William Lee Matzner, MD publishes Guidance on "Managing Cash Flow in a Medical Practice"

PALO ALTO, Calif. - June 19, 2019 - PRLog -- The procedures and techniques of medical billing are constantly changing and improving. For instance, medical billing has become more efficient, quick, and reliable by dealing directly with the patients and their respective insurance companies instead of the company handling the billing. This provides the medical facility the chance to directly analyze and review their finances as well as generate financial reports.

Dr. William Matzner has published an article about it. The complete article will be published on the Blog of Dr. Matzner at https://drwilliammatzner.blogspot.com

However, this direct dealing may become too tedious and time consuming at times, and so it is of paramount importance to efficiently manage the cash flow of a medical practice in order for that practice to thrive in the medical industry.

According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), it is estimated that around 10% of the families in the US cannot afford to pay their medical bills. Consequently, 25% of these families have not paid their bills, whereas 20% have signed a payment plan to pay off their bills.

Below, we have curated a list of tips and suggestions, following which will ensure better management of cash flow in a practice and prevent debts.

The first step to be taken is to encourage upfront payment and have a strict payment policy. To increase cash flow in a medical facility it is very important to take the payments when patients visit instead of chasing them later. This can be achieved by introducing a range of different payment options such as cash, checks, PayPal, credit cards, and debit cards. To provide some relief to the patient, facilities should also make them aware, beforehand, of the expected bill so that they can arrange for the funds.

In order for medical and healthcare practices to have a positive banking account and statements, it is important for them to pay their suppliers, employees and staff on time so as to avoid any late payments, debts or returning checks.

At times, practitioners and staff request more items than are necessary. These excess items cost more money than is coming in the practice's accounts at times. To keep bills, maintenance and waste of equipments and items low, it's important to list out things urgently needed and avoid stocking up on supplies.

Scheduling an appointment costs money too. In order to improve cash flow of the facility, it would be good to charge patients who miss appointments. In order to do this, store the patients billing details on their respective files and enable automatic billing for them in case they miss their appointments without prior notice or rescheduling. However, it is important to bring such policies into the patents' notice.

Your services are accounted by your professionalism, facilities, assistance and customer's experience. A fancy or expensive office is not a necessity, maybe you don't need to such a big space or maybe you are being overcharged for it. It will be wiser to move to a cheaper, more economical place in order to save money and improve cash flow. Cost effectiveness is a key component for well-maintained cash flows, whether it's the cost efficiency of your office or the inventory, you will need to actively calculate your expenses and how you can reduce them in order to improve your medical practice's cash flow.

*** Dr. William Matzner works in the area of healthcare economics consulting at Healthcare Analytics, LLC, in California.

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