Windows XP and proficient with Internet – FTP, https://, pcAnywhere and other protocols. Also required is proficiency in WordPerfect 9.X or Word 2002/2003. Highly competitive production based compensation plus other benefits. IC and employee positions available in all states 

Phonenix Med Com We require a minimum of 3 years experience in Ops and Discharges, with acute care facility/teaching institution/production environment experience essential. This is a major metropolitan market with primarily teaching institutions, and therefore there are significant numbers of ESL’s. All of our hospitals are teaching facilities, with general technical surgeries requiring the skill and ability to transcribe a variety of disciplines every single day. Operative reports comprise approximately 80% of our volume. We also hire for discharge summary/ consultation/ clinic note coverage as the need arises.

  TSystemsGroup.com Certified Medical Coders and Transcriptionists needed immediately for local onsite and remote coding. VA/DOD and Dictaphone experience desired

  Oracle Transcription Full-time or part-time, we welcome MTs to the ever widening circle of professionals working with OTI. We offer a low-pressure, work-at-home environment allowing you to arrange your work time to match your requirements. We offer a variety of work types and virtually unlimited work, all in a supportive environment where you can improve your skills and earnings.  

Thomas Transcription Only Experienced Transcriptionists Need Apply We are always looking for qualified medical Transcriptionists to join Thomas Transcription. You just might be the candidate we are looking for to complement our team. As you know, medical transcription is a very serious and important part of any medical practice. Help us help you find the right work for you. Minimum 3 years Experienced Only Need To Apply Neurology and Radiology Transcriptionist Needed: 5 Plus Years Experience 

Transcription Solutions, Inc. provides medical transcription services for health information, radiology, pathology, emergency rooms, physician offices and clinics throughout the United States. To those we serve, our team members are a vital part of the company’s success.TSI recognizes that there can be no greater asset in our operational structure than the talents each individual brings to the organization. All positions held with TSI are unique parts of the overall operation. Contributions made by TSI team members, through their work and communications with one another, assists everyone in accomplishing both personal and professional goals. 

NJPR Hospital & Medical Services has been providing hospital and medical support services in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania since 1974. We offer advanced technology in digital dictation, electronic transmission of reports, customized solutions, and all areas of medical transcription support. Available services also include coding support for inpatient and outpatient records, abstracting, data entry and analysis of coding accuracy. NJPR offers customized programs designed to meet specific needs within the Health Information Management Department. Targeted technical seminars are provided for various levels of competence in ICD-9-CM coding, CPT-4 coding, as well as seminars customized to meet the client's specific needs. NJPR also specializes in utilization management and review programs, including department review, specialty review, quality assessment, education programs, and varied related services individually created to meet specific client needs. 

Spheris relies on our employees to provide superior customer service and to fuel our growth. We are always seeking professional medical transcriptionists and quality assurance specialists.

  Keystrokes One of the primary goals of starting Keystroke Services was to provide a way for people to use their skills to earn extra income by working flexible hours at home. Naturally, medical transcription experience is an asset; but other backgrounds, such as nursing or typing, are sometimes adequate. Ultimately, the right attitude and an ability to learn is just as important as experience. Transcriptionists with Keystroke Services are considered contract labor rather than employees, and are allowed to determine their own hours and work load. In addition, the use of the internet allows transcription to be done virtually anywhere phone lines exist! 

Breitner Transcription Services, Inc. provides the most accurate, timely and conveniently delivered reports in the medical transcription industry. Our team of professionals is trained to take transcription accuracy to the premier level. We assign specialized Quality Control Editors to every client, and they take responsibility for the accuracy and punctuality of each report. This hands-on approach to client service means that our transcription reports exceed the national standard of the AAMT. 

Medigrafix What does it take to be an at home Transcriptionist? You must be proficient in WordPerfect and MS Word. You must be proficient in Windows and Internet based applications. You must be proficient with fax, phone, modem, and PC file transfer functions. You must be able to type 65 words per minute or better. Completion of medical terminology courses required. Experience is necessary with at least five years of clinic or hospital transcription work history. You must be highly motivated, well organized, and disciplined.

  MT World now offers full and part time employment opportunities World Wide. Contact us today for information. MT-World is accepting resumes from transcription professionals. MT-World offers competitive pay and work from home opportunities 

Cynmedic CyMed's transcription positions require no less than two years' experience as a medical transcriptionist in a hospital or clinic setting. Editor positions can be filled by applicants with a background in medical terminology (such as nurses, social workers, etc.). Depending on the contract preferences of our clients, CyMed offers both on-site and at-home employment opportunities 

Superior Global Solutions: we want our team to succeed, and strive to create an atmosphere in which employees can benefit and provide benefit to others. Our most important assets are our team members, and we continuously strive to attract, motivate, develop and retain quality people. Superior offers competitive wages with a quality-based production pay plan. Our team members have a clearly defined career path, with visible advancement potential. Consistent growth is achievable with our stratified levels.

  MVTS Join a professional, dynamic team of medical transcriptions while working from your own home! MVTS OFFERS: Unlimited Earning Potential Steady Work Flow Work Flexibility Professional Technical and Staff SupportComputer and Printer Inventory Reduction Training