Billing Systems Career Guide and Counseling

Question: How do I get rid of Micro Billing Systems spyware? Any suggestions on how to get rid of Micro Billing Systems. Have tried all the usual things like deleting suspicious files and scannin computer with Norton and Spybot. Some of the files cannot be deleted. I keep getting the pop ups which slow down my computer. Thanks in advance.

Answer: Here you have some antispyware tools that may help you: http://www.kiete.com/download/security/index.html

Question: Are there any automatic billing systems? Does PayPal or any other site offer automatic billing? For example, someone subscribes (paid) and you want to set it so they get billed automatically every month.

Answer: Take a look at QuickBooks and it's associated online service at http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/add_ons/getting_paid_faster.jsp

Question: How legitimate is the American Billing Systems Franchise? Do you know any of their licencees?

Answer: The following story may be of interest to you. ------------------------------------------------------------ A few months ago, Kristy talked me (and Jeff) into going to a seminar held by American Billing Systems. The basic premise is that they sell you a “business opportunity� to do medical claims biling (and some other services) from home, for almost nothing (only $15,000!!), guaranteeing immediate riches and early retirement. K has been looking for something for the two of us to do for several years. We are both disenfranchised with corporate whoredom, and would love to be able to make money in a way that is more flexible so that we can do more important things, like spend time with children (K) or yarn and animals (me). Medical billing seemed like a great thing - it can easily be done from anywhere, anytime, and since we have both worked in the medical/insurance industries for a long time, we figured we knew the right language, and could pick up the actual billing pretty quickly. When in doubt, consult the coding books. American Billing Systems would supply us with the software, marketing materials, and ongoing training and support to set up our business. It’s not a franchise - it’s in a different class of business called a “business opportunity� which is basically showing you how to do something, and then releasing all activities (and responsibilities) to the “licensee�. It sounded great - get to pick the brains of people that knew what they were doing, but still get to do everything our own way, in our own time. The problem? We needed money. I think that our personal assets at the time were about seven dollars, and we were both about to buy new homes. I had just gotten married. We were flat bum buster. We needed an investor. Banks sure weren’t going to give either of us money, so I asked my Local Bank of Daddy if he might be interested in getting involved. He has mentioned over the years wanting to get into some sort of business, or that if I found something he might be willing to fund it. I thought this might be the thing. Local health issues had made continuing “regular� employment difficult for me, and I thought that he would agree that it was time for me to strike out on my own. I talked to him about lending the money, but he wanted a lot more answers than I had. I was going to have to research. American Billing Systems had provided K with a list of licensee references, but I didn’t want to talk to them. I knew that, as with any reference list, the people on it were only going to tell me glowing things about their experience. I wanted to talk to real people. My friend Google and I did some research, and found about 40 licensees that I could identify online. They all had about the same web page (ABS can set you up with one - a $2,000 value FREE!!) and I filled out a bunch of contact forms so that someone would call me and talk about their experience. What I found out about the company through their licensees didn’t impress me, and what I found out at the seminar downright terrified me (but that’s a story for a different day). However, what was interesting was that a couple of days after I started talking to people, I started getting phone messages from Sarah King, the Director of Licensing (and the daughter of the founders/owners). One day, I had three messages on my voicemail after work. And then the emails started. And the mailings. Now, I had never contacted ABS on my own, and I asked K if she had given them my information, which she hadn’t. She was also not receiving any emails or phone calls. I figured that one of the people I had spoken to as references squealed that I was asking questions. After the seminar, and the treatment we received there, K and I decided that we were not interested, and were pretty much told by their “Success Coach� that we were not a fit for them. We started thinking of other opportunities (if you have any ideas, we are open to suggestion!) Even after we had been summarily dismissed by ABS, I continued to get email and mailings. Even though I moved almost two months ago, they sent me something just this week - to my new address. A while ago, I had sent an email in reply to the one I received asking to be taken off the mailing list. I got a reply from Sarah King herself that there was an unsubscribe button on the messages. (I never found one until today - Gmail automatically filters out “pictures� from unknown sources, and that link showed up as a picture, and not at all as text I could follow.) The messages kept coming and I kept ignoring them. Until today. I got yet another message, and replied - again - to TAKE ME OFF YOUR MAILING LIST. Here is the response I got: You could’ve unsubscribed yourself at ANY time. I have gone into our system and gladly done it for you. Thank you and have a nice day! Sarah King Director of Licensing American Billing Systems, Inc. Phone: 866-565-8413 Ext. 102 Fax: 817.281.3748 www.americanbilling.com Excuse me? Do we need to be listed on Passive-Aggressive Notes? I had apparently not had enough coffee, and I shot off this reply: Considering the fact that I never signed up for your email lists, and that my personal information was given to you by one of your licensee stoolies when I was investigating investing, I don’t feel as if I should have needed to request that the harassing emails and phone calls cease. To which I got: I’m sorry you feel that way, because it’s simply not true. No one is harassing you. Please do not respond as your e-mail address has been blocked. Thank you, I particularly like the complete avoidance of how they got my information, since it wasn’t from K, and it sure as hell wasn’t from me. And can I point out what a Big Woman this is? I ask to be taken off your mailing list. You refuse. I ask again. I get a snarky reply. I point out my irritation of your techniques. So you BAN me from every emailing your organization again? Have I just been un-friended? By a business entity? I’m going to go ahead and admit that I was less than polite, and that had I unlocked the “pictures� which turned out to be links, I could have been off this list quite a long time ago. However, this exchange just further confirms my opinion that this is a poorly run, unethical organization that is out to make a cheap buck off of unsuspecting and uneducated people. In my opinion, if you are going to sell a “business opportunity�, you want people investing in this opportunity to check you out, and independently verify your claims. To be vilified for doing just that tells me that ABS is not a company to be trusted - or invested in.

