How a Large Healthcare Receivables Client Saved & Reallocated 24 FTE hours to increase revenue and win more business

 

THE CHALLENGE
A high percentage of collection-related calls involved repetitive and often time-consuming activities that tied up agents—limiting the number of accounts they could work in a day. Almost 80% of all consumer payments were being made over the phone (with an average call handling time over 9 minutes.

THE SOLUTION
Add frictionless and flexible 24-7 payment options. We added self-service solutions that let consumers resolve their financial responsibilities themselves—at a time convenient to them and through payment terms they could choose on their own. 

THE RESULTS
Massive reduction in FTE hours spent performing repetitive tasks.
Significant increase in the percentage of transactions made thru self service

Increased capacity to work more accounts and take on new business without increasing staff

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Expanding self service increases operational capacity

Payments made through self-service channels cost 10 times less to collect than those processed by agents over the phone or by mail.
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Consumers prefer the flexibility of communicating electronically

Consumers want to interact with a business through the communication channel most convenient to them—which for many means email, chat, and text messages.

The role convenience plays in paying a debt

With a growing number of consumers routinely paying their bills online or after business hours, it makes sense that those preferences would also apply when settling a debt.
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