"I am SOOOOO excited!!!!!! This is without a doubt the greatest day of my new billing center career!!! For five weeks I have been "courting" a pediatrician with four offices (each with physician staff) to become her Full Practice Manager. Today, I presented my final Proposal and she signed with me!!!! YIPPPEEEE!!!!! My Proposal was not intended to be a legal document. I intended to return next week with a Contract naming the specific items/functions. The Pediatrician said she wanted me, and did not need a formal contract. My Proposal was good enough for her. She literally wrote across the bottom of the signature page this WAS her Contract, signed and dated it.

She didn't try to renegotiate my retainer. She didn't try to renegotiate my hourly rate. When she opens her fifth and sixth offices I will assume the billing for those offices. I will continue to work to get the billing for her four existing offices as there WILL be conflicts with the existing biller (who firmly believes denials and appeals cannot be submitted if not done within 30 days). We will cross that bridge, soon enough, as everything will channel through me. She will no longer get ALL the original EOBs. Denied revenues will no longer be just written off as they have been for the past two years!!!

Synergy has been so supportive. So terrific!!! Synergy Marketing Support, you really create opportunities!!! Karen Habel (Peer Synergy Billing Center from IL.), without a doubt, has been behind me every step of the way. Her prompting, politely answering questions over and over, reviewing my proposal, and devotion in lending a helping hand to others... I don't know how to thank her. WE'RE HAVIN' A PARRRR-TYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! I am the Full Practice Manager for The Infant Jesus Clinic!!!!!"

"After 11 years of management experience in the food manufacturing industry in areas of quality assurance/control, I decided to pursue a career change to the Health Care field when my family relocated to Arizona in 2000 due to my husband's job relocation. First, I decided to complete my education in Medical Billing and Medical Coding and then focused on additional HIPAA, CMS online training programs while attending various Medicare seminars. After a while, I worked my way into billing and collections for Medicare and AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid Program).

Starting my own home-based business has always been my goal. I was confident I could do the medical billing, I was just a little nervous about the technology end of things because I wanted to make sure everything would run smooth within my working office. Fortunately, my husband Edwin has solid knowledge on computers; over thirteen years working for a major semi-conductor company, responsible for providing information technology support to clients, so he would be a very valuable asset to my company.

The time was right so I made the decision to partner with Synergy Medical Information Systems on February 17, 2005. ALLIED Medical Billing & Practice Management was founded with the express purpose of providing billing services and practice management solutions to the local healthcare community. Less than a month later I am proud to announce that I just signed my first client last Friday, March 4th and I'm so excited! This opportunity came along when a physician approached me and wanted me to start doing his billing and full practice management. I worked with Synergy's Marketing department and they helped prepare me for this very exciting, but nerve wrecking appointment with my potential client. Needless to say, I walked out Friday with a signed contract! Although I just recently joined the Synergy Family of Medical Billing Centers, thus far the support from their consultants, marketing and technical departments has been priceless and together with my commitment has made this a success story for me and this is just the beginning. I hope to see all of you at this year's medical billing conference in Phoenix!"

My Ultimate Goal- "The statement by motivational speaker Zig Ziglar "You can get everything in life you want if you help others get what they want" is a truism for any business venture. I live in a small community of 60,000 people in western South Dakota. I have over 15 years of experience in business administration, healthcare technology/management and general accounting for non-profit organizations and agencies; of which one of my duties was medical billing. During this time I also went to college and earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration. My ultimate goal has always been to have my own business. The challenge was to find that business!

About two years ago a dear friend and I were enjoying a cup of coffee and chatting when she mentioned she was having problems with her biller. As she explained her dilemma a light bulb went off in my head, "what a perfect business for me". I immediately began my research. I narrowed my choices down to two companies of which Synergy was one. I spoke to both companies but Synergy had exactly what I was looking for so I signed up.

When I told my friend what I was thinking she became very excited and wanted to know how soon I could do her billing. I was still working my 8-to-5 job and began establishing my billing service, WesDak Medical Billing, on nights and weekends. As soon as I was able to start actual billing I signed up my friend. Shortly thereafter two other doctors wanted to meet with me. We met and I signed both of them up at our first meeting. I had been in business less than a month and already had three clients. That was less than 18 months ago and WesDak Medical Billing has continued to flourish. In slightly more than 12 months of operation the number of clients had increased to where I could no longer work both my 8-to-5 job and operate my billing business. By January 2005, I had quit my job and started running WesDak Medical Billing full time. Business continues to boom. In January I signed up two more doctors and was contacted by five prospective clients that are interested in my services.

