I got my medical billing certificate. Now what do I do?!?!

The most important question after you learn how to do medical billing and coding is where to find work. This all depends on how you want to approach the industry. Do you want to work for a medical billing company that gives you the option to work from home, or do you want to work for yourself? There vastly different approaches depending on your answer.

If you decide to work for yourself, one of the first places you want to contact directly are your local doctors' offices. These professionals usually do not have the time or the knowledge to handle their medical billing needs. The next stop would be to contact your local pharmacists directly. If you really want to short-cut the process, contact your local bill review companies and see if they have any work to subcontract out. Many of these companies lack the staff to meet the work, so they might be willing to subcontract the work out to you.

If you are looking to work for a medical bill review company, you will want to search in your local newspaper classified ads, craigslist, or on employment websites. If you lack significant in the field, you will probably have to work out of the office until your manager feels confident in your medical bill review skills.

Either way, medical bill review is a very lucrative line of work for a person with experience or the willingness to learn the medical accounting and billing field. If this sounds like something you would be interested, you should look into taking a medical bill review course.

External Resources:
Medical Billing from Home

Where do I take an accredited course?

Many colleges and universities offer accredited medical billing and coding training courses. You'll have to register as a with the local college in person, and once you do that, you'll be able to sign-up for your medical billing code. Most of the courses are delivered exclusively online, with some offline supplementation. So take a look around at college and university websites and see how much their courses are, when they're being offered, and how long it will take to complete it.

Since the majority of accredited courses can be completed online, you can move through the training at your own pace. If you are especially ambitious, you can finish the course in a matter of a few weeks. The majority of the courses last about 6 months. If you fail to complete the course within the given time period, you can apply for an extension to complete it, so you can truly move at your own pace.

External Resources:
Medical Billing Course Guide
Billing Course and Training