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|Articles|April 18, 2012
Collecting Patient Information: A Script for Your Staff
Want the right way for your staff to get patient data during scheduling and visits? Here's a handy guide to print and post at your practice.
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Getting paid in medical practice is all about having the right information and a big part of that lies in the information collectors: your staff.
Here is a handy script for your practice staff to use when collecting patient information during scheduling or at the beginning of each patient visit to get the best data possible.
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