My goal of having a business of my own has finally become a reality and I am very excited about the future. My husband constantly expresses amazement at how well my business has performed in such a short time. I feel very blessed to have associated with Synergy as they are available to answer any questions I have. The expertise available through Synergy and the access to experienced billers nation-wide is priceless. Yes it is true, "You can get everything in life you want if you help others get what they want.""

"After being part of a corporate downsizing effort, I decided to again go into business for myself. I wanted to open a business outside my previous experience, and one not so prone to economic fluctuations.

I began exploring opportunities in healthcare, as my wife has worked in the medical field for many years. I found there is great demand for support services, and chose medical billing as a viable opportunity. After researching several programs, I settled on Synergy and PM2000. Though there are many software programs on the market, my decision was based on the quality and integrity of the organization, in particular the support of the company in helping billing centers become a success. I have not been disappointed.

Throughout the start up of my business, Synergy has been one of the most reliable organizations I have ever dealt with. From marketing support to training, to customer relations, the staff has far exceeded my expectations.

As a business owner, I know that my ultimate success depends on my efforts, but it gives a sense of security to know that the organization you are involved with is well respected in the industry, and there behind you if you need anything. Synergy has always come through when I have needed support. They continue to be my number one source for information, solving problems, and general help in providing my clients the best service possible. I highly recommend the organization to anyone interested in entering this field as an independent business owner."

"After working in the dental field for over 20 years, I decided that it was time for a change. I knew I wanted to stay in the healthcare industry but did not want to return to college for a couple of more years so I had to think of another route. After some thought and minimal research I decided to look into medical billing.

Without doing any research, which was not smart on my part, I purchased an inferior software, and decided to jump right in. I could say that it was a mistake but I won’t because it did lead me to where I am at now. I realized that this venture was something that required a good solid foundation and a strong commitment. From there I did a lot of research and studying. I found a good solid company with Synergy, to support and help me to grow my business. The consultants at Synergy were there for us every step of the way. I attribute much of the success of our company to the guidance we received from them at each turn of the road.

Nearly five years later we have found ourselves in the fortunate position to be able to choose our clients. We are now deciding whether or not we want to continue to expand and move out into an “off site” office. We have 8 clients and two part time Independent Contractors that come in and help us with any overload. We service a variety of specialties and pride ourselves with providing personalized customer service to our clients. Karebilling Services, Inc. is proof positive that it can be done with the right tools and desire to succeed. For us, our success is measured by realizing our personal goals, doing what we do well, and enjoying it, not necessarily by the size of our client base."

"After retiring in 1998, I researched over 15 medical billing software programs for my home-based billing operation. It took over 5 months of rather extensive research and talking with folks currently using all the various applications. In the end, Synergy seemed to have the best software product, but I didn’t expect the support they provided in helping me use the product and start my new business.

Throughout these past five years, Synergy's help and support has never failed me. The family of Synergy billing centers have also been helpful both through the web-based forum and personal contacts developed over the years."

"In the Fall 0f 2002, market conditions in the high-tech world caused me to look at changing my career.  After 21 years as a software engineer working for companies, I chose to embark on a career in Medical Billing.  This has turned out to be the most exciting decision I have made as it has helped me build an independent business for my family and me.  I started studying and researching Medical Billing in September 2002.  By Oct. 2002 I had my first client and was buying Synergy's PM2000 software for my business.  Since my first client – a Mental Health Professional - I have picked up 7 more clients in various specialties and have grown to the point where I have moved out of my house into an office.  My first employee started work in July 2003.  This has been a great adventure and I am enjoying the ride. 

Medical Billing is a very challenging profession where your ability to stay on top of continuously changing insurance requirements is crucial to ensuring that you recover as much money for your  the routine jobdoctors as possible.  Synergy's PM2000 is the best Medical Billing software package that makes alls in billing easy to do.  They use relational databases, resulting in the ability of multiple practices to share common data.  You can program various fields in their setup tables that ensure that all the fields in the HCFA-1500 form gets filled out correctly.  And their simple Billing wizard allows one to send out claims electronically or via paper with a few clicks of the mouse.  I have to credit Synergy's PM2000 software and all the folks who work there  especially with helping me to ramp up my business quickly."