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QueenAlicia:
That is so true and we don't haggle with Shell & Arco when it comes to gas in our cars so why shoulld they haggle with us. It really pisses me off because it's like we are trying to make a living just like they are and they want us to do it for pennies and demand a bunch of work. I wonder how the inhouse billers feel working for cheap doctors.
I actually know a doctor who I fired who wasn't giving her employee's benefits. She treated them like trash and I told them all that they were fools to stay and work for that "you know what explicit that starts with a B".
TammyL:
Great Advice Linda I will be using this and get away from the % billing.
Michele:
--- Quote from: PMRNC on August 08, 2012, 09:52:18 PM ---When I did percentage my contract was worded in such a way to reflect a % of total PRACTICE REVENUE. Even if the staff is collecting it, it's same amount of work for me. I did not charge lower % either, it's all data entry in posting payments and one is not easier than the other so only stands to reason it's same %. Another reason yet I was glad to get away from the % billing model. Provider's wanted to make their own rules on how this was done.
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Wow, this brings back memories. :)
Someone accused us (Alice and I) for being "dishonest" for a statement similar to this. I will forever stand by it. Nothing dishonest, we didn't hide anything. We are going to be paid for our work. The dr was. Whether his staff collected it or we did, we tracked everything to make sure all was pd and pd correctly AND we provided reports to them to show the TOTAL revenue. Still can't believe the CRAP that got thrown at us for making such a statement. :) Good times....good times.....
DMK:
I agree completely. I never understood what difference it made it I collected from the patient. The billing service still had an entry to make. They still had to (1) enter the charges, (2) enter the payment the patient made at time of service (3) bill the insurance company and this was before electronic billing (4) enter the eob when it came back from the insurance company. So 4 types of data entry for nothing? I guess that's why they're out of business now.
PMRNC:
Do you know why percentage billing is still done? It continues because of the medical billing courses/training out there who continue to push it simply because it's a "marketing" angle to the provider. Again, the billing company does NOT benefit from this model at ALL!
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