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Are You Wasting Time on Patient Collections?
Topics: healthcare revenue cycle management, medical debt collections, healthcare KPIs, healthcare data analytics
FAQ: Can I Collect from a Patient's Estate?
In recent months a number of our MedCollect clients have asked whether they can attempt to collect from a patient’s estate after the patient has passed and, if so, how to go about it. Whether to attempt to collect a patient’s account balance after their passing is a business decision every healthcare organization must make, and if yours has decided to pursue these balances there are a few key regulations to consider. Please note that the regulations discussed in this article are part of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) and therefore apply to third-party debt collectors, like your medical collection agency.
Topics: healthcare revenue cycle management, medical debt collections, medical debt collection laws, healthcare compliance
How to Make a Successful Patient Collection Call in just 8 Steps
Calling patients to request payment can be stressful and difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Like every other touch point you have with a patient, the first and most important requirement for a successful patient collection call is to create a connection.
Topics: medical debt collections
Best Practices for Reporting to your Medical Collection Agency
Your receivables management partner should be monitoring and adapting to the ever-changing regulations in both the health care and debt collection industries on your behalf. However, there are a few reporting best practices you should follow to ensure that your agency, and your practice, can maintain compliance. In this article we will discuss the most important information you should be sharing with your medical collection agency or RCM partner on a regular basis.
Topics: medical debt collections, medical debt collection laws, credit reporting, healthcare compliance
Do I Have to Notify Patients Before Sending Them to Collections?
Both healthcare providers and medical collection agencies alike hear a common complaint among patients who have been sent to bad debt: “I didn’t know I owed a bill.” More than likely your healthcare organization has a procedure in place to send several statements over a period of time, and best practice organizations will also follow up early and often by phone.
But must you also notify the patient prior to sending them to collections?
Topics: FAQ, medical debt collections, medical debt collection laws, healthcare compliance