As BizResearcher said, having the inroad is key.  I was in in the investment world and doctors were the hardest to 'break into'.    Having said that, hopefully you checked out the related article at entrepreneur dot com -- lots of very good (and specific) tips in there. Best.

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I did research for a client who wanted to start a medical transcription business. What I learned is that most doctors/clinics/hospitals prefer to work with someone they know and already have a relationship with. Therefore, it is much easier for an employee or former employee to open a business than it is for an outsider to gain their business. The other issue is HIPPA laws concerning patient privacy. The doctors/clinics/hospitals are responsible for maintaining privacy. When they send personal information to an outside person or business, they need to know that the information cannot be accessed by anyone else, whether an employee of yours, your spouse or children. You will need some method to assure potential clients that you can preserve privacy and secure all data sent to you.

I would make up a nice letter stating your qualifications and state what your fees would be, then mail it out to all the medical professionals in your area. I would concentrate on the smaller practices, as the big group practices ususally have in-house billing. You can also cold call clinics and try to get the office manager to talk to you about it. You did not mention your exeprience. You may have to work in someones office for a while to have some experience on your resume for people to feel comfortable hiring you. chiropractormaitland.com/ ---This post was edited to remove a commercial link. Read our discussion policies for more Community best practices.

Hello frd starting a medical billing company is not so easy,it has so many rules & regulations since it deals with the patients personal information u hve to follow sum rules for this,me workin in medical billing company in chennai past 4 +years iam in medical billing,i hve sum set of clients & hw to apporach them & sum leads,if u hve any idea u can contact me so that i can help u? pls mail me abt ur full details to rkameshkumar836@yahoo.com. Regards, kamesh ---This post was edited to remove a commercial link. Read our discussion policies for more Community best practices.

I would suggest you get a list of all the local medical service providers in your area and get out and start talking to them. You could possibly get a list from your chamber of commerce or just simply go through your phone book. Call up these companies and ask to speak with management or billing departments then make an appoinment to go see them. Make sure you have a good pitch on why they should use your company and let them know what benefits you can bring.

There are quite a few lead services that can help you find buyers looking for medical billing services. However, you can't expect to hit it big with each lead; in the lead buying buisness you'll find more bad leads than good leads. This is the best way to get your feet wet. Below is a link to a direct Google Search that provides results on companies selling medical billing leads. google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=7aZ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ei=6daJS6-ZK5H4Ndjw2aYB&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CBoQBSgA&q=medical+billing+leads&spell=1 ---This post was edited to remove a commercial link. Read our discussion policies for more Community best practices.

Hi laquetta3485, In which state are you starting your business. You can check out our state guide to find the necessary steps you need to take to start your business in your particular state. We also have a Home Based Business Guide that may be helpful. Does anyone else have experience with starting a medical billing business?

If your looking for a cheap and easy way to find possible clients. Use craigslist. Search for 'medicalbilling' or 'accountant'. I do SEO and I noticed this is the besttargetedpossible way of finding clients.

You have alot to learn because most people, internet and magazines, software vendors, medical billing opportunity vendors, software vendors don't tell you the full story behind being successful in this industry! 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 wont just allow you to work from home until: 2. You have been an employee of theirs for at least six months to a year. 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. 3. The only other way to break into the industry is by starting you own home based medical billing business. I cant go into what you need to do here to make that a reality because it would take days for me to spell everything out but you should visit the link below my name and read what an expert has to say about the correct way of starting a home base medical billing business. Lori 'The Medical Billing Home Business Bible'medicalbillingbooks.tripod.com ---This post was edited to remove a commercial link. Read our discussion policies for more Community best practices.