Setting Up Your Medical Billing Business: Step-by-Step Procedures for Starting and Managing a Computer-Based Electronic Medical Billing Business (Paperback)

by Merlin B. Coslick (Author) "A medical billing center is responsible for the smooth, rapid flow of accurate data concerning a medical encounter to the entity that will pay the..." (more)
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Product Description
This book answers all questions about getting started in a home-based medical billing business

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Electronic Medical Billing Network of America (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893978052
• ISBN-13: 978-1893978058
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #406,631 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Starter Book, July 25, 2001

By A Customer

This is a new area for me. I want to start a new business that did not require a lot of extensive training but would allow me to use the experience and knowledge I already have. Medical Billing is it. You can be as successful as you want to be. I thought this book provided the basic understanding of the business and steps to get you going. It was written for everyone to understand and also provided the motivation to get started. Of course you need additional materials to get started but again this book tells you what the next steps are and the materials needed to get going. I appreciated the "one stop shop" for everything that is available from the Association, but you don't have to join the Association to get the materials. Starting your own business will entail some start-up captial. The cost of the book is a only a drop in the bucket compared to the rewards of starting your own Medical Billing service.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Want your business to succeed? Then get Merlin's books!, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

Let's just put it this way: when it comes to electronic medical billing, Merlin Coslick is truly the all-being master of time, space, and dimension! He has helped us build our home-based business every step of the way, answered our every question, provided a wealth of information that we couldn't find ANYWHERE else, and has coached and guided us with his uniquely reassuring sense of humor and his encyclopedic knowledge of everything we should be prepared to expect and exactly how to handle it. Merlin is like a beacon of light in what I can assure you is otherwise a cavern of utterly confusing and intimidating darkness. I shudder to think at how things might have continued to go had we not become members of the Electronic Medical Billing Network of America, and read all of Merlin's publications - and they're not even expensive! He consistently saves us time and money and most importantly, eliminates the stress and uncertainty that comes with entering this business. I don't see how a person could get their business up and running without Merlin the master magician there to light the way. David Ackerman, PresidentSpeedClaim Electronic Medical Billing ServiceSanta Barbara, CA

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Setting Up Your Medical Billing Business: Step-by-Step Pr, June 12, 2000

By A Customer

Great book for the beginning medical biller. It gave me added confidence to get started. Well written.