Well, I got all the unbilled invoices in the mail yesterday. I did not count. Today I had a friend who does billing come over to show me how to do it. She here no more than 45 minutes and some of it was spent gossiping about our former employer. Jonathan was screaming the whole time and I did not take a single note.

After Jonathan went down for the evening, I got to work doing the billing. Much of it is online and you can instantly see whether your claim was filled out correctly, accepted, and how much will be paid (sweet), so I know that I was doing everything correctly.

Not counting the dozen or so invoices which are so old that they will be denied due to being past 90 days (grrrr. . . . ), I figured that had she done this herself, she would be earning an average of $75/hr which is way better than the salary I pay myself (waaaaay better). She's 21, makes about $10/hr, and she passed up the opportunity to essentially make about $75/hr (she gets 5% of collected and once things were running smoothing, she was to get bumped up to 7% which is industry standard around here).

Stupid, stupid girl.

But, good news is that I will be able to pay myself a salary in November and December and now I know how it is done so I know that the money will start coming in regularly. I think I'll be able to keep my business.

Congrats on getting it done. Gee, I'm wondering if I should look into a billing side job.

:cuc: YIPPEE!! Congratulations on navigating one obstacle in your path. Now that the ball is rolling, the process will move along much more smoothly.

Congrats on getting it done. Gee, I'm wondering if I should look into a billing side job.

shoot, you and me both. I have a couple of colleagues that are frustrated with the person doing their medical billing and I'm thinking that since it's earning more than I actually make, maybe I should take that one :lol: but not really joking. I'm thinking that if they offer, I might take it. $75/hr is nice!

:cuc: YIPPEE!! Congratulations on navigating one obstacle in your path. Now that the ball is rolling, the process will move along much more smoothly.

I'm feeling MUCH better. I know I'll get a check in less than 10 days and I know it'll be enough to pay my salary for November. and, now I can crank them out as I'm writing each note. Easy as pie. Actually, I'm glad this happened because I have no idea why I ever needed her in the first place!

Her loss, your gain! Glad you got it done!

Actually, I'm glad this happened because I have no idea why I ever needed her in the first place!

Life is always an opportunity to learn something new! It's what helps to keep us young and humble. :smirk:

that is fabulous news! so glad for you that it turned out to be even better than expected. Cath

<sigh of relief> Well that's good! You probably thought it was a lot more complicated than it turned out to be. Great news.

That is great that it worked out for you.

Great news!!! I have been thinking of you.

Thats great! I'm glad all is well and that you will be able to keep your business!

Very cool! Isn't it nice to have that feeling of accomplishment?

This is wonderful news.

That's great! Who's babysitting for you now?

That's great! Who's babysitting for you now?

no one.

We aren't going out right now. Really, I'm not going to worry about it at this point in time.

Fantastic!! I'm so thrilled that you have that weight off your shoulders.

That's awesome Rebecca (don't forget to pay yourself for the time you spend billing, there is no reason why you should not earn her salary) I am so happy you got it all worked out!!

That's awesome Rebecca (don't forget to pay yourself for the time you spend billing, there is no reason why you should not earn her salary) I am so happy you got it all worked out!!

you know, I was totally thinking about that! Wouldn't that be great if I paid myself MORE for doing bililng than I pay myself for doing shrink work? I love it! Nice little bonus every month or so.

That is awesome possum Rebecca!!!! I am glad things are starting to look up for you in that regard. :)

That's so great that you figured it all out. I do billing for my gf's, dh's business. I keep telling him that if he spent just a little time each week on it he wouldn't need me, but he dosen't LOL.

Can *I* do your billing, lol?

I have got to learn to do this! Glad you got it worked out.