MBAA offers the manual used in its general training seminar for sale as a self-training product to assist you in evaluating starting a consumer advocacy business. Containing nearly 350 pages with 10 sections, the manual was written by trained seminar leaders and designed to take new advocates step by step through the research process. While it is no substitute for a full training seminar, if you are a self-starter and good at teaching yourself, it is possible to start your business with only this minimal investment. Should you purchase the manual separately and then decide to participate in the General Advocacy training session, MBAA will credit your account for the price of the purchased manual. Purchase of the manual qualifies you for the opportunity to become an associate member in MBAA.
Home Study Manual Contents
Introduction
Letter from Pat Palmer, Overview of Medical Recovery Services, Medical Expense Review & Recovery, and Medical Billing Advocates of America
Setting Up Your Business
Choosing a Company Name, Setting up your Business, Materials Needed, Legal Issues
Healthcare Costs
Healthcare Costs in Today’s World
Marketing Individuals
Who are your Individual Clients, Where to find Individual Clients, Soliciting Individuals
Researching Provider Billings and Organizing Documents
Forms the Client Signs, Materials the Client Supplies, Organizing Documents, Logging Medical and Insurance Information, Analyzing the Information
Researching Facility Billings
How to Review Hospital Medical Records and Itemized Bills
Wrapping Up Your Research
Negotiating, Recovering and Collecting
Other Market Opportunities
How to identify and expand your knowledge into other markets and create new revenue streams
Sample Forms
Forms developed and used by successful advocates
Resources
Websites that will assist you in successful recoveries
Please note that all sales are final and purchases are final due to the proprietary nature of the material in the Home Study Manual.