Billers, managers see 2% to 3% pay raise in 2012 to match increased job duties

Why This Topic Matters

Understanding how billing roles, added responsibilities, education, and practice size relate to compensation can help medical office staff evaluate pay fairness and prepare for performance-review discussions. The article also highlights general workplace and revenue-cycle themes that are useful for billing department management.

Article Sections

1. PBN Salary Survey

   Introduces the survey context and explains that the article is part of a broader salary-survey series. It frames the billing-specific focus and points readers to related coverage.

2. Salary trends for billers and billing supervisors

   Summarizes compensation patterns for billing staff and managers, including overall raise ranges, typical salary levels, and differences between role categories. It also notes how often respondents reported receiving raises.

3. Job duties and responsibility changes

   Describes how changes in work responsibilities related to compensation for billing staff and supervisors. It covers the kinds of new duties respondents reported and the general relationship between added duties and raises.

4. Pay, benefit discrepancies by education, practice size

   Reviews how experience, education, certifications, and practice characteristics related to pay and benefits. It also summarizes common benefits and differences between billers and supervisors.

5. Colleagues’ tips on how to get more money

   Provides general advice from billing professionals on presenting performance results, tracking responsibilities, improving productivity, maintaining education, and comparing compensation with peers.