Caryl Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRN, is executive vice president and chief strategy officer for SourceMedical. Q: When should an ambulatory surgery center consider outsourcing its billing and collections?

Billing, coding and collections are on the forefront of many administrators’ minds as they figure out how to save money and receive the appropriate payment for every procedure. Sandy Berreth, ...

Big Law's emphasis on improving the billing and collections process is confronting challenges and variance in practice area performance. Many law firms are seeking to improve their billing and ...

Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their ...

The less time spent in accounts receivable, the sooner the payment becomes part of a provider’s cash flow. Now that patients’ financial responsibility for their care has grown, patient collections are ...

From the Field: Billing and Collections by a For-Profit Hospital System HCA is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world and serves as a leader in the health care industry.

Common billing reminders often begin in September, from managers asking partners in meetings to pledge what they think they're going to collect, to some managers going door-to-door in the office to ...