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The catch 22 - medical billing w/out actual experience

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PMRNC:
How long ago was that? I worked from late 80's to 97/98 yes the training was long.. My first place was Prudential.. no pool there, but killer cafeteria, daycare. not bad <g> and the pay even to start was awesome.. I upgraded from there to another company (don't care to mention ..hint.. BAIL OUT.. LOL)
You didn't get HIAA cert's?  OMG those were hard as heck..makes a medical billing course look like Sesame street.  Did you take Dean Vaughn?  Each carrier I worked for taught terminology that way.. was a blast. :) Look it up if you never heard of it.

I have to say I hated that end too towards the end.. but when I was transferred to fraud unit.. I got to see that fraud was EVENLY split.. patients, doctors, hospitals, insureds.. equally!  Mostly I couldn't believe how many times we went after this one very very very big lab facility.. (sorry not naming names there either).  But the last company I worked with was the best.. benefits, money.. great. I have a few friends still there and moved up in rank and pay of course.  Honestly when I billed my first batch of claims, I remember saying.. "This is it?"  LOL I couldn't have said that if I had not gotten my education there.

Pay_My_Claims:

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--- Quote ---BCBS is a big employer who hires and trains employees with "no experience" with the biggest area of hire, claims processing (keying in claims, or scanning)
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They don't train the data processors, those are the ones that usually pre/check claims right from mail room and register and batch them. there's a lot more that goes into a claims examiners job that data entry. More so than billing.


--- Quote ---I will be looking into this as a back up.  Right now BCBS doesn't have anything in my area.  Undecided
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check for ANY insurance companies in your area.. workers comp, etc.

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Sorry, but BCBS of NC does train their employees those positions

Michele:
It was from 90-95.  Started as Metropolitan, merged with Travelers to become Metra-Health and then got bought out by United Health Care.  So technically, I worked for three!  But it never really changed much.  I could have done well, moved way up the ladder.  When I gave them my notice, they actually made me offers to keep me!  It was a compliment.  But it wasn't my calling.   :)

Michele

PMRNC:

--- Quote ---Sorry, but BCBS of NC does train their employees those positions
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Yes, I'm sure they do, but they don't receive the same training as examiners/analysts, different positions. Sorry I should have clarified that. I didn't want anyone to think examiners and data entry positions are nearly the same.

Steanie:
Fantastic advice. I believe I will begin working towards working for an insurance company next to move me closer to my dream of opening my own business. Thanks ladies for the advice.

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