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Hiring a Medical Billing Consultant?

Hiring a Medical Billing Consultant?

Published by: Kathryn Etienne, CCS-P on January 19, 2007

It’s hard to let go of what you might deem the financial control of your practice. Hiring a medical billing consultant can seem like you’re adding expenses instead of cutting them down, especially if you have never outsourced your billing. If you’ve always discounted outsourcing your medical billing claims because you feel as though you would be relinquishing control over your billing, read on – you’ll find that is not the case.

Actually outsourcing your medical billing and coding needs through a consultant is one of the smartest business moves you can make. Don’t think you have to use a local company, many medical billing firms have branch offices in an area near you, but others may be miles to hundreds of miles away, and thanks to the power of the internet with secure connections and software advances that allow you to transfer your patient billing records while upholding the utmost in privacy standards, with just a click of your mouse, makes the job of shopping for a medical billing consultant to hand the billing paperwork for your busy practice all the easier.

Your staff won’t have to spend long hours at the copy machine when you outsource, most records can be transferred via computer to computer using secure, encrypted technology. Many medical billing consultants offer real time updates of patient accounts, so if information is needed on where a particular claim stands, your staff can click and see!

Outsourcing to a medical billing consultant will insure that your claims are coded and submitted properly because that’s their business! There are no interruptions, patients asking questions, and general day to day running of your practice. A medical billing consultant can devote 100% of their time to handling your coding and claims. That way your cash flow is steady and your practice will grow!

Time is money in your practice and if you outsource your medical billing through a consultant you are definitely making the most of your time and because of your smart choices, you’ll see an increase in your revenue flow for your practice.

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