medical coding training at home.
You have seen the ads for a medical billing home business. They are in newspapers, grocery store shoppers, and online. Many times these ads are displayed beside legitimate ads for jobs in the medical profession. This confuses people and makes them believe this is a real offer.
The ads usually go something like "Doctors and Hospitals can't find qualified workers in the Medical Billing Field. They are always looking for trained specialist to help them with the task of billing third parties. They want home based employees like you."
These ads promise you thousands of dollars a week for work you do in your spare time. Before you can begin making money, you have to buy the software and get training.
The advertisers will give you the software and the training you need. All for a modest fee, of course. This modest fee can run into thousands of dollars.
When you package arrives what you find is an outdated software package and inadequate training materials. You will also get a potential client list.
The list usually turns out to be a list of doctors in your area. Supposedly, they are interested in hiring people to work at home. In reality, most doctors and medical centers do their medical bill processing in house. The few that do outsource it use large, well established companies.
Another thing that these promoters fail to tell you is that despite their claim of "no experience required," you need training in the medical coding and other medical jargon. This will take several months of study. You also have to remain current on the laws involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance companies.
Don't fall for this trap. Most of these scammers are not in business to help you. They are really just trying to sell a software package to you. Once they get their money from you, they are hard to get in touch with. It is also next to impossible to get your money back from them, even if they offered a money back guarantee.
Understand this. It is almost impossible to open up a business in the medical billing field without first working for a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office for a long time. You also need to have extensive training.
If you are seriously considering this career option, despite all my warnings, then do this first. Get on the phone and call several doctor's offices and hospitals in your area. Ask them if they will outsource their medical billing work to you. I can almost guarantee you I already know the answer to that question.
medical coding training at home.