Increasing up-front collections.

Adrienne S. Kapel; Jeannine McCormack; Irwin R. Merkatz; Jayne Oliva

Increasing up-front collections.

Adrienne S. Kapel, Jeannine McCormack, Irwin R. Merkatz, Jayne Oliva

Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

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Abstract

Montefiore Medical Center increased the collections of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health by $1.2 million without cutting costs or increasing its charges. Instead, the organization appointed a billing director to take charge of revenue-cycle performance and redesign its billing processes by: Implementing standard processes organizationwide Involving physicians in data collection to ensure accurate claims Collecting copayments at the front end.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82-88
Number of pages	7
Journal	Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
Volume	58
Issue number	3
State	Published - Mar 1 2004

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