Hi,
I've been submitting claims for a friend (an occupational therapist) who has started her own practice. I've enjoyed it to a ridiculous extent, so I am planning to start my own billing service. Until I found this forum, I hadn't even heard of fee-splitting (!) so I'm feeling more than a little nervous and hoping to get feedback.
I have taken a billing & coding course and will be sitting for a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist exam (tomorrow, in fact) so I feel like I have a good handle on the mechanics. I have zero business experience, though.
I have purchased Medisoft and will be using Gateway EDI for a clearinghouse. I wish I had found this place sooner -- I have purchased "How to Start Your Own Successful Medical Billing Service" and just checked out Xena Health, but it's too late now
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My plan is to get my provider set up with my brand new software (I've been using Office Ally and submitting other claims directly to their respective websites up to now) and when I feel really confident with it to start looking for other business. There are so many other pieces that I feel I'm missing! I've been working on a business plan and my thought is that I'd like to market to the solo or small providers that just don't have the time to worry about billing and I'd like to eventually figure out how to help with credentialling. My OT provider is my model client: she is trying to run her own practice while working for a home health agency and a single mom to 3 boys. She wants to work with her clients, not worry about chasing down insurance claims.
So, I won't be billing percentage and I'll probably download the book on how to price because I have no idea how else to go about it. As I said, I could use any comments, suggestions, etc. to help me think things through.
Thanks so much!
Adrienne Boudreau