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Dear Subscriber,
It's a New Year! Are you dedicated to
growing your business and making an incredible
income in 2006? Are you procrastinating out
of fear? Here's a suggestion: Feel the fear
and do it anyway! That is the advice I was
given in 1990 when I was considering beginning a
Medical Billing Business. I took it and I'm glad
I did!
| Career Institutes: Approach with Caution |
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Many of our students have come to us after either
attempting to take or completing a "medical billing
course" through a handful of highly
advertised "career institutes" (education
clearinghouses as we call them). We also receive
several emails per week with complaints about these
companies. The student is often confused and
frustrated.
Without mentioning any names, some of these are
the companies that you see advertised on
TV,
boasting certificate programs in anything and
everything, i.e. plumbing, real-estate,
paralegal,
medical billing, etc. Their ads seem very
credible and
their websites are among the best.
We would like to remind you to proceed with caution
with regard to these types of "educational resources."
Mid December 2005, the U. S. Department of
Education opened its case against HCI
(Harrison Career Institute) which is charged by
the government with cheating students and
committing financial student aid fraud.
Atiya Conover, who attended class in South Orange,
said her school provided no computers for students
who were learning how to process medical billing.
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You still have time to enter the Home Office from
Hell Contest! Win a full year of rent and
escape to a "real office."
Anyone who's ever had to deal with a bratty child,
fend off overly-persistent telemarketers and fix a
toaster -- all while negotiating an important business
deal -- knows that working at home isn't all that it's
cracked up to be. A poorly designed work space,
intrusive phone calls, family obligations and the
temptation to procrastinate can make it nearly
impossible to get anything done. How many times
have you thought (or even screamed): "I've got to
get myself a real office!" (entry expires 2/28/06)
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Success Corner - Beverly Markell |
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Beverly Markell
Trinity Medical Billing
Cleveland, Ohio
I received my certificate from Medical Billing
Course.com October 2005 and eagerly began
setting up shop! Early December 2005 I began
working with a local physician who wanted me to
"clean up his accounts receivable." His
billing clerk quit her position just before Christmas
and I'm thrilled to tell you that this lead to
my first client contract! I am now
handling all of the practice billing.
What led me to starting my own medical billing
company? Downsizing! I was employed for
7 years with a major insurance company, processing
medical claims. I naively believed my position was
secure and I couldn't believe it when I was told that
my services were "no longer required!" That was
a shocker!
My first day at home, without a job, I was lost,
afraid and confused but I was determined to
begin something on my own and never allow myself
to be placed in such a vulnerable position ever again!
I didn't know much about the "billing" end
of medical claims but I had heard of a couple of co-
workers who left the insurance company I worked for
and were doing well in medical billing.
Researching the internet brought me to Medical
Billing Course.com. I called the list of references
provided to me and when I felt comfortable, I
purchased the course and dug right in! The
course is fabulous and the staff extremely helpful!
I'm building security for myself and I
couldn't be happier.
I am engaged to be married to an outstanding man
this summer. When I'm not working you can find me
engrossed in photography and painting.
Good luck to my fellow Medical Billing Course.com
graduates! I hope your 2006 is as great as I
expect mine will be!
-Bev
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