There’s no right or wrong way to learn — it’s just how you do it. That’s why ClaimTek has both audio CDs and video DVDs to supplement its instructor training and manuals. They’re also handy for refresher tips.

Click the link before and see which one works best for you.

Audio tapes and DVD lesson plans

It’s always about the training.

For many, the thought of returning to a classroom after decades away from high school seems a little scary. You wonder if can you learn all this technology.

OK, calm down. It’s not so bad. We don’t have nuns hitting you with rulers for incorrect answers. In fact, ClaimTek doesn’t have mass classes. We don’t make you fly anywhere for training. You don’t need to spend days away from home while spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to attend.

No, ClaimTek’s training is all about making it easiest for you. That’s why we have one-on-one tutors . . . via the phone . . . while you sit at home . . . at the schedule of your choosing.

Doesn’t get any easier than that. We even have recess.

Ready to talk? Call our staff at 1-800-224-7450 to learn about training for your success or click the link below.

Train with ClaimTek

You’ve probably seen YouTube videos on this blog and many others. You probably wished you could do it but thought it would be too technical. Listen, if some 12-year-old with a $99 Flipcamera can do it, so can you.

All you need is a digital video camera and a free YouTube account and you’re in business. It would be nice to have an editing program, but it’s not required. Mac computers video software is much better than PC’s, though.

Give it a try. Write out a short script of just a minute or two (time it with your watch) and practice until feeling comfortable. Don’t be too formal, but be yourself. Be sure to post it on your own website, too.

It’s the call nobody wants to make.

“My hard drive has crashed,” you cry.

To the rescue – the ClaimTek Remote Backup System where data is stored safely and securely offsite where it can be retrieved quickly and easily 24 hours a day.

Makes us want to wear a cape and tights or something.

Now let’s add one more super component to this: not only can you protect your data, but you can also earn money protecting your clients’ info. ClaimTek vendors enjoy great discounts, too. Everyone using a computer is a potential client.

See the link below for more information.

Click to see data storage

Sometimes you just can’t convince a health care provider to outsource their billing. They just don’t want it to leave their office.

How about selling them the software or teaching them how to use it?

ClaimTek offers wholesale prices on software and teaches you to buy hardware wholesale. You can earn thousands on one sale. We’ll also train you to bid for accounts and price training and support services. An on-site training leader often charges $75 to $125 hourly.

You can even earn commissions from clearinghouses as a ClaimTek reseller.

So let’s get started. Call our staff at 1-800-224-7450 to discuss becoming a ClaimTek reseller.

A lot of us in cold-weather areas want to run amuck now that spring has touched us. Just play outside like kids on spring break. But, that won’t pay the bills, will it?

So let’s compromise. Let’s do 3 things this morning and then take a couple hours off.

* Organize your prospects list. Are they on scraps of paper here and there? How is that working for you? Probably pretty scattered. Let’s make a complete list and call them to schedule a presentation.

*How is your presentation package? Everything up to date? Are the handouts complete? Could you hand five people your package right now? If not, let’s tidy up loose ends.

* Finally, is your oral sales pitch in tune? If you haven’t done it in awhile, run through it out loud once. You’ll be surprise how you stumble. Go over it a few times, smooth it out. You never know when you’ll need to deliver it.

So, after getting all angles of your sales presentation done, go ahead and run through that meadow. Then we’ll see you again in the morning.

Medical billing leaders often talk about patient visits, but your business can and should be much more than that. In fact, you can make money by just reminding people to see the doctor.

Well-care programs are increasingly popular for health care providers and are even mandated in some states. You can create a proactive patient outreach program that ensures patients don’t forget their appointment and create costly down time for health care providers.

ClaimTek Systems provides you with the materials and training necessary to start your own well-care program service. You’ll provide letters and postcards to remind patients of check-ups, testing, immunizations and more.

See the link below to see exactly how it works.

Click to see well care programs

All we hear nowadays is electronic health records. EHRs are all the rage as the federal government tries to make everyone go digital by 2011.

But, don’t stop there. Your printer probably has a scanner and it can produce more money than if you created Benjamins straight from the printer.

The demand for digital records to be emailed is enormous. And, there’s a tremendous backlog of paper data that needs to be converted. You can charge by the page, the hour or the project, but there’s gold in that pile of papers.

