Medical Billing for New Doctors and Solo Specialists

A new specialist practice may not have enough billing volume to justify a dedicated billing employee from day one. DEVZ Solutions can provide an outsourced billing function that grows with the doctor, covering straightforward outpatient work as well as the more specialised inpatient billing that often requires deeper Medicare, health fund and ECLIPSE knowledge.

Why new doctors often outsource billing

• No need to employ a full-time billing staff member immediately
• Outpatient private and bulk billing can be handled from the start
• Inpatient claims can be managed by a team that already understands ECLIPSE and private health fund workflows
• Rejected claims and reconciliation stay visible
• The doctor can focus on establishing the clinical practice rather than building a billing department

Outpatient billing when you are starting out

DEVZ can manage rooms consultations, Medicare patient claims, private billing and bulk-billed eligible specialist services when required. This is especially useful when the doctor has no receptionist or practice manager responsible for billing.

Inpatient billing as the practice grows

Once hospital work begins, billing can involve admitted patient status, MBS items, Medicare, private health funds, gap schemes, ECLIPSE and follow-up of unpaid or rejected claims. This is the area in which DEVZ has built its specialist focus.

One outsourced billing relationship

A new doctor does not need one provider for outpatient claims and another for inpatient claims. DEVZ can manage both, while keeping inpatient billing as the core specialist service.