Looking For More Business

I've only gotten a few more patients to train on the home blood coagulation INR monitor. There's a new machine available for home use coming in a month or two. When it is out, then business might pick up a bit. But I did find out where the agency I worked for got some of it's business. There's a company that a number of insurance companies use to farm out their assessments, i..e. a higher level agency. If business doesn't pick up, I'll probably apply to do assessments for them directly.

Good News & Bad News

WOW!! Ok, my boss Linda called me with two new patients for the INR (blood clotting) monitor. A while later she called again & told me she had good news & bad news. The bad news is that the owner of the agency decided to call it quits. The agency I work for is done as of today. No more agency. My boss found out just 15 minutes before I did. I'll throw in another WOW!

Ok... so what's the good news? Linda called the company that makes the INR monitor I've been training a few patients to use. She set it up so that I can work directly for them as an independent contractor. (Linda's a good 'un) They're going to pay me what they were paying the agency. My pay per patient just doubled!! :^) One more WOW! But, now I only have the blood clotting monitor patients. I no longer have the other insurance company patient assessments.

So, double the money per patient, but fewer patients. I'm excited, but I'll have to wait & see how it works out. That's a lot to take in for one morning. My hubby says if business picks up he might quit his job & become a stay-at-home dad. lol. ;^)

Wrong Address & Different Language

I drove to a patient's house. The address was old. I called the patient & drove to her new address. The patient doesn't speak English. Luckily, her daughter is bilingual & lives with her. It would be very difficult to teach INR (blood clotting) machine use, if the patient didn't speak english. lol. Otherwise the visit was great.

Much better day!!

Today went much better. I was trained & certified to teach patients how to use an INR (blood clotting) monitor machine. This machine tests the bleeding time for patients on blood thinners. I visited 3 patients. One needed an INR monitor & training & I did assessments on the other two. They seemed appreciative of me. Nobody was angry. Everything went smoothly. It made up for what happened yesterday. I guess I'll keep working. :^)