Berkshire Group Services Inc.™

Medical Billing Is The Backbone of a Successful Practice

What Would You Do If Your Biller Quit?

Your income would slow down and eventually stop by the time you found a new biller.  Plus, any new biller has a learning curve, and if there's a gap in billing due to illness or vacation, your practice is ALWAYS running behind. You also have to consider what the true cost of in-house medical billing really is.

Medical Billing Software companies sell expensive, over-priced systems, and expect you to pay their inflated prices.  Why?  Because in their opinion, medical practices can afford it, and most practices are typically willing to buy what is claimed to be "the latest and the best" from equipment to hardware to software.

Have you noticed that the quoted price of these EHR/Billing Systems somehow manages to equal the expected federal reimbursement for a practice?  WHAT A COINCIDENCE!

THINK ABOUT THIS:

While we all like to think of ourselves as versatile in all that we do, truthfully we can't do it all.  You don't buy a car, read the owner's manual, and suddenly become a master mechanic, fixing every problem that arises, yanking the engine on a weekend to save a few dollars at a garage.

So, why do we think that there is some magical, mystical software program out there, wherein with a few taps on a keyboard, you can create the perfect medical record, and with just two more taps, the perfect claim is sent automatically to an insurer.

There is no such thing as a generic claim that a software program can create or produce.  Whether you know it or not, each insurer has different requirements, and these different requirements translate to different data that must be input and CAN'T be set up with a software program because the requirements change with the type of procedure performed on the day of service.  

A human being with expertise in billing these specific insurers is needed to input the proper data fields for each insurer.  The busier your practice, the more insurances you likely take.  The more insurances you take, the more expert your biller has to be.  The more expert your biller is, the higher your costs.

It's a vicious circle.  Your best solution?  Well, your reading this, so you're already here.

If the claims of these software salesmen and their websites are true, then why are so many medical practices struggling to get paid?  Why do more and more doctors come to us with payment problems?  

Medical billing is more than just buying an expensive hardware system and an even more expensive software package.  Truly great medical billing is an art, and the greatest artists are those with the most experience.  Anyone can enter data, but not everyone can be a successful medical biller.  

Successful medical billing goes beyond just an understanding of procedural and diagnostic coding.  A truly great medical biller not only knows coding, but also each insurance carrier's plans, payment patterns, and contracts.  Great medical billers follow changes in regulations, HIPAA and HCFA compliance, record-keeping, and the nuances of the system that they are using.  Our billers are trained in each of these areas, and know of changes and updates almost immediately due to our advanced notification system.

It is impossible for any medical practice to successfully put in place the equipment, software, and the staff that has this combination of qualifications.  Illnesses, vacations, personalities, and even office politics or personality conflicts can derail even the best medical office's system.  

That's why more medical practices are outsourcing their medical billing and practice management needs to us.  We are unaffected by vacations, illnesses, or any of the other problems your practice may face.  Our clients know that we work as a partner because it is our company's philosophy that your success is our success.  More importantly, most medical professional associations now recommend outsourcing your billing services because it's MORE EFFECTIVE!

Our billers have all of the tools and experience - both in coding and direct insurance company experience - needed and have mastered the "art" of medical billing.  Our clients enjoy: claims in payers' hands in 24 hours or less, faster turnaround, maximized reimbursements, and meaningful reporting.  

Outsourcing to us means MORE control than you have right now.

Our physicians and practices are truly in contol because they have an instantaneous snapshot of which provider and/or which revenue center is producing, and where money is being lost.  This knowledge allows our clients to allocate resources to better their practice, and ultimately offer the best patient care.  

We are the solution to these tight economic times.

When the economy tightens and revenues slip because people avoid the doctor as part of their home cost-cutting, how do you cope?  

By maintaining your own internal systems, you're still stuck with the allied expense of your billing system.  You have the salaries, rent on the space, the computer system to maintain, etc.  And when revenue is tight, the bite comes out of your pocket, no one else's.  By outsourcing to us, when times are tough, your billing costs go down in direct correlation to your income.  In other words, your overhead adjusts to meet your needs, helping to preserve and improve your personal income.

No Set-Up Fees, No Initial Consultation Charges -EVER!!!

It's part of what separates Berkshire Group Services Inc. from its competition, and separates our clients from their peers.  Our clients enjoy higher incomes through higher collections, all with lower overhead and lower patient aging balances. We are THE NPI and Credentialing Experts! We have a reputation for success.  We have significant expertise in credentialing, and how to best manage the NPI Crosswalk so that your claims WILL get paid!  As a result, we've worked with consultants from all across the country, and helped their clients fix the problems that have derailed many medical providers' incomes since the NPI went live on May 23, 2008.

Berkshire Group Services Inc. is located on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, better known as Mass MoCA, 1325 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA  01247.

Explore our website, and then contact us for a FREE PRACTICE EVALUATION.  You'll be glad you did.