Time Management In The Medical Billing Workplace Submitted By: Michele Graham Managing your time at your job is essential to getting projects accomplished. Most people work for a paycheck, not considering how important

their actual job duty may be to their employer.Prioritizing your work is the first key to managing your time. First of all, if you have deadlines for certain tasks, you need to meet them.Using a 1-31 file is extremely helpful for daily tasks. For example, if you are researching information, a 1-31 file can be extremely helpful. First get 31 file folders and number them 1 through 31.Let's use checking insurance claim status as our example. Once your claims are filed, on a daily basis hopefully, print a day sheet or ledger sheet of all claims filed that day.

Considering most insurance claims are paid within 2 to 3 weeks, file the "day sheet" 21 days from the date you first filed the claims. If the claims were filed on the first of the month, then "file" your day sheet in the folder marked "14". When the 14th of the month rolls around, pull the folder first thing in the morning to check on claims that should be in process if not already paid. Click here for the rest.