Chapter 17 - Patient billing and collections. After completing chapter 17, you will be able to: Discuss the importance of accounts receivable to a medical practice, explain how to accept and account for payment from patients, prepare an invoice, manage a billing cycle efficiently,...
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receivable to a medical practice.
172 Explain how to accept and account for payment from patients.
173 Prepare an invoice.
174 Manage a billing cycle efficiently
Patient Billing and Collections
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175 Describe standard collection techniques 176 Explain how to perform a credit check 177 Identify credit arrangements.
178 Recognize common collection problems.
Patient Billing and Collections
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Appropriate to assess finances charges or late
charges on past due accounts if the patient is notified in advance.
Must adhere to federal and state guidelines
that govern these charges.
The physician should use compassion and
discretion when assigning charges in hardship cases.
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Cycle billing is a common billing system that bills each patient only once a month but spreads the
work of billing over the month
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