I agree about what the industry is stuck on, but it doesn't negate what I've experienced, which is how I was answering her question. Some doctors in NY just don't want to work with any other pricing structure. And my response to the original OP is so she doesn't think this is odd (the pushback I mean), because I don't think it is, well not based on my experience and what I hear from fellow billers in my area.
I think essentially we're saying the same thing. I've said in tons of topics on this forum that educating a potential client is the best move anyone can ever make, but there will still be doctors who are resistant even when you educate them. I doubt anyone on here is in the business of trying to lose business. I'm more than sure that folks are doing their very best to perfect their pitch. Mines is damn good but it isn't foolproof especially on those who are hellbent on believing in the myth of "we don't get paid until you get paid" pitch.
NY has the most interesting cases of all states I researched. Florida runs a close second. There are quite a few cases of just fee-splitting but the ones I have found to prove my point best are the ones where there were billing companies involved in the fee-splitting arrangement.
I agree. Though it is hard to educate when some have already made up their minds.. because "Everyone is doing it"
I don't think you're beating a dead horse, but the truth is since this effects this doctor's license he's allowed to fight the language or waste his money doing it. It won't change how I do business, but I will definitely be watching to see what happens. Maybe they'll do the opposite of what he's asking and specifically state third-party medical billing companies. Who knows.
QuoteI don't think you're beating a dead horse, but the truth is since this effects this doctor's license he's allowed to fight the language or waste his money doing it. It won't change how I do business, but I will definitely be watching to see what happens. Maybe they'll do the opposite of what he's asking and specifically state third-party medical billing companies. Who knows.I agree. I'm actually glad to be away from % based billing. The clients I have had that switched over with me have not ONCE complained. Their invoices are pretty comparative. I get paid for all my time as I deserve to be. I would never go back to a %. I think eventually the entire industry will be subject to similar laws that will in general prohibit fee-splitting PERIOD. I kind of hope so because it better serves us to be held in a higher standard. Make sense?