Question: Who is National Interprize systems also known as educational billing systems? they are a collection agency.

Answer: sounds fishy to me, don'tpay them anything.

Question: Does anyone know about internet billing systems that Log you off the internet and will not delete on the PC? One of my sons have been surfing the net to look at ladies!! They acciedently pressed OK for the terms and conditions, now we are plagued with a billing system asking for money, after a lot of hunting I deleted this file from the C/drive/templates, put in recycle bin, it just keeps jumping back and sticks on my screen, will not let me into the PC or view the internet, If I cannot put this problem straight and go buy a laptop, will I get the same problem if I am using the same modem, can this bill find a way of jumping into my laptop, and no my boys are not ever going to use it. Please help,as this bill is threating me to have bad credit, but the boys never gave them a password or any credit or address details.

Answer: Spyware, your computer has spyware on it I personly recommend you getting a DECENT anti-spyware software for your computer and doing a total computer scan, (by decent I mean NOT mcafee, norton or AVG) Hope this helps.

Question: What are the common problems identified when you are proposing a billing system in a small mall? The system bills the tenants and makes it easier for the staff of the mall to manage and seek out unpaid payments from the tenants. It beats out the traditional billing system because this one's computerized.

Answer: Do a Cost Benefit analysis. A lot of the time computerizing ends up costing more than it saves

Question: What is the best practice to interface Legacy billing system with Oracle Applications? Do we have to integrate the Billing system to Oracle General Ledger or to Oracle Accounts Receivable?

Answer: There are a few Yahoo Groups that are dedicated to discussing software interfacing issues with Legacy and Oracle. I suggest that you loggin to the Yahoo Groups area and then do a word search on LEGACY and ORACLE. Join the groups, read the previous message threads and also ask the question again. http://www.creditmanagementworld.com

Question: Is phpcoin billing system safe to use for a hosting company? Is phpcoin billing system safe to use for a hosting company?

Answer: Yes, That is what it was built for, Unfortunately there is a problem, It does not automatically setup the customers account, you need to do it manually, You are much better off going with a product like WHMCS, which can be leased for around $15 a month

Question: How to set up billing system? I manage sites for people. what is a good professional way to set up a billing system so it automatically charges the $ amount to a credit card or bank?

