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meagnash:
Ok great I will do that! Do they charge for the list?

DMK:
No, it's a matter of public information.  This is a way for the public to make sure the doctor is licensed and has no disciplinary actions against them.  (Handy for you too!)

PMRNC:
Just be careful with sources like that.. one time I called a provider and it ended up to be his home and he was NONE to pleased. Verify the information using a few different sources. Years ago (still can it's just not as useful) we could write Medicare under the Freedom of Information Act and get a listing of all providers not filing electronic (remember those good ol days?)  even those lists were not such great sources. Now there are mailing list companies and it's the same thing you have to be careful about where you are calling.

Here's how I got a client once (small pediatrician's office)   I was scanning the obituaries looking for funeral services for a friend of my sisters, one popped up where it said she was a loved mother, wife and "trusted, loyal office manager".   The next day I looked up the providers office from the obituary and contacted them with my condolences and that led to an urgent meeting setup for THAT afternoon and I left an hour and half later with a signed contract. To thank him, I took her picture and had it blown up with a frame and plaque in her honor to hang in his office. I don't do his billing anymore since I've moved, he needed a lot of hand holding but I still do all his consulting and now he's in a practice with 4 other pediatricians and I do all their office policies, procedures, compliance manuals, etc. He's referred me to several offices over the past few years.    YA NEVER KNOW where your next client will come from :)

Michele:
Wow!  I thought Alice was creative but that's a new one to me.  I'm going to have to pay closer attention to the obituaries. 

ellie:
Do you find that physicians are not wanting to outsource ?

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