their efforts on getting every claim paid when the service is paid according to their results while a billing person in the office is more likely on a busy day to say “Forget it. This claim isn’t worth another phone call!!” Unfortunately in most offices this claim will be written off and the doctor will never know.There is so much involved with billing that most people, including the doctors, don’t even realize. The claims have to be submitted properly, and timely, on the correct forms.If claims are being submitted electronically, reports need to be read and acted upon. When payments are received, they need to be analyzed to make sure they were processed correctly, and then posted.If there is a patient responsibility after payment is made, then a patient statement needs to be sent. If the claim is denied, or not paid properly, it needs to be handled, and handled quickly. If the denial or incorrect payment is not acted upon right away, you may not be able to correct it.Some companies only allow a certain amount of time to request a reversal. Aging reports need to be run regularly to make sure nothing else is slipping thru the cracks.

Most offices lose thousands of dollars a year due to claims slipping thru the cracks; either processed/denied incorrectly, or not processed at all. If you are not working your aging reports - you are losing money!But the Medical Billing Services aren’t getting rich like the ads portray. There is no simple easy way to do medical billing that the doctor’s office doesn’t know about.There is still plenty of work to do to file the medical claims and get them paid. Don’t expect that you can start this business without some background or education. There is much medical billing information you need to know to successfully run a billing business.Medical billing is not a get rich quick scheme. If you are considering starting such a business, you should have a great interest in the field and a willingness to learn much more.