Looking for virtual medical coding/billing employment...?

Question

I'm looking for virtual (or at home) medical coding/billing employment. Please post if you know of any companies offering such positions.

Answer 1

Hello Lola,

I have been in the medical billing industry (I own a home based medical billing business) for years now and I can tell you with confidence that there are no legitimate companies that will hire or even contract you to do medical billing/coding from home.

The only way you are going to be employed by a practice, clinic, hospital, etc., to do medical billing/coding from home is if:

1. Your employer has a telecommuter program already set up so you can securely receive and deliver your completed workload via some sort of network. Most small practices are not even networked yet and the medium/big offices that are won’t just allow you to work from home until:

2. You have been an employee of their’s for at least a year or so. No office or business at this stage of the game (especially HIPAA enforced) is going to let a new employee to have that much access to protected health information without them (you) proving to your employer over time that you are a competent biller/coder, can follow the directions and policies that the practice puts forth, you are deemed the personality that is trustworthy and can function without having a boss over your back to make sure things get done in a timely fashion and the list goes on and on.

Your question is one that we in the business see time and time again. If you were asking about doing medical transcription from home then your prospects would be a lot better. The transcription field has several companies in the USA that will contract those that have the know-how, speed and dedication to get the job done and it seems people think you can do the same in the billing/coding field.

Good luck to you,

Lori
Medical Billing Book For Home Based Beginners
http://medicalbillingbook.tripod.com

Answer 2

Most medical billing companies out there are small local businesses. So the best source of information on those is your phone book...