A physician can contract with a company that specializes in medical collection, outsourcing only his largest outstanding accounts..

Medical Debts Collection

Although payment regulations try to ensure that physicians and other health care entities receive payment for their services within a reasonable amount of time, such as within 30 to 45 days, many physicians report that if they see any payment at all, it is often not until 60 to 90 days have passed. Many patients are unable to pay their portion of the bill, but some never intended to pay. Physicians often wait several months before reporting a patient to a credit collection agency, or they charge the bill off to bad debt.

The Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) rejects about 30 percent of the claims it receives. Only about half of the rejected claims are ever appealed. Of those appealed, about 60 percent are approved. Many physicians do not pursue appealing due to the time and expense involved. However, having the proper documentation and medical billing software or medical billing service makes it less likely that incorrect or ineligible claims are filed in the first place.

A physician can contract with a company that specializes in medical collection, outsourcing only his largest outstanding accounts, or he can use a medical billing service that has the resources and the specialists to do all his billing as well. A medical billing service will not wait to collect on past due accounts.

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