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5 Steps to Get Started with WellSeek

 
 

Whether you are starting up a business on the side or have already been running a full fledge practice, here are  5 logistical steps that help you get set up for best business practices and work with clients.  The following check list provides tips to protect yourself from personal liability, and increase your business marketability as a legitimate healthcare provider.

  1. Read (and save!) our 8 quick tips document, which summarizes the basics of starting a business and contains detailed reference links to help guide you if you are  just starting out.

  2. Form a business entity and obtain your EIN. You will need your EIN when submitting any W-9 forms related to your business, including WellSeek and health insurance companies. And most importantly, keep in mind that you need to provide a tax ID when providing a superbill to private-pay clients who wish to submit claims to their own insurance. If you do not have an EIN, you will have to provide your highly-sensitive Social Security Number.

  3. Obtain any required state licenses if you plan to include medical nutrition therapy as part of your coaching services. It is your responsibility to meet the license requirements in your state to provide the services you plan to offer. *

  4. Obtain and submit your NPI for verification. * *

  5. Obtain and submit your liability insurance for verification. * * * 

Once you're set up with these steps, you will be able to set up your WellSeek account when we launch to accept private pay clients.

Additional steps are required if you plan to accept health insurance through WellSeek.  More details to come soon!


*Obtaining your license is a requirement in certain states in order to provide medical nutrition therapy and be contracted with health insurance companies.  

* * A verified NPI helps indicate that you are a legitimate healthcare provider listed in the national NPI registry. An NPI helps you increase your chances of private-pay cients, who may still request a superbill from you to submit for reimbursement even if you are not an in-network provider. 

* * * Your verified business liability insurance allows us to quickly communicate to potential clients that you have professional liability insurance. Professional liability insurance provides financial compensation for the public in the event of damages caused by a health provider. Knowing that provides potential clients with a sense of security when they work with a provider.

Your Voice Matters: Stay Involved with the WellSeek Community

Quote: Stephanie Hopkins, MS, RDN, WellSeek Expert from Boulder, CO

One of our core missions is to promote our Expert community not only as experts who can educate on nutrition, but as individuals who have an innate ability to connect and motivate others to be their very best.  

Each Expert lends their own voice and perspective, with unique experiences that ultimately led them to a life dedicated to helping others improve their health.  That's why we love working with our Experts on creative content and interacting on social media so we have more opportunities to promote your work and bring your story to life!  

Here are a few ways that we can all work together with our Expert community through social media and content collaborations:

  • Interact with us on InstagramFacebook and Twitter. Be supportive of your fellow Experts by sharing, retweeting, and liking our featured Expert posts. And don't forget to tag your posts with #WELLSEEK, we often reach out to collaborate on content and features of individual Experts if we know who you are!

  • Check us out on Steller, and reach out to us if you'd like help in creating your own story!  We love to collaborate with our Experts by using this beautiful storytelling app to bring their recipes and healthy living tips to life!

  • Submit your recipes or blog posts to be a featured Expert in our weekly newsletter, blog and social media! Be loud and proud: share your feature with your mom, dad, best friend, or your dog walker! 

  • Interact with us on Facebook or Twitter, and be sure to share, retweet, and like our featured posts of your fellow Experts. 

And most importantly, follow your fellow Experts back on social media. Through increased engagement, let's all do our part in improving the visibility of the Expert dietitian community you are a part of!