Boden Timothy W
J Med Pract Manage. 2010 Sep-Oct;26(2):103-5.
Back in the day when deductibles and copayments represented a relatively small share of your accounts receivable, you might have been able to get away with relegating patient-balance collections to your secondary list of practice management priorities. But in today's world of flat or declining medical revenue--coupled with burgeoning consumer-driven health plans--collecting those patient dollars has become a significant part of revenue cycle management.
过去，免赔额和共付额在你的应收账款中所占比例相对较小，那时你或许可以把患者余额收款归为医疗实践管理优先级中的次要事项而蒙混过关。但在如今医疗收入持平或下降的情况下，再加上消费者主导的健康计划不断涌现，收取这些患者欠款已成为收入周期管理的重要组成部分。
