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
LOL, that is funny because I love teeth and I used to want to be a dentist when I was 7 years old. Grin
QuoteWell Marie, I don't know how to respond but be honest. Most providers will ask you for experienceI 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!!
Well Marie, I don't know how to respond but be honest. Most providers will ask you for experience
Quote from: marie8480 on February 10, 2011, 01:56:19 PMOk, 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 Mgntback 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 iti 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 bossim 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.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.
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 Mgntback 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 iti 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 bossim 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.
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.
And you're miles ahead with your banking, accounting, and customer service background because you realize the importance of CORRECT data entry! The insurance companies take forever to let you know that there's an error in data!