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A patient payment strategy should have four objectives: Establish equitable and consistent policies and communicate them clearly to patients. Facilitate appropriate payment, regardless of the payer. Increase patients' awareness of their payment options and responsibilities. Enhance patient relations.
Just because you outsource your self-pay receivables doesn't mean a dramatic improvement in return is inevitable. For optimal results, providers need to be actively involved in the process by carefully screening the vendor, coordinating activities to allow for a seamless transition, and implementing a system that accurately and continually tracks results.
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