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Andhra Vision Infotek Pvt. Ltd Announces a career
program in ‘Medical Billing & American English’
Hyderabad, May' 05: Andhra Vision Infotek Pvt. Ltd,a
city based Indian arm of US based Avanti Solutions Corporation has announced
a new healthcare career program “Medical Billing & American English” here in
city recently. Announcing this Mr. Tummalapally Vijaykanth Reddy, CMD of
Andhra Vision Infotek Pvt. Ltd said outsourcing Medical Billing Service,
Insurance Claim Filing Process has emerged as the most powerful tool
Doctors/ Medical Practitioners will ever have in managing and maximizing the
profitability of their practice.
In developed countries like USA, operating a medical practice in current and
rapidly changing world is very challenging. Patients are more demanding and
less tolerate towards any negligence. At the same time the wide variety of
payment options by cash, credit card,cash free medical insurance has made
the medical billing more complicated. Due to these developments,medical
practitioners job has become all the more difficult. Now the time has come
for them to look for a professional help to manage their billing. Thus has
born the concept of outsourcing of Medical Billing Service.
The trends in health care payments over the past few years have forced
physicians to be more concerned with billing and accounts receivable than
ever before.While insurance carriers pressure physicians to accept lower
fees for their services, government has redefined rules for public health
plans and patients have fewer financial resources with which to pay for
their health care. Billing Services can help physicians manage these
challenges by providing services that speed payments, reduce claim
rejections,and collect more of the money owed by patients,informed
Mr.Vijayakanth Reddy.
The need for such services is more in US which is attributed to the recent
legislation and changes in medical insurance. With the creation of HMO’s,
PPO’s and managed care, physicians need employees who understand the
complexities of insurance billing.Because of this demand, medical billing
has become one of the most popular careers in the nation, informed
Mr. Vijayakanth Reddy.
In order to cash in on from this boom, Avanti Solutions Corporation came up
with comprehensive cost effective medical billing outsourcing solutions for
healthcare professionals in USA. In order to expand its operations, it has
now announced a new health care career program “MEDICAL BILLING & AMERICAN
ENGLISH” under the aegis of its Indian arm Andhra Vision Infotek Pvt. Ltd.
This is a certificate course of two levels. One is of 40 days duration and
other one is 3
months duration. Andhra Vision Infotek is the first company in A.P to
announce these new curriculum.
Adding more information about training program Mr.Jayesh Kamdar, Director of
the company said students of standard 12 and above from any educational
stream are eligible to join in the course. The program will be teach its
students Billing Claims Process,Collection Service, Coding Confirmation and
Advice,Insurance and Patient Follow-Up, Balance Billing,Practice Management
etc along with American English for ensuring better communication links with
their foreign customers. The focus of the program will be mainly on
administrative tasks with an emphasis on medical billing. It does not cover
clinical duties.The responsibilities of trained students involve
accurately completing claim forms, promptly billing insurance companies and
adhering to each insurance carrier’s policies and procedures. Hospitals,
private practices and clinics can not service without someone who
efficiently handles their day-to-day medical billing procedures.
This course is designed using a comprehensive set of today’s newest and
highest quality books and teaching materials, allied material with an easy
to understand method of teaching.
The fee for the same will be very nominal. The career prospects for the
trained will be bright as their initial pay perks would start on par with
the best in the industry.
The health care industry in USA is 1.7 trillion US $.And it is growing. The
Indian BPO industry is booming by 30% per annum. There is an excellent
potential for India to tap huge business in this area of specialization.
Why US doctors are going for specialist services for their medical billing?
As their practice becomes complicated by the day, they and their staff have
less and less time for administrative jobs.
Patients are becoming more demanding, hence, there is a need for more
quality time in patient care.Billing, Insurance claim processing is an
elaborate job. It should be left to be handled professionally.
Outsourcing such services enhances their profitability, ensures collection
their dues 100%.
They gain more control of their practice since specialists look after their
billing management.
Payment trunaround time goes up.
They make use of highly trained staff for better treatment.
In today’s world of specialists, having a group of professional manage
doctors billing ultimately costs them nothing. The increased revenues more
than covers the cost of their BPO services, not to mention freeing up time
for doctors and their staff.
Finally this ensures “ability to practice what doctors are trained for -
Patient Care”.
Reachout's News
Bureau
-May' 2005
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