Don't 'throw everything at it' before examining reasons why patients don't arrive for treatments.
|Articles|August 23, 2014
Sample Patient Payment Installment Plan
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It is difficult to talk money with patients; but by setting the expectation for payment up front, you are more likely to collect what your practice is due.
For patients who have been sent to collections, but who still wish to receive care at your practice, one solution is to set them up on a payment plan.
*Courtesy of P.J. Cloud-Mould, Turnaround Medical AR Recovery
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