title: Straight talk. New approaches in healthcare. Outsourcing in the business office increases cash.
abstract: Want more cash? Rather than simply sending old patient balances to collection agencies in knee-jerk fashion, sophisticated business offices are scrutinizing their days in accounts receivable, determining what types of accounts and dollar balances to outsource for collection and when to outsource them. In this installment of Straight Talk, we look at the outsourcing strategies in the business offices of three healthcare systems: 266-bed Tuomey Healthcare System, Sumter, S.C.' 3-hospital, 1,062-bed Montefiore Medical Center, New York; and 14,200-bed, 30-hospital New York Presbyterian Health System, New York. Modern Healthcare and PricewaterhouseCoopers present Straight Talk. The session on outsourcing of business office functions was held on September 23, 2004 at Modern Healthcare's Chicago headquarters. Charles S. Lauer, publisher of Modern Healthcare, was the moderator.
authors.forename: Dave
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authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Paul
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authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Steven
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authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: Steve
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authors.lastname: Lufty
authors.forename: Drew
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authors.lastname: Swiss
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D013672:Technology; D014481:United States