\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nDigital technology has streamlined the health care process considerably in many key areas. It allows patients to schedule appointments online, check in automatically, access their medical records, submit prescription refill requests, and update their information via a patient portal. But the biggest difference it has made on the provider side of business is through patient collections.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever tried to collect money up front from your patients, you can probably attest to the inherent difficulties this presents. Many times, patients are unprepared to pay when they show up for their appointment, promising to pay next time, but when your patient population is younger, \u201cnext time\u201d might be a year away still \u2013 or never. Millennials, in particular, are notorious for skipping their annual appointments. And sending paper statements in an attempt to collect is fruitless when you\u2019re dealing with a generation raised entirely in the digital era.<\/p>\n
This helps explain why electronic billing options have been proven to have a direct impact on a practice\u2019s bottom line. Digital billing sends the information to the one place sure to receive attention \u2013 into the hands of the patient through their electronic device, be it a text on their phone or an email with a link for an electronic payment option. Patients can even opt to sign up for an electronic payment plan in order to ease their financial burden and spread payments out over a period of time. If the patient has questions about his or her bill, they can connect with a customer service representative to go over the charges.<\/p>\n
Digital billing makes sense for a number of reasons, the two most important being convenience and increased revenue. Patients appreciate the ease of paying their bills with the push of a button, data that is backed up through patient satisfaction surveys; and providers no longer have to deal with making collections calls and uncertainty over whether they\u2019ll ever be paid for a particular service.<\/p>\n
If your practice hasn\u2019t yet embraced digital billing and collections, it\u2019s time to seriously consider streamlining your processes and adopting this strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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