title: Strategic approach to collecting the patient's portion.
authors.affiliation: Stockamp, Huron Consulting Group Practice, Portland, Ore., USA. wjohnson@huronconsultinggroup.com
authors.forename: West
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Mitzi Piva
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Raaf
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000379:methods*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States