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laurajean412:
Hi everyone! I'm in the process of starting my own Medical Billing Company and I have a few questions!

1. I currently use NueMD at the medical billing company that I work for. Does anyone have any thoughts on using this software for an at home based company?

2. I'm trying to figure out what is the best way to receive super bills, pt info, reports, eob ect. from the Dr. Does a network work best or is it just as efficient to have all the information faxed?

3. If I use a different software then the Dr's is that okay? Do they need to provide me with any more information other then the pt info, insurance info and super bill?

4. Right now I work for a specialist and a lot of times the insurance requires medical documentation and reports. Do you think this is something I should have the Dr's send me for every pt. or should i request them from the Dr. on a need bases.

5. Does Office Billing differ a lot from Hospital Billing if the Dr. provides a super bill. I have only ever done office billing but I know a Dr. who sees pt both in is own practice and at the hospital?

Thank you so much!! This is a great website!!

Laura

PMRNC:
Hi everyone! I'm in the process of starting my own Medical Billing Company and I have a few questions!


--- Quote ---1. I currently use NueMD at the medical billing company that I work for. Does anyone have any thoughts on using this software for an at home based company?
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NueMD has two versions, one is for doctors offices and the other is their medical billing company, I have only worked on the physicians version but it was not bad at all, the reports are pretty nice,



--- Quote ---2. I'm trying to figure out what is the best way to receive super bills, pt info, reports, eob ect. from the Dr. Does a network work best or is it just as efficient to have all the information faxed?
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You will find that this will depend on the practice, you should be open to several different means of obtaining the information you need, I prefer fax because that saves time for the staff in copying.
I usually leave this up to the client.

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3. If I use a different software then the Dr's is that okay? Do they need to provide me with any more information other then the pt info, insurance info and super bill?
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This too will depend on the client, if they want you to do it all and you can't work on their system it's best to start off in your software and depending on what you decide a start date is usually chosen and balance forwards are put into the account, there might also be situations where you and the client agree to have you work back claims in which case you will load patients into your software. Another scenario is to work on the providers software via remote access and that can be achieved in several ways.


--- Quote ---4. Right now I work for a specialist and a lot of times the insurance requires medical documentation and reports. Do you think this is something I should have the Dr's send me for every pt. or should i request them from the Dr. on a need bases.
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Depending on the specialty of the practice, you might find you only need certain documentation on an "as needed" basis. The less "medical" records that leave the office the better.


--- Quote ---5. Does Office Billing differ a lot from Hospital Billing if the Dr. provides a super bill. I have only ever done office billing but I know a Dr. who sees pt both in is own practice and at the hospital?
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If the doctor is charging for his professional services in a hospital setting you are still going to bill on the CMS1500 but coding will be different as you'll want to get familiar with the appropriate inpatient E/M codes, or any other codes used by that provider.

 

laurajean412:
That's great, thank you!! Can you explain a little more about what a "remote" desktop is. I have heard the term before but am not quite clear on what it is. Also what is the going percentage rate that you bill the Doctors. I'm planning on charging a % of the amount billed but I have read people charge anywhere from 6%-14%!

The Doctor that i am pursuing already has a great system. Do you think its okay to tell him that I could log onto his software and get the info I need and then input it into my billing software? He has a all paperless practice.

Thanks again!

laurajean412:
Also is it a good idea to hire an accounant? What types of things would I need an accountant for?

Pay_My_Claims:

--- Quote from: laurajean412 on June 19, 2009, 10:59:05 PM ---That's great, thank you!! Can you explain a little more about what a "remote" desktop is. I have heard the term before but am not quite clear on what it is. Also what is the going percentage rate that you bill the Doctors. I'm planning on charging a % of the amount billed but I have read people charge anywhere from 6%-14%!

The Doctor that i am pursuing already has a great system. Do you think its okay to tell him that I could log onto his software and get the info I need and then input it into my billing software? He has a all paperless practice.

Thanks again!

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remote desktop is just the ability to connect to your home computer/work computer from another PC.

Also I haven't heard of anyone charging a % on the amount billed, but on the amount received. This gives you incentive to know the more you pursue money for the provider, the more money you receive.

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