What is the background of the Electronic Medical Billing Network of America, Inc., and how did it come into existence?
A. The Network was started in 1995. The founder, Merlin Coslick, had operated a billing center since 1990 and had been teaching seminars in New Jersey about the medical billing business as a homebased opportunity. He wanted startup companies to be given an honest, objective view of all aspects of the business, not just a sales pitch. In response to the urging of students, he started a focus group about medical billing, which soon grew to be a regional organization. Following a very favorable writeup about Merlin and the Network by the national entrepreneurial magazine Business Startups, inquiries from around the country caused the association and its newsletter, The Electronic Biller, to gain nationwide attention and distribution. The Electronic Biller is now the flagship publication of the national association and has subscribers throughout this country and abroad. The Network is recognized by billers across the United States for its dominance in the field and is known for its objecti
