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Let's TRY to be a thorn in side off offshore medical billing companies

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PMRNC:
I also think consumers/patient's are NOT educated enough on where there information goes OR how they can indeed stop it on their end. Patients should ASK physicians if not disclosed to them WHERE there information is going. There are legislative bills pending to at least put that guideline in place. Many patient think they don't have a choice however they need to remember they have legal rights with their information and whether a provider sending their info offshore is perfectly legal a stink raised by a patient or two or three... CAN and most likely WILL make a difference. Patients don't realize the power they have. My own attorney drafted me a letter for all of my physicians with my rights NOT to have an EHR for myself or my family. So next time you run across a physician who is using an offshore company stop and educate them on both the ethical and legal risks they are taking. Tell family members to ask their physicians. It's so much better than sitting back and doing nothing.

If you are a billing company and you are receiving the same solicitations, take down the name of the company, find their website and look for their "Associations and/or Affiliations" and see if there is a common denominator on where these companies are getting your information, you will find a link.

RoVeada:
I have been getting calls all this week from off-shore companies in India. I try to politely decline their "services" to sub-contract.

PMRNC:

--- Quote ---I have been getting calls all this week from off-shore companies in India. I try to politely decline their "services" to sub-contract.
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Yes, it does get to be really irritating and another point to be made is that they obviously don't have to honor our "DO NOT CALL LIST" either!

I'm beyond polite now, I simply tell them not to call anymore and hang up.

RichardP:

--- Quote from: RoVeada on September 25, 2013, 04:05:59 PM ---I have been getting calls all this week from off-shore companies in India.
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Answering machines are pretty good for screening out such calls.

shanbull:
Actually I think unions could very well now be helping, indirectly, with their efforts elsewhere. Increased wages in China for each of the past five years have already resulted in some companies moving their manufacturing facilities back here to the states, because it's just not financially feasible or profitable enough any more to outsource as the cost of raw materials and wages has risen. When there is less differentiation in pay by country, there is no incentive for U.S. companies to offshore. As labor movements and legislation in developing countries are beginning to take off, it's a win-win for workers around the globe. They get paid a livable wage, and we're not competing with people who are willing to take cents on the dollar for the same work. Pointing to China as a cautionary example to big corporations might be a good idea. Supporting worker's rights abroad is definitely in our best interest. When wages are more equal internationally, American companies will hire qualified American workers over anyone else.

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