Professional Medical Billing receives a variety of clients and this list contains a few different “types” that have Pro Med has received over the years. Some doctors may be able to relate with these doctor “types”. The Doctor’s real names will not be used to protect their identity.
The “new” Doctor
The “new” doctor is excited about opening his or her own practice but they went to medical school, not business school, and do not really know where to get started.
- Professional Medical Billing gives the “new” doctor the benefit of an experienced medical biller at a part-time rate. Since charges are based on the amount the doctor collects, the doctor only has to pay for the amount of billing service that is used.
- Professional Medical Billing will automatically enroll the “new” doctor with the insurance companies that he or she chooses to participate with.
- This doctor did not have to worry about the billing aspect of his new practice and was able to focus on his patients.
The “ripped off” Doctor
The “ripped off” doctor has had employees embezzle money from him in the past and does not trust anybody to handle his finances.
- A large portion of Professional Medical Billing’s business comes by word-of-mouth. Pro Med maintains the highest of business ethics as that is the only way to run a business.
- This doctor is fully comfortable with Pro Med handling his reimbursements and has one less thing to worry about.
The “Why is my reimbursement so low” Doctor
The “Why is my reimbursement so low” Doctor had a medical biller that was either overworked or lazy. He found it quicker and easier to “write-off” rejected claims and to accept downwardly adjusted payments than to pursue the full reimbursement.
- If the doctor is not getting paid, Pro Med is not getting paid. It is in both parties interests to collect the full reimbursement for services rendered.
- This doctor had his best financial year ever after the first year of using Pro Med’s services. The doctor was even able to take more vacation time and still had his best year ever.
The “I don’t want to mess with a computer” Doctor
The “I don’t want to mess with a computer” doctor went to school to become a doctor, not a computer scientist. The doctor wants to focus on his patients, not on learning how to use his computer.
- This doctor was able to get the benefit of rapid reimbursement of electronic claims without having to learn anything about a computer.
The “The medical biller I had for X years is retiring and I will never be able to replace them” Doctor
- With Professional Medical Billing working on this doctors account, the doctor has the luxery of having a team of professionals with more experience than any single biller would have.
- The doctor no longer had to worry about finding a replacement and training them all over again.