Saturday, March 5, 2016

Getting Customers In The Medical Billing Field

By Ellen Donalds


If you are looking to start a medical billing company or have one, then 2016 is a great year for you. You will start to notice that many healthcare providers are looking for a professional billing company to represent them. They are looking for a billing company to save them both time and money. You will stand out if you know ICD-10 coding and have a history of getting higher returns.

It is clear that billing in 2016 is going to get a lot harder and billing companies are going to reap the rewards of their hard work. For years, medical billing companies had to battle for business against stay at home medical billers. With the new ICD-10, it is a lot harder and 9 out of 10 times, home billers do not have the right software to work with professional healthcare establishments. This makes medical billing a lucrative and great industry to be involved in.

The reason why medical billing companies are doing so well today is because they are showing that outsourcing gets you higher revenues. When you have a professional billing business doing something 100% correct, you don't have to worry about the money part. If you have a good revenue cycle management program and utilization management, the MD's are going to say, "I should work with you because I want to receive excellent results."

As a medical biller, you are required to do billing perfectly. There is no room for error. Professional billers that work for billing companies often say that they are afraid of losing their job. This fact is mainly due to the fact that they are afraid of their bosses saying that they are not good enough to work for them. Medical billing jobs are not hard to find. However, good medical billers are. There is a 17% job shortage of qualified workers in the medical billing field. Most people do not understand ICD-10 coding.

If you can prove that your company is the best in the business, then more companies are going to want to work with you. You can receive a lot of customers by simply throwing in some extra services such as: electronic medical billing, utilization review, benefit documentation, electronic charge capture and follow ups on all claims. You need to show that you are willing to work hard for the physician 24/7 to get them paid.

There is no golden rule, but I think that you should always meet face to face with a potential client. When you get the initial phone call, it is best to ask them if you can meet with them in person. It is best to say, "Can I meet with you in person?" If the client lives out of state, you are going to have to fly to their location. Remember, these types of clients are big deals. They don't come around often and doctors that make good money in their practice are hard to find.




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