How does outsourced medical billing work?
The following steps explain the working of medical billing services: Data delivery to service: Firstly, you need to send patient data, diagnosis codes, procedure codes and insurance data to the billing service provider. Most providers support multiple ways of data delivery including e-mail, mail, fax, and scan. Providers may also allow you to enter the information into a secure web page on the provider’s website. Lastly, providers may install software on your office computers that transmits billing data to their computers through a secure internet connection. Submission of forms: After receipt of the billing information, the service staff checks your data and requests for any missing information, fills up the appropriate claim forms and submits them to a claims clearinghouse. Approved claims: The explanation of benefits forms (EOBs) and checks are delivered to you for all approved claims. Incoming checks and EOBs can be handled in two ways. You can have them delivered to your office an
