Is billing viable home-based business?
Yes. There are a remarkable number of home-based billing operators working from home. But somewhat contrary to what you may have heard or read, its not a quick and easy undertaking to set up and get started. Too often medical billing is confused with electronic claims submission, which is in fact another type of service that may be home-based. The next question and answer addresses the differences. Thorough training in medical terminology, coding, billing, billing operations, and collections, is required before approaching a provider to convince her/him. It helps to be able to “talk the talk,” understand the law; know how to recover revenue from payers, and provide good reports for analysis. Our program teaches all that is necessary to become employed or to set up and run a successful medical billing operation. Caveat: Dont be fooled by the promises made by the medical billing or electronic claims software vendors who say you will make $50,000 a year in the “hottest opportunity of the