Our Digistore Services you to run a business scanning, digitizing and archiving medical records. You can do it yourself or gain a consulting fee by teaching the medical staff to scan records in-house and storing them on CD or the Internet.

It’s a simple way to bolster your bottom line. Call the staff at ClaimTek Systems to discuss how to include this service to your arsenal of opportunities or click the link below.

Click here to see Digistore storage

Now what?

Surprisingly, some people never really think about this day – the one where they actually start working. It’s one thing to envision the business, but another to actually get going.

As part of ClaimTek Systems training, your personal trainer provides a free refresher course on the software and billing procedures for the specialty you’re just signed up. They’ll also ensure you handled all signup procedures have been followed, create your client’s database and oversee the first claims transmission.

All for free as part of your training.

Just another reason why many people have joined ClaimTek Systems when starting their medical billing company. After all, you’ll need someone who has your back. We do.

Meanwhile, who knows how many of the positive ones really won’t be working. Quite a few we suspect, meaning the real number is maybe 50/50.

Are you ready for EHRs? Don’t be caught short. Call us at ClaimTek Systems at 1-800-224-7450 to ensure you’re ready to go when your clients aren’t.

* Learn approaches for gaining immediate rapport with doctors and office managers.

* Become effective and persuasive in your presentation techniques.

* Gain respect. Discover how to answer numerous objections from office managers and doctors.

* Learn how to get the jump on your competition by customizing your service.

* Learn how to define a systematic approach to planning your marketing and advertising campaign.

* Discover when to use traditional vs. non-traditional marketing techniques.

* Learn how to utilize the media and how to get FREE publicity for your business.

We email right back - “What the problem?” They respond, “What, you’re working?”

Yes, ClaimTek Systems tends to take a 24/7 approach to support services. Now we don’t get many calls after midnight, but isn’t it nice to know someone is usually around (and not half a world away) to respond to your needs?

Have a problem? Call us at 1-800-224-7450 and see how we can help.

Physicians Practice.com delivers a good argument over whether to outsource billing. It’s a good exercise for talking with health care providers because they have the same questions. Let’s go down them.

It’s a complex business better left to experts. We’re not denying that. Every business has specialized accountants. That’s medical billers here. You have to keep up with changing CPT codes and multiple payment schedules. This requires constant attention, not a receptionist who handles billing when the phone isn’t ringing. The key here is experts generate more money than non-skilled billers.

Medical billers are motivated by money. That’s right, many outsourced billers are paid by a percentage, not an hourly rate or salary where it doesn’t really matter how much money comes in as far as their paycheck in concerned. But, the more the doctor makes, the more the biller makes. Now who seems more beneficial to the health care provider?

Physicians Practice.com tried to argue a downside of outsourcing is “It’s not free.” Oh, brilliant insight. Is there any business that’s free? Well, let’s counter-argue this point by saying it’s a strict percentage system based on money generated. Billers tend to generate more so the doctor is better off overall. And, the doctor is not paying 401K or health care that often raises overall compensation by 20 percent. Health care providers are far better off outsourcing their needs even if they’re paying for it. Sheesh, what a weak argument against billing.

OK, those are good talking points. Now go tell some prospective clients.

Just wondering — did you get everything changed in the past year as it went into effect last week? Here’s a comprehensive review to ensure you’re compliant.

Hitech Act

Running your own business is hard in the best of times. But what about the worst of times? What happens if you get sick or injured and can’t run the business? If someone needs you for awhile? There are many things that can happen. Hey, you might even want to take a vacation.

What happens to your business?

ClaimTek Systems offers Emergency Support Service to help billing centers in such situations. We can handle your business while you’re gone to keep your clients satisfied.

This service is only available to those using our MedOffice and MedOffice Remote software. Give us a call. Help is only a phone call away.

Need some help marketing your company? Maybe a little jump start? Maybe the whole campaign?

ClaimTek Systems has a four-part Power Marketing Toolkit for Entrepreneurial Success. The step-by-step tutorials will help everyone promote their message.

Our trainers go through each one of the methods to ensure you understand how to use them. We also have them online so you can learn at your own speed at ClaimTekSystems.com.

Learn how to use your marketing resources

How to network successfully

How to run a direct mail campaign

How to conduct office visits

Where to advertise for maximum exposure

How to market over the phone

How to build visibility in your market

Remember, marketing means money.