What is a medical service representative and how to become one

Key steps to become a medical service representative

1. Explore medical service representative education requirements

   Most common medical service representative degrees

   Bachelor's

   44.1 %

   Associate

   27.8 %

   High School Diploma

   11.4 %

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2. Start to develop specific medical service representative skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Patients	28.02%
   Insurance Eligibility	8.43%
   HIPAA	8.31%
   Medicaid	7.36%
   Medical Terminology	6.41%

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3. Complete relevant medical service representative training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New medical service representatives learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a medical service representative based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real medical service representative resumes.

4. Research medical service representative duties and responsibilities

   • Coach, evaluate and performance manage MSRs to ensure timely and accurate service to clients.
   • Review and resolve NCCI and medical necessity edits in compliance with CMS, CPT, ICD-10 and ICD-9 guidelines.
   • Utilize ICD-9-CM and CPT coding principles in the assignment and sequencing of diagnostic and procedure billing codes.
   • Follow strict medical guidelines and HIPAA patient confidentiality regulations.

5. Prepare your medical service representative resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your medical service representative resume.

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6. Apply for medical service representative jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a medical service representative job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams