Healthcare Magazine July 2015 | Page 19

WHEN IS IT TIME TO OUTSOURCE YOUR MEDICAL BILLING ?
Mistakes are costly in terms of unapproved claims and the extra time it takes to figure out the error and resubmit .
administrative department . This is the perfect time to outsource your medical billing ; your staff will thank you for it .
A growing practice will fail miserably if you don ’ t provide stellar service to new customers .
In this age of online reputations , you need every review from a new customer to be positive . It won ’ t be if your receptionist is pulling double duty as a medical coder .
3 . You can ’ t afford the mistakes . Medical billing is complicated . When your existing staff has to try to input details and medical codes into the system at your office in the midst of ringing telephones and patients desperate for attention ,
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