Answer: Here http://webdesign.coolstart.nl/ see 'Online Payment Solutions'

Question: Hello, To know what the computer does and what processing takes place in an electricaly billing system? i want to know what the computer does and what processing takes place in an electricaly billing system.any one can help me.thx i want to knw is that a bach processing or a one interactive and also i want to knw little much about what processing takes place.

Answer: Your question is too wide open for anyone to give a meaningful answer. Electronic billing systems are very complex, and explaining it all would require a book! How much detail are you looking for? Can you narrow it down some?

Question: Energy Billing Systems? How is street/traffic lighting billing system differ from that for domestic,commercial and industrial energy customers?

Answer: There is no single answer to that question - every electric utility has its own rate structure, and there can be dramatic difference between locations. A typical utility may offer a dozen or more different rates corresponding to multiple classifications of customers. Generally (and this is a VERY broad generalization) - Domestic customers are charged at a flat rate for energy consumed. Industrial customers are charged for energy consumed, but the rate may have a time-of-use component. In addition, industrial consumers may also be charged for reactive power, and for "demand". Demand is a way of charging for the capacity that the utility supplier must install to meet the needs of its largest customers on their peak load days and that may not be used every day. Energy consumption is measured in time intervals, and a charge is assessed for the peak usage - that charge is simply repeated until either a new peak is established, or perhaps a period of time has elapsed and the rate is reset to some lower level. I would expect that street and traffic lighting would normally be an actual energy consumed scheme since the load does not vary from one day to the next.

Question: The icon that I want to remove that keeps appearing on my laptop is MBS or Micro Billing Systems.? This is an update to my earlier question today.

Answer: Download CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com Start Windows XP in "Safe" mode using F8 so the start-up files are not loaded. Then Start > Run and type msconfig and on the Startup tab uncheck mbsmon32. Make sure your folder options are set to display hidden files. Delete the hidden files in Windows/System32 called mbsmon32.exe and mbsreg32.exe. Now run CCleaner and click on Issues, scan for issues, and fix all issues (have it make a backup just in case.

Question: What do i do if my past web hostings billing got hacked? Someone hacked into my web hostings billing system and was able to see all of my personal information. So i'm wondering what i should? Do i take legal action against my past web host? Or what? Yeah, but does anyone have directions of what steps i should actually take?

Answer: of course they should guaranty the security of the web. m

Question: Ameican Business Systems, Inc? AKA American Billing Systems? I am interested in information about ABS. It is a medical billing business opportunity that I am looking into. Has anyone considered this business and what results have you received? Have you gone forward with purchasing the licensing? How do you like it? If you haven't gone forward with it, why? Any information would be appreciated.

Answer: Call some medical offices and ask them if they have knowledge or experience with that co. You are probably going to have to call all those companies, repeatedly, to sell them your service after you buy the franchise. Also check with Better Business Bureau to see if they have many complaints and check with your state attorney general [ or other agency] to see if they have had problems. If no problems show up and the company has been in that business for several years - it may be safe to proceed. Create a business plan and figure how you are going to operate. Will you be the only employee or will you need to hire others. Will you, in effect, just be a salesman for the company that has obligated his self to pay a lot of money to work for them with no guaranteed wage?

Question: Why do Vets not have a billing system for people with not alot of money on hand? If there are any, aside from calling every single one in the phone book. How can I find them?

Answer: call your local spca and ask for a vet that will help you out with a lower price or payment plan.

Question: is electronic billing systems still in business?

Answer: "ARE electronic billing systems still in USE for businesses?" Yes, there are many. My partner works for a medical billing facility, they use electronic billing systems all the time. It's a standard of that sort of business. justme is a bit out of date. The Medicare regulations just recently changed and all claims and rebills are to going to require electronic billing systems. Almost no one accepts paper claims anymore. Most physicians aren't doing their own billing inhouse, they might have an inhouse coder, but the billing is almost always done by a billing agency or network facility. My partner works for a network facility. So they do all the billing for physicians attached to their network. These facilities are usually run by a main hospital or healthcare network, not an insurence company. So these billing facilities work very hard to get claims paid to their physicians as quickly as possible.