Find-A-Code Focus Newsletter

Article: Reduce the Need to Turn Patients Over to a Collection Agency

By Aimee Wilcox, MA, CST, CCS-P
March 29, 2013

Find-A-Code is pleased to announce the publication of another in-depth and informative article by Aimee Wilcox entitled "Reduce the Need to Turn Patients Over to a Collection Agency".

Summary:

If you have worked in billing and reimbursement, you are aware that turning patients over to a collection agency to collect on a debt should always be a last resort. Are your office policies conducive to retaining happy, paying patients or harming the word-of-mouth advertizing so important to medical providers today?

A well-managed billing and reimbursement department can reduce misunderstandings through establishing realistic and informative payment policies as well as one-on-one conversations that educate the patient on insurance benefits, coverage and billing processes.

Read the full article: Reduce the Need to Turn Patients Over to a Collection Agency


Have a great coding day.

- Find-A-Code Staff


share
 

More Items in March 2013


To view more items select a month from our "Items by Month" list.

Or view documentation, coding and billing articles.

 
News Items by Month
February 2022- 1
2021 - View
2020 - View
2019 - View
2018 - View
2017 - View
2016 - View
2015 - View
2014 - View
2013 - View
2012 - View
2011 - View
2010 - View
2009 - View
2008 - View
demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.