Clinics Are Saving Money by Outsourcing Billing
June 10th, 2009
Medical clinics have been hit hard by the ever mounting pile of forms to be filled out for private and government insurance programs. Not only are there a lot of forms, but every insurance company has different forms and requirements for the clinics to meet in order to be reimbursed. Mistakes made on the forms, or wrong forms submitted cause long delays in reimbursements and loss of funds for the clinics. There are also individual patients to be billed for the fees not covered by insurance, or who are not covered by insurance at all. Someone has to keep track of who has paid and how much, and how much is still due the clinic. A medical billing company can help by filling out these forms and taking over the billing of patients.
One of the largest determinants of a medical billing salary is definitely the number of years experience that you have. According to PayScale, those with less than one year of experience make a median salary of $12.20 per hour. In contrast, those with twenty years or more experience make a median salary of $16.06 per hour. As experience increases, so does your salary.
There are also problems with patients and companies who do not agree with the bills submitted for payment. Someone has to justify all the fees billed to these individuals and companies before payment will be made. Some patients are not able or willing to pay their debts to the clinic, and arrangements have to be made to collect those fees or at least partial fees. A medical billing service can do collections and get paid for the clinic faster. They can increase payments and reimbursements from individuals and insurance companies.
Removing an aspect of the practice like medical billing, frees the doctor to practice medicine. They no longer need to worry about contacting the insurance company for rejected claims. They do not need to focus on hiring office staff that is familiar with medical billing or coding of claims. They can be assured of quick payment and accurate claims. Patients can be reassured that they are not being billed incorrectly. Delegating this responsibility to another party makes good business sense.
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