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The Affordable Health Care Act Explained: Part 2c – Prohibition on Rescissions

September 2, 2012

We previously discussed essential benefits, but the next section (2712) in the Affordable Health Care Act prohibits rescissions.  What are these and what does this mean for Medical Billing staff? Simply put, insurance companies may no longer rescind coverage of an individual because of an error on an application.  In the past, if someone made […]

The Affordable Health Care Act Explained: Part 2b – Essential Benefits

September 1, 2012

As we stated in the previous part of this series, Title I of the Affordable Health Care Act eliminates lifetime limits and annual limits to benefits.  The later is phased in through January 1, 2014 and includes only “essential” benefits.  This is important information for all Medical Billing professionals. So what benefits are deemed essential […]

The Affordable Health Care Act Explained: Part 2a – Big News for Medical Billing Professionals

August 31, 2012

Perhaps no legislation in American history has brought more angst and anger among the people as the Affordable Health Care Act, affectionately known as Obamacare in some circles.  Regardless of how a person feels about this act from a political standpoint, the Act has become law and is supported by the U.S. Supreme Court.  This […]

Recorded Webinar: The Real Profit Potential of a Medical Billing Business

August 31, 2012
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Watch this week’s webinar to learn more about how much money our medical billers make.

The Affordable Health Care Act Explained: Part 1c – Medicaid Expansion

August 29, 2012

With all the misinformation on the Internet and the News relating to the Affordable Health Care Act, this series has been provided to give you the strait scoop without all the partisan smoke and mirrors. The recent Supreme Court ruling on the Medicaid Expansion is very important to all in Medical Billing because this new […]

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August 24, 2012

Five Prospective Clients Before I Got Home from the Workshop!

August 20, 2012
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Randy Ballard attended our May 2012 Live Training class and sent this email to us one day after his training class that documented the hours immediately following his graduation from our Live Training event. This is a prime example as to the opportunities that ABS Licensees can achieve when they fully believe in themselves and […]

How to Guarantee Your Success as a Medical Biller

August 19, 2012
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Dr. Edward Hallowell, psychiatrist and former professor at Harvard Medical School, recently shared his brain diagnostic with Success magazine to help entrepreneurs lap the competition. The Entrepreneur’s Ferrari Brain… with Bicycle Brakes In my 30 years of working with business owners around the world, both as a consultant and as a psychiatrist, I have developed […]

Outsource The Billing – Or Not?

August 19, 2012

Is Outsourcing Medical Billing Services More Viable Than In-House Practices? According to Self Growth, the dilemma for doctors to decide whether to keep their billing in-house or to outsource is becoming increasingly clear. And the trends are heading towards outsourcing. Here’s a comparison between the two: In-House: Inability of the internal staff to adequately devote […]

Doctor’s Say “Administrative tasks are overwhelming!”

August 19, 2012

According to recent findings by the “National Physicians Survey”, 81% of Physicians feel administrative tasks are overwhelming clinical interactions. In other words, administrative tasks such as medical billing, verifying patients’ insurance, data collecting from patients are all keeping doctors from satisfactorily accomplishing the   goals that they spent all those years in medical school to […]

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