13 Billing Strategies to Get Paid Faster

1 Almost all of your billing should go out the door the next day; 2 Do a mini audit before you send the claim out the door; 3 Verify insurance coverage; 4 Fax claims to payers; 5 Collect co-pays on the day of surgery; 6 Involve and incentivize staff; 7 Offer patient financing; 8 Sell your accounts receivable; 9 Think like an insurer; 10 Divide and conquer; 11 Outsource your coding and billing; 12 Stay on top of clearinghouses; 13 Only contract with payers that pay promptly; Don't forget the blocking and tackling; ASCOA; Accuracy; Ambulatory Surgery Center; Ambulatory Surgical Center; Angelo Ambulatory Surgery Center; Assign; Audit; Aylward Surgical Center; Bentin. 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