5 Ways Collection Agencies Can Help Healthcare During the Pandemic
The IRS started accepting income tax returns on January 27, 2020. For the taxpayers who filed their returns at the end of January, tax refunds could start hitting their bank accounts shortly after Valentines Day.
How Cloud-Based Contact Center Software Can Solve Challenges of a Remote Workforce
As companies assess how well they were able to adapt to the work-from-home mandate caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, a logical place to look would be to an industry that’s already addressed the major challenges of managing a remote workforce—contact centers.
Make a Proactive Billing Strategy Your 2020 Resolution
Billing is the most important part of your business. If you don’t do this process well, you may have difficulty charging for your services. And that may mean that in a few months your accounts will be in the red flag.
Capturing a Credit Card on File During Patient Intake Shortens DSO and Cuts AR Costs
Many providers are finding out too late that the traditional patient billing process is not working on higher balances and significantly more needed revenue is speeding its way towards third-party collections—the last stop before bad debt.
New Patient Study Reveals Fundamental Flaws in Medical Bill Collections Leading to Late Payments and Bad Debt
We asked 675 patients a series of questions about High Deductible Health Plans, the obstacles they face when paying medical bills, and what balances would require them to pay by credit.
VIDEO: How Can My Business Handle Manual and Automatic Dialing and Stay TCPA Compliant?
One of our Hosted Contact Center clients recently asked how they could effectively utilize an autodialer without violating TCPA compliance regulations and risk a lawsuit. CEO Jeff Mains explains how autodialing software must be set up and configured to be compliant.
How to Improve Contact Center Performance By Optimizing Call Results
A contact center’s KPIs are largely monitored, measured, and reported by the use of call results. Call results are a pre-defined disposition, or outcome, assigned by the agent to every call. These results also contain attributes, which if not set up correctly, will return data that
Don’t Make the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act UNFAIR
A group of senators have sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Their concerns should also be your concerns.
2019 May Be the Year Healthcare Providers Finally Take Consumerism Seriously
Unlike previous years, this HIMSS conference year showcased a heightened sense of urgency to embrace technology that can adapt to consumerism in healthcare. For many, the fear of not making a change was greater than the fear of change itself. Why?
The Debt Sophistication Dilemma That Can Become a FDCPA Compliance Nightmare
Midland Credit Management has a whole new understanding of the term, “least sophisticated debtor” when it comes to their collection letters.
Report Shows Top Consumer Complaints in Debt Collections
Last month, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection released their 2018 Consumer Response Annual Report. Revenue cycle management and accounts receivable departments should familiarize themselves with insights from 81,500 complaints highlighted in the debt collection complaint data.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Post-Call IVR Survey
Why conduct a post-call survey with an IVR instead of the agent themselves? Honesty. Most consumers are less reluctant to share negative feedback through an IVR, compared to telling the agent themselves.
