Starting a Medical Billing Service

Training Provided by West Valley School of Health Science This course will help you decide whether starting a home based billing service is the right choice for you. In this course you will learn how to research the market in determining the need for such services. You will learn about the legal aspects of running a home based business, how to find clients and how to service them on an on-going basis. You will also learn how to set up your home office, learn how to create detailed list of which supplies and other equipment is needed as well as a complete presentation and welcome package for your clients. Throughout the course you will be required to complete several projects geared towards bringing you one step closer to having your service up and running. At the end of this course, you will have all the tools needed to begin advertising your billing services to potential clients. This course is instructor-led which means you will have a real person available to answer questions, and assist you throughout the process. You will interact with your instructor and classmates through discussion forums and chat rooms; Instructors will also schedule times to meet for desktop sharing meetings to demonstrate medical billing software products, how to perform market research online plus lots more! Course is available to complete at your own pace for up to 180 days.

Starting a Medical Billing Service Course Outline

Week 1
Market Research
Tax Issues
Business Entities
Pricing your services
Percentage vs. Flat rate


Week 2
Writing Contracts
Creating a Website
Creating your professional Image
Business Phone and Address
Setting up the Home Office


Week 3
Marketing techniques
Cold Calling
Software
Business files
Setting up work files
Collection Strategies

Week 4
Creating Proposals
Appeals and Collections
Creating a "Welcome Packet"
Free Stuff

Week 5
Medical Billing Simulation (settting up the practice)

About The Training Provider: West Valley School of Health Science