[Blindtlk] medical billing

Tue Aug 12 11:09:48 UTC 2014

For someone who still does medical billing, since I was one of  the 1st to take the course as a blind student out here on Long Island from 2007-2008. The course is wonderful, if you are going into this venture, go to a school that offers it, go to the school, ask to see the program that the school will be using, test it out. The School should let you do this, let them know either yourself or your commission for the blind through your state will pay for it.
More then likely they are a school, that is a state affiliate program, even the smaller vocational schools offer school assistance, whether it is a PELL Grant etc, if they don't then don't go there. 
The reason being they will give you a hard time on testing the programs.
The class I did back in 2007 had an inaccessible program, but that didn't stop me, we got a program that was  similar installed through the school that was inaccessible format.
Do not take a 3 week or 4 months course, you should take a program that goes at least into 6-9 months, because they go into not just medical billing part, but things you should know like anatomy, not like a doctor does, but it helps when doing the bill, the course should also offer medical coding, this is done in the hospital, and you get more money etc.
I did when I got out of school, I worked in a medical lab and did all the collections from the insurance companies who were not paying, I called them, and got them to pay.  I was 1 of 2 people working in this department.
I did wind up in a court case with them, due to issues with working there, and mental distress.
But, I also do it on the side for time to time for local doctors here through my community, and I do it from home.
Not all doctors will do this, FYI, the medical billing field is saturated, and it is hard to get a coding job in the hospitals, you really need to know someone to get your foot in the door.
The jobs used to pay higher because it a specialty job, now not so much.  
Just to let you know.

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> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:25:09 -0500
> To: ericka.short at wi.rr.com; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] medical billing
> From: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> 
> Justin,
> I was thinking of doing that at one time. I do hear that certain parts
> of the Medical records software are  not accessible at times though.
> Seems like a lucrative field and even better if you combine with
> coding.
> 
> On 8/11/14, Ericka Short via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > No I don't Justin, but  Amy's right.  The field is fiercely competitive and
> >
> > I know sighted who  are  struggling for  work in the  field.  Coding is more
> >
> > likely to get a  job--it's more specific and a part of  the  billing
> > process. It to needs to be certified.  I hear the tests are hard. It's all
> > done on  a computer though.  IF it talks, it's possible.  From what I hear
> > medical records are not  accessible to us easily yet.   ACB CareerNet might
> >
> > have someone if  NFB doesn't.
> >
> > Good Luck!
> >
> > Ericka
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> > Does anyone know of any of the Blind who are in medical billing?
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