title: Patient financial management as a community benefit.
abstract: Steps to take in documenting medical assistance advocacy include: Designating the program as a social service, not a collections effort. Detailing the program's practices. Identifying outcomes. Sharing the impact of advocacy efforts with the community.
authors.affiliation: Outreach Services Companies, Spokane, Wash, USA. cshank@outreachservices.com
authors.forename: Corey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shank
mesh_terms: D002608:Charities / Q000458:organization & administration; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010361:Patients