Out-of-Network Collections for Medical Offices, Practices and Organizations

Price: $ + applicable taxes

Healthcare facilities struggle with high deductibles - namely because patient debts can be so hard to collect. The higher the balance, the harder it is to for you to receive payment. As a medical provider, you cannot afford to ignore this - because there's no guarantee that the patients are going to pay their bill. So how do you avoid such type of out-of-network balance billing situations, or handle them effectively if they take place?

Collections just got easier using our expert strategies. Feel confident in your understanding of different types of balances and how to explain them to your patients. Set up payment plans that work for YOU rather than just always working around convenience and patient demands. Understand the difference between in-network and out-of-network balances and how best to collect your reimbursement. Learn the most up-to-date tactics for pre-authorization and pre-certifications to ensure you are getting paid everything you deserve.

Financial policies: how to write them and what to include
Pre-authorization and pre-verification of benefits for medical debt collection
Types of patient balances and how to handle them
State and Federal laws in regards to the collection of medical debt
How to communicate confidently with upset or overwhelmed patients

Program Highlights

Increase your revenue and reimbursement to provide consistent flow of income

Capture your lost revenue for non-covered procedures
Use best practice techniques to increase success in collecting in OON situations
Ask key questions during benefits investigations to protect your practice from costly denials

Improve compliance to the regulations and laws surrounding collections for your practice

Implement a concrete financial policy and uphold those standards
Keep in line with payer regulations, even for out-of-network collections
Answer the question of how collection agencies fit into your practice and policies

Reduce the possibility of audits, fines, or penalties against your organization

Ensure you are following state and federal guidelines for patient collections processes
Know the policies and requirements surrounding in-network and out-of-network
Cover all the details when writing your financial agreements

Live Question & Answer Session - Have your questions answered by the expert!

About the Speaker

Stephanie has been in the medical field for nearly 20 years. She has experience in multiple specialties of medical billing and coding and is a certified Pain and Anesthesia Coder and a Certified Professional Coder. Billing is her passion, which is why she's efficient at maximizing reimbursements while educating providers and staff on proper coding techniques. She motivates and coaches our billers to ensure they achieve a high level of standard

Stephanie is the Billing Director for CE Medical Group, a third-party billing and consulting firm
Her experience includes private practice administration, medical billing, and practice management consulting for numerous physicians and ASC's across the nation.

Program Benefits

After attending this training, you will able to implement a financial policy for your medical practice and feel confident in your ability to collect your well-deserved reimbursement from your outstanding patient accounts receivable (AR). Attend this webinar by medical billing specialist Stephanie Thomas, who will teach you how to set up payment plans that work for YOU, speak appropriately with patients about their bill and balance, and the tips, and the tricks and techniques to collect payments from patients.

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