It’s no surprise that medical billing companies began a sudden growth spurt within the past 15 years with the implementation of HIPAA and its attendant regulations. Medical practices, whether just starting off or already established for years, found themselves immersed in government regulations that had become so convoluted and complex that they were forced to spend more time to ensure that the flow of billing money continued to come in uninterrupted while ending up with less time for seeing to patient care. Medical billing services offered a path out of the billing maze and a way back to providing patient care.