title: To collect or not to collect. The internal woe of the physician's office.
abstract: Physicians are obliged to provide health care services regardless of race, creed, color or the ability to pay, write Carol Miller and Harry Wolpoff, Esq. Yet, a medical group is a traditional business which requires cash payments to continue operations. Miller and Wolpoff discuss such issues as physician sensitivity to collections, patient responsibilities and staff training in creating an effective collection program for medical groups.
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Miller
authors: H K
authors: HK
authors: Wolpoff
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D003657:Decision Making; D007318:Inservice Training; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000379:methods*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States