Medical Billing Home based Business: More Success in Marketing and Management [Plastic Comb]

Merlin B. Coslick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

a subsequent anthology of "The Electronic Biller" newsletter articles about how to market and consult for the medical billing business.

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About the Author

Merlin Coslick is the proprietor of Electronic Medical Billing Service, Watchung NJ, which he has owned and operated since 1990. The company processes claims for medical, pharmaceutical, and durable medical equipment providers. Merlin lectures extensively throughout New Jersey and in New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut, presenting seminars to thousands of entrepreneurs interested in developing a successful homebased business in medical billing. He is the founder and executive director of the Electronic Medical Billing Network of America, Inc., the national trade association in the industry. Associates meet monthly in New Jersey. The Network newsletter, The Electronic Biller, enjoys a worldwide distribution. Through the Network school, students complete classes which may lead the designation, Certified Electronic Medical Biller (CEMB). Merlin has been featured on several occasions in the national magazine, Business Startups, as a leader and pioneer in this field. He consults nationwide to major corporations and private companies as a medical billing business broker, coach, or mentor. He is the author of four other books about the business.

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Get right to work diagnosing the prospect's problem. You need to know the extent of the current problem and what a normal situation is supposed to look like. You launch into the following questions: What is your biggest billing problem? How many insurance claims do you process in a month? How many Medicare claims? How many (if any) Medicaid claims? What institutions do you practice at (hospitals, clinics, nursing homes)? Do you have an office at another location? What is the billing load there? Do you deal with any durable medical equipment? Do you now or have you ever processed electronically? Have you used an outside billing service before? What happened? What is the size of your current accounts receivable? May I see the reason for denial from some recent Explanations of Benefits? Would you like me to get started right away reprocessing your old claims? There's some basic paperwork we can take care of right now. Here's my pen.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 85 pages
• Publisher: Electronic Medical Billing Network of America Inc. (January 1, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1893978044
• ISBN-13: 978-1893978041
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,549,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of hard earned money, March 22, 2005

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Gregory A. Porpora (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Billing Home based Business: More Success in Marketing and Management (Plastic Comb)

This book is a compilation of what Merle thinks are comical situations and how they affect marketing your business. He goes on for pages with these ancedotes that do absolutely nothing to help you learn how to get your business going. Then there are about 20 pages of glossary terms and xeroxed copies of forms that you would get if you asked for information on a clearing house.

This book is spiral bound and is not worth your time. If you read this book you come away feeling cheated and the realization that this book was written for profit not to help you start a business.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD DELIVERY, February 4, 2000

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Luis G Quinones (SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Billing Home based Business: More Success in Marketing and Management (Plastic Comb)

LIGHT SPIRITED IS THE WAY I DEFINE THE DELIVERY OF THE MESSAGE OF MR. COSLICK, WHO GIVES IT ALL.

I AM A PERSON INVOLVED WITH PROJECTS, AND I HAVE HIT THE ROAD, BUT AFTER READING THIS BOOK I HAVE LEARNED MARKETING PRINCIPLES THAT GO BEYOND THE THEME PRESENTED IN THIS BOOK.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ä GOOD DELIVERY, February 4, 2000

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Luis G Quinones (SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Billing Home based Business: More Success in Marketing and Management (Plastic Comb)

LIGHT SPIRITED IS THE WAY I DEFINE THE DELIVERY OF THE MESSAGE OF MR. COSLICK, WHO GIVES IT ALL.

I AM A PERSON INVOLVED WITH PROJECTS, AND I HAVE HIT THE ROAD, BUT AFTER READING THIS BOOK I HAVE LEARNED MARKETING PRINCIPLES THAT GO BEYOND THE THEME PRESENTED IN THIS BOOK.