title: A/R systems reduce delayed and denied reimbursements.
abstract: The day-to-day benefits of a comprehensive billing and collections system are pro-active and preventive--administrators are increasingly learning that accelerating billings hastens collections and, ultimately, facility profitability. Effective billing and collections management services work closely with the facility, matching nightly "dumps" of patient files with transcripts. This marriage of otherwise disparate data creates a billing unit that reduces errors and ensures no billable procedures are lost. Ultimately, the goal of any medical practice that engages an ASP application or outsource solution is not to sit idly by while allowing a billing company to take control of a practice's revenue stream. The ability to track the billing process from transcript submission to payment provides a facility with all information necessary to manage cash flow, revenues, and even personal and practice financial planning.
authors.affiliation: Avisena, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escobar
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008331:Management Information Systems; D014481:United States