Sure it would be easy for me to tell you what a good medical billing billing training program should be comprised of (and I will in the next section so you can see both sides of the coin) but I know from experience that by telling you how they shouldn't be will make a more dramatic impact on you so you will remember them instantly when researching an online training program. Here goes:
1) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't be taught by anyone other than experienced medical billers or a successful home based medical billing business owner.
2) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't be given by an EC (Educational Clearinghouses are schools or learning institutions that don't specialize in any one paticular profession but instead teaches everything under the sun from accounting to zoology). The BIGGEST problem with EC's is that you are not taught the in-depth and focused education that you need to be professional and efficient in this industry.
3) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't take you 2 years to complete (If you are also studying to be a nationally certified medical coder as well it can come close to that depending on the school).
4) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't be really short in length (1 day to 2 weeks. What will you really learn in that amount of time? NOTHING!)
5) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't be overly expensive (learning to be a home based medical biller is not rocket science so a medical billing training program shouldn't be more than $700. If you are going to take courses at a local college, specialized medical billing/coding trade school or a vocational school then the price tag will be more. If your course includes classes on becoming a certified medical coder the cost will also be more substantial).
6) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't promise any Certification (only certain organizations can award you with certification and you will have to pass a very lengthy and extensive exam to earn the designation).
7) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't push you to learn the material at their pace (everyone learns differently so attaching time limits to a course is detrimental to the learning process).
8) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't give you only one payment option (everyone's financial situation is different and a good course will be flexible enough to accommodate each students circumstances).
9) Your Medical Billing Training Program shouldn't restrict you from speaking with other students and alumni that have taken their course (referrals is the best way for potential students to research the outcome of the course and it should be a school/courses pleasure to supply you with at least ten referrals and more if you ask).
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