title: Time for patient payment strategies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Accenture Health & Life Sciences, Atlanta, USA. elizabeth.m.guyton@accenture.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Guyton
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeMarco
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D005249:Fees and Charges; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D014481:United States