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QueenAlicia:
--- Quote from: PMRNC on February 10, 2011, 04:09:03 PM ---I have not done dental billing but I could easily make the transition, I did process dental claims when I was a claims examiner but I just found it boring, all those xrays of the mouth.. teeth.. LOL Dental software is MUCH more user friendly and way less complex. Even today I think dental billing is still the "untapped" market :)
JMO
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LOL, that is funny because I love teeth and I used to want to be a dentist when I was 7 years old. ;D
marie8480:
I intend to do the same thing Alicia thanks so much!
PMRNC:
--- Quote ---LOL, that is funny because I love teeth and I used to want to be a dentist when I was 7 years old. Grin
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MY hat is off to you!! Go for it!! What do you have to lose. If you want to communicate with someone who does dental billing, DME, and other specialties contact me by PM or email and I will put you in touch with her. She also works with MAB and does dental billing courses! MAB is pretty good Association, they put out some incredible billers ; Dental and medical.
QueenAlicia:
--- Quote from: medauthor on February 10, 2011, 03:20:12 PM ---
--- Quote ---Well Marie, I don't know how to respond but be honest. Most providers will ask you for experience
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I honestly can't imagine a provider outsourcing to someone with no billing experience.....school is wonderful, but there is NOTHING like true billing experience...I tell all my students who want to start their own medical billing business when they finish the program....3-6 months minimum experience before you try your start-up!!
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In a way this kinda discourages me (even though I know that not the intentions). Lately a lot of the ads I see are for candidates with 2yrs+ experience. Even if I came straight out of Kaplan or some other school seeking work I would still need that amount of experience. I have found 2 ads where they are entry level and I am putting together info send to them right now.
taxlady28781:
--- Quote from: QueenAlicia on February 10, 2011, 04:10:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: marie8480 on February 10, 2011, 01:56:19 PM ---Ok, i never done any medical billing before beside what i've learned from school and read anything i could find on it.
i have a diploma as a Medical assistant and also im on my third semester for an Associate degree in Healthcare Mgnt
back in Canada i went to school to become a nurse than realized that it wasn't for me, now that i know what i want im really into it
i know that it won't be easy to start because of no experience but not impossible. It's not possible for me to go out and get a job as a medical biller right now and beside i always wanted to be my own boss
im married with 3 kids,even know that my husband got a good job working for the rail road, it's just too much to pay for decare for all of my kids.
So any advice you can give me will be welcome, don't try to discourage me from doing that and don't need any negative comments or try to put me down because of no experience.
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Marie, you and I are in the same boat. My husband has a good job as a Marine but military are underpaid and I too have always wanted to be my own boss. I have one in daycare and the other is a baby. I know this will be dificult but not impossible. I am just going to market until I get calls and stay up on all new procedures with billing.
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I am in a similar situation. But, I have been my own boss for years now, just not in medical billing :) I have two small children and run my husband's retail store(which keeps itself running, but by no means pays the bills...yet). We can't afford to close it down and lose all that investment. And I sure can't go out and get a job in a physician's office and be able to pay for daycare and pay someone to run the store. I'll just keep plugging away trying to get that first client signed and grow from there :D
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