Tag: paatient collections
Collecting at any cost
June 13, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - When provider Tammy Zelenko gets ready to close the books on her fiscal year every June, she strives to close out outstanding patient balances.Sometimes, that means offering a discount to patients to get them to pay up.“You'll do whatever it takes to get that money,” said Zelenko, CEO of AdvaCare Home Services in Bridgeville, Pa. “It's better than ending up writing it off or sending them to collections.”With more patients paying out of pocket for needed home...