title: Benchmarking the billing office.
abstract: Benchmarking data related to human and financial resources in the billing process allows an organization to allocate its resources more effectively. Analyzing human resources used in the billing process helps determine cost-effective staffing. The deployment of human resources in a billing office affects timeliness of payment and ability to maximize revenue potential. Analyzing financial resource helps an organization allocate those resources more effectively.
authors.affiliation: Physicians Practice Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.forename: A Scott
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics*; D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D019985:Benchmarking; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D006302:Health Services Research; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States